"Board of Directors of NTPC in its meeting held on November 30, 2016 has accorded investment approval for Rojmal Wind Energy Project (50 MW) in Gujarat at an appraised estimated cost of Rs 323.35 crore subject to signing of Power Project Agreement," NTPC said in a BSE filing today.
This will be the first wind energy project of NTPC, a company statement said.
NTPC has drafted its business plan of capacity addition of about 1,000 MW through renewable resources by 2017. In this endeavour, NTPC has already commissioned 310 MW Solar PV Projects.
In small hydro segment (upto 25 MW), eight MW hydro energy based project at NTPC-Singrauli in Uttar Pradesh are under execution.
For exploring possibility of geothermal energy, the company has already inked an MoU Chhattisgarh. Feasibility studies in association with the Geological Survey of India are in progress.
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