NTPC to back down thermal power at some of its units for more renewables

The move is in line with the Centre's proposal to introduce flexibility in generation scheduling. It provides flexibility for substituting thermal by renewable power

NTPC  Limited, the country's largest coal-based power generator, will back down thermal power at some of its units to blend with renewable energy and sell it together. The company has placed a tender to procure 2,000 megawatts (Mw) of solar and wind power which will be bundled with the non-pithead units.

Operational and planned renewable units can participate in the tender. Thermal power will be blended with 10-20 per cent of renewable energy. These units will be used as peaking units. Peaking units fill the supply gap between fluctuating renewable energy and base coal power. 

Business Standard had reported pithead