NTPC Green Energy chief executive officer (CEO) Mohit Bhargava, in an interview with S Dinakar, says India’s biggest generator is aiming to dramatically increase renewables portfolio to match that of coal-fired power. During Bhargava’s tenure, NTPC set a benchmark of the lowest tariff in India by winning a solar bid for Rs 1.99 / kWh. Edited excerpts:
How does NTPC see itself as a clean power generator, given its past as India’s biggest supplier of coal-based power?
The target that we have set is 60 gigawatts (Gw) of renewables by 2032. The broader objective is that our renewables should be