GUWAHATI: The 25 MW Namrup Solar Project got a start at the Namrup Thermal Power Station (NTPS) premises in Dibrugarh today, June 14.
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Spread over 107 acres, this project will be built at a cost of ₹115cr and enhance green power generation along with aiding in production of green hydrogen.
Earlier in the day, CMO Assam took to X and said, “HCM Dr @himantabiswa will lay the foundation of the 25 MW Namrup Solar Project at the NTPS premises in Dibrugarh today. Spread over 107 acres, this project will be built at a cost of ₹115cr and enhance green power generation along with aiding in production of green hydrogen.”
HCM Dr @himantabiswa will lay the foundation of the 25 MW Namrup Solar Project at the NTPS premises in Dibrugarh today.
— Chief Minister Assam (@CMOfficeAssam) June 14, 2024
Spread over 107 acres, this project will be built at a cost of ₹115cr and enhance green power generation alongwith aiding in production of green hydrogen. pic.twitter.com/RopuWlNbR7
Assam CM Sarma laid the foundation stone for the project today in Dibrugarh.
The state government, through the Assam Power Generation Corporation Ltd. (APGCL), had taken up a plan to generate at least 648 MW of solar energy per day by 2026.
They started making solar energy in 2016-17, making only 4.4 million units. But by 2023-24, they made 260.83 million units. In the previous FY 2022–23, the state produced 233.46 million units. Private players were involved in the generation of solar power. They then supplied the generated solar power to Assam Power Distribution Corporation Ltd. (APDCL).
According to sources, Assam has planned to generate 648 MW of solar energy through three solar power projects. One project is at Jagiroad, with a capacity to generate 3 MW of solar power. The next, a joint venture between APGCL and OIL, is at Namrup with an installed capacity of 25 MW. Another project to generate 620 MW will be set up jointly by APGCL and OIL. The first two projects have a targeted completion date of mid-2025. The third is scheduled to be set up by the middle of 2026.
In this regard, Oil India Limited (OIL) will extend a helping hand to APGCL for setting up solar power generation, or ‘green’ energy projects.
