NTPC Port Blair Solar Power Plant

NTPC Port Blair Solar Power Plant
Country	India
Location	Garacharma, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Coordinates	11.611359°N 92.7100687°E / 11.611359; 92.7100687
Construction began	2017
Commission date	2018
Operator	National Thermal Power Corporation
Solar farm
Type	Flat-panel PV
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	5 MW

NTPC Port Blair Solar Power Plant is a photovoltaic power station owned and operated by NTPC Limited in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.

History

The plant was conceptualized in 2011, and its project design document (PDD) was ratified by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2012.[1]

In 2018, the 5 MW plant was commissioned and it became the "first grid-connected solar photovoltaic project" in the Andaman Islands.[2][3]

See also

• NLC Dolly Gunj Solar Power Plant

References

1. "CDM: 5 MW Solar PV Power Project at Port Blair (A&N)". cdm.unfccc.int. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
2. Rishi Kumar, V (2013-03-30). "NTPC commissions new project in Andaman & Nicobar". The Hindu BusinessLine. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
3. "NTPC to set up solar photovoltaic power unit in Andaman & Nicobar Islands". www.projectstoday.com. Retrieved 2023-12-13.