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NSE 0.37 % has planned to have a total renewable energy (RE) capacity of 35 gigawatts (GW) by 2027 and is expected to generate 10 billion units (BU) of green energy in 2022-23, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. “The expected green energy generation by NTPC in the next fiscal year (2022-23) is 10 billion units (BU). NTPC intends to achieve up to 35 GW of renewable energy (RE) capacity by 2027,” Union Power Minister R K Singh said in a written reply to a query in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
According to the reply, NTPC has entered into the arena of green energy generation apart from managing 70 power stations.
NTPC has 2,095.5 megawatts (MW) of RE capacity, including solar, wind and hydro energy. Its RE generation in April-November this year stands at 4,089.64 million units, Singh stated.
NTPC has 2,095.5 megawatts (MW) of RE capacity, including solar, wind and hydro energy. Its RE generation in April-November this year stands at 4,089.64 million units, Singh stated.
The minister also told the House that NTPC has an under-construction green energy capacity of 3,880.5 MW, which includes solar, wind and hydro energy.
However, he told the House that the construction activities stopped at the Lata Tapovan hydropower project (171 MW) since May 8, 2014, in line with the Supreme Court order issued on May 7, 2014.
In another reply to the House, the minister also told that the energy deficit in the country was 0.4 per cent or 4,059 MU during April-November this year – a total of 9,16,575 million units (MU) of electricity was supplied against the demand of 9,20,634 MU.
The energy deficit was 0.4 per cent in 2020-21 and 0.5 per cent in 2019-20, according to the reply.
