NTPC Port Blair Solar Power Plant
CountryIndia
LocationGaracharma, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Coordinates11°36′41″N 92°42′36″E / 11.611359°N 92.7100687°E / 11.611359; 92.7100687
Construction began2017
Commission date2018
Operator(s)National Thermal Power Corporation
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
Power generation
Nameplate capacity5 MW

NTPC Port Blair Solar Power Plant is a photovoltaic power station of NTPC Limited in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands of 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]

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.
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