NTPC Dadri Solar Power Plant

NTPC Dadri Solar Power Plant is a photovoltaic power station of NTPC Limited in Dadri, India.

NTPC Dadri Solar Power Plant
Country	India
Location	Dadri, Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates	28.579202°N 77.631433°E / 28.579202; 77.631433
Construction began	2012
Commission date	2013
Operator	National Thermal Power Corporation
Solar farm
Type	Flat-panel PV
Site area	27 acres
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	5 MW

History

The 5 MW power plant is the first solar project of NTPC Limited, which was commissioned in 2013 on 27 acres of land at the NTPC Dadri Thermal Power Station.^[1] The whole project was executed for about ₹48.59 crore by Wipro Limited.^[2] Before the commissioning of the plant, Grid Corporation of Orissa Limited (GRIDCO) signed a power purchase agreement with NTPC to supply power through the Inter State Transmission System (ISTS).^[3]