The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission plans to award the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) an inter-state power trading licence to help it develop renewable energy projects in India. NTPC, which aims to generate 32 GW by 2016, said in its submission the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had asked it to develop 15 GW of solar projects, and that the trading licence would help it achieve the required capacity. NTPC currently runs 873 MW of solar plants in India.
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission plans to award the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) an inter-state power trading licence to help it develop renewable energy projects in India. NTPC, which aims to generate 32 GW by 2032, said in its submission the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had asked it to develop 15 GW of solar projects, and that the trading licence would help it achieve the required capacity. NTPC currently runs 873 MW of solar plants in India.