NTPC to set up 301 megawatt solar power generation capacity

NTPC, India’s largest state run utility provider announced that it will set up 301 megawatts of solar power generation capacity by March 2014. It also plans to spend around Rs.5.64 billion towards modernizing its two units at Badarpur thermal power station. At present NTPC operates a majority of its installed capacity of over 30,000 MW through coal-fired power plants.