Tata Power Solar Systems in Contract with NTPC for 152 MWp Domestic Content Requirement PV Modules

Tata Power Solar Systems in Contract with NTPC for 152 MWp DCR PV Modules

Tata Power Solar Systems Limited (TPSSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) has signed a contract to supply 152 MWp DCR (Domestic Content Requirement) solar PV modules for NTPC Limited (NTPC’s) Nokh Solar PV Project in Rajasthan.

The project holds a significant order value of approximately INR 418 crore.

NTPC is developing 3*245 MW (735 MW) Nokh Solar Park at Pokaran, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The entire project will utilise DCR category Bi-Facial Mono-PERC modules. The solar panels, including the solar cells and modules, of these DCR Solar PV modules, are being manufactured in India in adherence to the Domestic Content Requirement policy.

TPSSL’s solar cell and module manufacturing plant in Bengaluru will supply 152 MWp DCR solar PV modules for this project.

The firm’s solar EPC portfolio is more than 12.5 GWp of ground-mount utility-scale, over 2 GW of rooftop and distributed ground-mounted systems, and over one lakh solar water pumps.

TPREL has a state-of-the-art solar cell and module manufacturing plant of 530 MW solar cells and 682 MW modules in Bengaluru and plans to set up a Greenfield 4.3 GW solar cell and solar module plant in Tamil Nadu. TPREL’s total renewable utility capacity is 8,327 MW (PPA capacity is 7,338 MW), including 4,107 MW projects under various stages of implementation and its operational capacity is 4,220 MW, which includes 3,201 MW solar and 1,019 MW wind.  Presently, the company’s solar EPC portfolio is more than 12.5 GWp of ground-mount utility-scale, over 2 GW of rooftop and distributed ground-mounted systems, and over 1,00,000 solar water pumps.

The MNRE mandates the idea of DCR (Domestic Content Requirement) that requires a certain share of locally-produced solar cells and modules instead of being entirely reliant on imports. The Production-Linked Subsidy (PLI) Scheme and the ALMM (Approved List of Module Manufacturers) are significant measures in this direction.