The Rajasthan government signed a memoranda of understanding (MOU) with NTPC, CIL, NLC India, and SJVN, aiming to establish 28.5 gigawatts (GW) of solar power capacity along with a one million ton green hydrogen manufacturing facility. As part of the initiative, NTPC and Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (RRVUNL) have signed a MoU to explore the addition of supercritical units to the existing Chhabra Thermal Power Plant (TPP).
The collaboration also seeks to enhance efficiency and reduce generation costs of the plant’s current units. Additionally, NTPC or its affiliates will undertake a 15 to 20 year annuity-based Renovation and Modernization (R&M) of RRVUNL’s old thermal units.
Furthermore, NTPC Green Energy (NGEL) has partnered with RVUNL to develop Renewable Energy (RE) projects up to 25 GW and one million-ton green hydrogen derivatives capacity in Rajasthan. In another agreement, Coal India (CIL) has signed a MoU with RRVUNL to explore and execute power projects totaling 4,100 MW capacity.
The projects include a 1,600 MW coal-based pit-head power plant in a coal-bearing state, with its power supply directed towards Rajasthan. As reported by businessline, other projects involve a 2,000 MW solar power project in RRVUNL’s solar park, a 200 MW pump storage project at Jawahar Sagar, a 250 MW solar project on land acquired for Banswara TPP by RRVUNL, and a 50 MW wind project at the existing Ramgarh gas project in Jaisalmer.
