Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL) has announced the commissioning of its new 100MW Group Captive Solar Project in Kayathar, Tamil Nadu, India, taking its total operational capacity past 7GW.
The energy company, a subsidiary of Tata Power, now reports a utility portfolio of 12.3GW.
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Located across the Vellalankottai and Nalandhula villages, the new site is expected to generate 240.63 million units of electricity annually and is projected to offset around 150,000t of carbon dioxide emissions each year.
Power generated from the project will be supplied to TP Solar (40.63MW), Tata Electronics (53.13MW) and Tata Realty and Infrastructure (6.25MW).
According to TPREL, the Kayathar plant marks the company’s first use of Flexible Terrain Compatible Single Axis Tracker technology on a project in India.
The plant is equipped with 261,660 Mono PERC bifacial solar modules to enhance generation efficiency across variable terrain.
Electricity from the site is transmitted through the Kayathar 400kV Grid Substation.
The company stated that its operational capacity consists of more than 5.7GW of solar and 1.3GW of wind assets.
TPREL also reported an additional pipeline totalling 5.3GW, comprising 3.1GW of wind projects and 2.2GW of solar projects. It is under various stages of development and scheduled for phased commissioning in the next six to 24 months.
It is among several companies aiming to contribute to India’s national target of 500GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030.
Last month, TPREL commissioned a 190.5MW solar project in Kalasar, Rajasthan, under tranche one of the SJVN Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE) initiative. The plant forms part of a broader 460MW FDRE development.
