NTPC ready to invest Rs 80,000 cr in Telangana's renewable energy push
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Hyderabad: A delegation from NTPC Limited, led by chairman and managing director Gurdeep Singh, met chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday and expressed interest in investing ₹80,000 crore in solar, wind, and other renewable energy projects in Telangana.
The NTPC team highlighted the state's potential to generate 6,700 MW through floating solar projects. CM Revanth assured full govt support for their investments.
Earlier this week, deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka met Union power minister Manohar Lal Khattar, seeking approvals for intra-state transmission system proposals under the green energy corridor–phase 3.
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Bhatti explained that the Solar Energy Corporation of India had initially identified renewable energy zones with 13.5 GW capacity in five Telangana districts for generating power from wind, solar, and pumped storage projects. After consultations with SECI and TGRedco, and factoring in land availability and potential, this was revised to 19 GW across eight districts.
TG Transco submitted a proposal to the Central Electricity Authority for eight transmission schemes with a cumulative evacuation capacity of 19 GW, at an estimated cost of ₹6,895 crore.
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