The NTPC team highlighted Telangana’s potential to generate 6,700 MW through floating solar projects

A delegation from NTPC Limited, led by chairman and managing director Gurdeep Singh, met Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday and expressed interest in investing Rs 80,000 crore in solar, wind and other renewable energy projects in the state.

The NTPC team highlighted Telangana’s potential to generate 6,700 MW through floating solar projects. Reddy assured full government support for these investments.

Earlier this week, deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka met Union power minister Manohar Lal Khattar, seeking approvals for intra-state transmission system proposals under the Green Energy Corridor-Phase 3.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (Seci) had initially identified renewable energy zones with 13.5 GW capacity in five Telangana districts for wind, solar and pumped storage projects. After consultations with Seci and the Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation (TGREDCO), and factoring in land availability and generation potential, the target was revised to 19 GW across eight districts, Bhatti said.

Telangana State Transmission Corporation (TG Transco) has 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 Rs 26,895 crore.