Wednesday 8 January 2014

NTPC to set up a geothermal power project at Chhattisgarh

NTPC has inked an initial agreement with the Geological Survey of India (GSI) to set up a geothermal power project at Tattapani in state of Chhattisgarh. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the company and GSI for preparation of Detailed Project Report for the same.

The company had earlier signed an MoU with the Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency to set up the project at Tattapani. Geothermal power projects use heat from rocks and fluids in the earth's crust to generate electricity.

NTPC’s current installed generation capacity is 42,454 MW. The company plans to add about 20,000 MW by 2017. It has about 1,500 MW of hydro power capacity under construction and operates about 4,000 MW of gas-based power plants in the country.

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