NTPC Commissions India's Largest Floating Solar Power Plant in Andhra Pradesh

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Andhra Pradesh is now home to India's largest floating solar power plant. State-run NTPC started operations at India's largest floating solar PV project at its Simhadri thermal station in Visakhapatnam.
NTPC Commissions India's Largest Floating Solar Power Plant in Andhra Pradesh
NTPC Limited has started operations at India’s largest floating solar PV project at its Simhadri thermal station in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The project was declared open after commissioning a 15 MW floating solar project at Simhadri thermal station. With this, the total installed capacity at the facility reached 25 MW.
The Simhadri Station will be the first of its kind in another aspect. It will be the first to be equipped with an open-sea intake from the Bay of Bengal, which has been functional for more than 20 years. As per the company’s statement, the NTPC is planning on setting up a hydrogen-based micro-grid system on a pilot basis at Simhadri