India’s biggest floating solar power plant with a capacity of 100 MW will be set up at Ramagundam in Telangana. The project, expected to be opened in May, is being set up at Ramagundam thermal power plant reservoir. The solar project is commissioned by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC). The project, which is estimated to cost around 423 crore rupees, will have 4.5 lakh photovoltaic panels. NTPC’s efforts to set up floating solar power projects is aimed at reducing its carbon footprints and accelerating its green energy production to 30 percent of its capacity.
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