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Floating solar power plant (Representative Image) (NTPC)
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has made commercially operational an additional 42.5 MW of power generation capacity at Ramagundam floating solar project in Telangana.
Earlier, the company had commissioned 17.5 MW (Part-I) and 20 MW (Part-II) of the project.
With the addition of 42.5MW, the total commercially operational power generation capacity of Ramagundam floating solar project has reached 80 MW, the Ministry of Power said in a release on Friday (25 March).
This project will be the largest floating solar plant in the country in a single location.
Besides producing clean power, the project will also reduce water evaporation by providing shade to the covered area. It will also have a higher yield as compared to conventional ground-mounted projects due to the cooling effect.