NTPC to Supply Renewable Power to Army’s Western command for next 27 years

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India’s largest power company NTPC has signed a long term agreement with the Army’s Western Command to supply 25 MW/year of solar power from the national solar grid of the country for the next 27 years.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

• This is the first agreement by the Indian Armed Forces for sourcing power from renewable energy sources,” said NTPC in a Twitter post.
• The Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) was signed at Western command headquarters, Chandimandir, Haryana on 8 September 2022.
• According to a statement issued by the Western Command, the new move will decarbonize upto 38 percent of the energy portfolio of Western Command, apart from accruing a substantial savings to the exchequer.
• The solar energy will be sourced from Sholapur in Maharashtra.

NTPC Renewable energy capacity :

• Presently, NTPC has 2.3 GW of commissioned renewable capacity.
• The NTPC Group plans to achieve 60 Giga Watt of renewable energy by 2032. 
• NTPC recently commissioned India’s largest floating solar plant at Ramagundam, Telangana. It is a 100 MW plant.  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -

Command structure of the Indian Army :

• The Headquarter of the Indian Army is at New Delhi with the President being the Commander in Chief of the Army.
• Headquarters of the Indian Army: New Delhi 
• Chief of Army Staff: General Manoj Pande 
• The Indian Army has 6 operational commands and one Training command. Each command is headed by a General Officer Commanding in Chief with the rank of Lieutenant General.

Army Day is observed on 15 January every year.