Tata Power Renewables commissions its 120 MW solar project in Gujarat

05 May 2022 CW Team

Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL), a 100 per cent subsidiary of Tata Power, has commissioned a 120 MW solar project in Masenka, Gujarat. The solar project will produce 30,5247 MWh annually for Gujarat Government (GUVNL).

In the installation, approximately 3.81 lakhs modules were used and the project will reduce up to 1.03 lakh ton CO2 annually, the statement added. A thin-film glass-on-glass modules of various wattages and harnesses of capacity 440Wp to 460Wp have been used in the project.

With this addition of 120 MW, the renewables capacity in operation for Tata Power now stands at 3,520 MW with 2,588 MW of Solar and 932 MW of Wind. The company’s total Renewable capacity is 4,920 MW including 1,400 MW of Renewable projects under various stages of implementation.

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