NHPC has announced the commencement of commercial operations at full capacity of its 300 MW Karnisar Solar Project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The declaration follows the successful completion of the fifth and final phase of 85.72 MW.

The company has six solar projects with a capacity of 511.70 MW and a wind capacity of 50 MW. It has a total installed power capacity of 8,332.90 MW, as of October 14, 2025.

It has 6,680 MW of solar projects under construction through its clean energy arm, NHPC Renewable Energy.

Besides several ground-mounted and rooftop solar projects, NHPC has issued tenders for solar-plus-storage, standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects and firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) projects this year.

NHPC announced the winners of its auction for its 500 MWh standalone BESS projects in July. The projects will be installed in Kerala.

In the same month, NHPC issued a request for selection to set up grid-connected 4.79 MW rooftop solar projects on government buildings in Manipur. In the same month, it also issued a request for selection to set up 1,200 MW of ground-mounted solar projects at the Jalaun Solar Park in Uttar Pradesh.

In June this year, NHPC issued a request for selection to set up grid-connected rooftop solar projects with a cumulative capacity of 19.2 MW on government buildings in Haryana. The projects will be set up in 18 districts. The capacities of the rooftop solar projects range from 25 kW to 495 kW.

It also invited bids to develop 1.2 GW of solar projects with a 600 MW/2,400 GWh energy storage system anywhere in India.

Last December, NHPC announced the winners of its auction to supply power from 1,200 MW of FDRE projects, with a greenshoe option for an additional 1,200 MW. The tariffs ranged from ₹4.48 (~$0.0528)/kWh to ₹4.56 (~$0.0538)/kWh.