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<p>The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has completed commissioning of the 260 MW solar project being developed under its self-owned projects program. The final 55 MW of the project were commissioned on March 27, 2017.</p>
<p>The NTPC commissioned the project as expected, on time, stated an NTPC official. Mercom <a href="https://mercomindia.com/ntpc-commissions-45-mw-solar-bhadla-solar-park/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">previously reported</a> the entire 260 MW NTPC farm was expected to be commissioned by the end of March 2017.</p>
<p>Vikram Solar, Tata Power and Jakson Engineers were the EPCs of the project with 130 MW, 65 MW and 65 MW respectively. Vikram Solar bid Rs.56.28 million (~$839,586)/MW; Tata Power bid Rs.56.4 million (~$809,750)/MW; and Jakson Engineers bid Rs.56.34 million (~$840,482)/MW.</p>
<p>For project commissioning purposes, the entire capacity was broken down into blocks of 5 MW each, an NTPC official had told Mercom.</p>
<p>According to Mercom’s <em>India Solar Project Tracker</em>, the NTPC has a portfolio of 620 MW of commissioned solar projects, with an additional 250 MW to be commissioned by the end of March 2017.</p>
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