NTPC and Indian Army Sign Power Purchase Agreement for Solar-Hydrogen Microgrid in Ladakh.

Economy Business

In February 2025, New Delhi (Delhi)-based NTPC Limited (formerly National Thermal Power Corporation), under the Ministry of Power (MoP), signed a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Indian Army (IA).


      - The agreement facilitates the sale of 200 kilowatts (kW) of renewable energy round-the-clock (RE-RTC) from a solar-hydrogen-based microgrid at Chushul, Ladakh, to off-grid Army locations.

      - The agreement was signed by DMR Panda, Chief General Manager (CGM) of NTPC-Hydrogen, and Aditya Anil Harshey, Brigadier and Chief Engineer (CE) of Leh, IA.

      - The microgrid aims to replace IA's diesel generators, eliminating fossil fuel logistics and reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 1,500 tons annually.

Main Point :-   (i) The microgrid is located at an altitude of 4,400 meters, where winter temperatures drop to minus 30 degrees Celsius (°C).

      (ii) The project is expected to contribute to the decarbonization and modernization of the defense sector in the Himalayan border regions.

(iii) NTPC is committed to achieving 60 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity by 2032.

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