New Delhi: NTPC Ltd, India’s largest integrated energy company has entered into an agreement to supply renewable energy power to the armed forces – Military Engineering Services. This is the first ever agreement by the Indian armed forces for sourcing power from Renewable Energy sources. This will go towards the gradual decarbonization of the armed forces.

Power Purchase Agreement for RE power from NTPC Solapur and power uses agreement for RE power from upcoming NTPC, Khavda, was signed to this effect at Chandigarh recently by AK Srivastava, General Manager, Commercial, NTPC, Sunit Kumar, AGM, Commercial, NTPC REL and Major General Ashok Kumar, DGW.

Lt Gen NK Khanduri, Army Commander, Chief of Staff, Lt General VB Nair, Major General P S Chadha and Mohit Bhargava, CEO, NTPC REL and Executive Director, Renewable Energy, NTPC were present. /BI/