NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) inks pact with Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) for setting up renewable energy projects

NTPC has set a target of 60 GW of renewable generation over the next decade

NGEL, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited, has signed a Joint Venture Agreement with IOCL for setting up renewable energy projects to meet Round the Clock power requirement of IOCL Refineries.

The JV Agreement was signed by Mr Kausik Basu, ED (M&I), IOCL and Mr V. V. Sivakumar, GM, NGEL in the presence of Mr Gurdeep Singh, CMD, NTPC Limited and Mr Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, Chairman, IOCL.

NTPC Limited, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, NGEL, has set an ambitious target of building a renewable generation portfolio of 60 GW over the next decade to aggressively pursue its green energy business.

The signing of this Joint Venture Agreement between the two Maharatna behemoths will enable NTPC Limited and Indian Oil to meet the Government of India’s Clean Energy Targets in their respective core businesses.

Mr D. K. Patel, Director (HR), NTPC Limited, Mr. U.K. Bhattacharya, Director (Projects), NTPC Limited, Mr. Jaikumar Srinivasan, Director (Finance), NTPC Limited, Ms. Sukla Mistry, Director (R), IOCL and other senior officials from NGEL, NTPC REL, and IOCL were present on the occasion.

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