Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL), 100 percent subsidiary of Tata Power, has commissioned two solar power projects of 50 MW each at Prayagraj and Banda in Uttar Pradesh.

The projects have been completed by TPREL within the agreed timelines in spite of COVID challenges. The plants are expected to generate more than 221.26 million units annually.

Approximately 1,59,600 modules were used in the project at Prayagraj and the installation is expected to reduce 91,137 lakh tonne of carbon emission every year.

For smooth implementation, installation of 16 Inverters, 103.25 km of DC cable and 4,87,080 man hours were used in the project.

Similarly, at Banda 1,67,440 modules were used over 236 acre of land, with 16 invertors using 3,35,000 man hours. The plants at Prayagraj and Banda are expected to reduce 1,77,037 lakh tonne of carbon emission annually.

With the addition of 100 MW, the renewables capacity in operation for Tata Power will be 3,055 MW with 2,123 MW of solar and 932 MW of wind. Tata Power total renewable capacity is 4,909 MW with another 1,854 MW renewable projects under various stages of implementation.