Myanmar President Visits NTPC's R&D Center NETRA
Power generator NTPC presented several innovations related to renewable energy to Min Aung Hlaing, the President of Myanmar, potentially facilitating enhanced collaboration between the two nations in the energy domain.
Min Aung Hlaing, the President of Myanmar, attended the NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA), the research and development division of NTPC Limited, in Greater Noida.
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NTPC announced that its Chairman and Managing Director, Gurdeep Singh, updated the delegation led by the President on the company's development trajectory and its previous activities in Myanmar.
Singh detailed NTPC's diverse programs in research, innovation, and clean energy technologies that facilitate the global energy shift, stating the public-sector power generator.
"The visit provided an opportunity to showcase India's advancements in renewable energy, energy storage, green hydrogen, and sustainable waste-to-energy technologies and paved way for strengthening cooperation in the energy sector through capacity building, technology exchange, renewable energy deployment, and the development of sustainable energy solutions," NTPC says
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The delegation additionally toured NETRA's advanced in-house pilot facilities, which feature a 4 MW/1 MWh solar microgrid, a 3 MWh vanadium redox flow battery energy storage system, a green hydrogen hub, and a power plant for gasifying agricultural/municipal solid waste.
"His Excellency expressed keen interest in NTPC's clean energy initiatives," the company says.
NTPC, under the Ministry of Power, is the largest power generation firm in the nation, fulfilling one-fourth of India's energy needs. The firm's current power generation capability is 90,667.8 MW at the group level, covering coal, gas/liquid fuel, hydroelectric, and solar energy.
Furthermore, NTPC announced a tender for PHES-as-a-Service related to a 2,000 MW/12,000 MWh Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS)-linked Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) initiative. The tender specifies a minimum capacity of 500 MW for a single location and permits project sites throughout India.
NTPC REL has called for bids for the project until July 21, 2026. Under the PHES-as-a-Service framework, NTPC REL plans to acquire energy storage solutions to fulfill its Round-the-Clock Renewable Energy (RE-RTC) obligations by enhancing the ISTS-connected PHES with its internal wind and solar initiatives. After the bidding process is concluded, NTPC REL will sign an Energy Storage Service Agreement with the chosen bidders for a fixed annual charge over a duration of 25 years.
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NTPC indicated that electricity produced from any of its renewable energy projects or NTPC REL will be utilized to recharge the energy storage system (ESS). The setup will enable the company to use the energy storage system on an "on-demand" basis to fulfill its RE-RTC power needs during peak and off-peak times.
The initiative provides a base capacity of 500 MW. Bidders can propose capacities exceeding this limit, reaching a maximum of 2,000 MW, with a minimum duration of six hours for a single cycle. The tender comprises projects that are currently being built as well as those that have not been commissioned yet. Only projects for which the bidder has secured all necessary clearances and received approval for the Detailed Project Report (DPR) from the relevant government authorities will be considered. Improvement or expansion of existing projects may also be taken into account under the program, provided that the required approvals are obtained.
Capacity allocation will be executed using a bucket-filling approach. Bid prices will be solicited on a basis of "INR per MWh annually." The overall timeline for finishing the project has been established at 48 months or less from the signing date of the Energy Storage Service Agreement. It should be observed that the contract will be executed within three months of the release of the Letter of Award (LoA).