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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the constitution of a 250 mega watt star powerfulness task successful Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur connected an astir 850 acres of vacant defence land.
The Defence Ministry connected Tuesday (June 9, 2026) described the task arsenic a "major step" towards promoting renewable vigor portion ensuring optimum utilisation of vacant defence land.
“This is the first-of-its-kind task undertaken by the Defence Ministry involving the improvement of a large-scale star powerfulness procreation installation with integrated Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) enactment connected defence land,” it said.
The Ministry said the inaugural reflects the government's committedness towards cleanable energy, sustainability and simplification of dependence connected accepted vigor sources.
"Besides strengthening semipermanent vigor information for the defence forces, the task is expected to substantially trim expenditure incurred connected procurement of accepted grid powerfulness for defence establishments, resulting successful important savings to the authorities exchequer implicit the beingness rhythm of the project," it said successful a statement.
“National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited is implementing the task done a competitory bid process to realise the astir optimal vigor pricing and savings for defence establishments,” it added.
The task volition beryllium implemented successful adjacent coordination with Integrated office of the Ministry of Defence (Army) and Directorate General Defence Estates (DGDE).
"The task represents a convergence of nationalist security, vigor security, technological innovation and biology sustainability highlighting the committedness of the Ministry of Defence to leverage its assets successful enactment of nationalist improvement goals portion safeguarding strategical interests," the connection said.
