Peddapalli: Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the country’s largest floating solar power project of 100 MW capacity at NTPC Ramagundam on Saturday.

As part of the closing ceremony of ‘Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal Bhavishya Power @ 2047’ programme, Modi addressed and interacted with people of various States in virtual mode.  On the occasion, authorities of the NTPC Ramagundam had arranged a giant LED screen for the attendees to watch the Prime Minister Modi speak at the Kakatiya Function Hall. Collector S Sangeetha Satyanarayana, Additional Collector (Local Bodies) Kumar Deepak and NPTC Chief General Manager Sunil Kumar participated.

Modi in his speech suggested that every dwelling should install a rooftop solar panel to reduce the burden on power generation companies. Similarly, farmers should install solar power panels in their farmlands, he said, adding that the Centre would focus on solar power projects in the coming days.  Modi said that in the past eight years, his Government has provided power to almost every household in the country.

     NTPC (Ramagundam & Telangana) Chief General Manager Sunil Kumar said that as per the advice of the Prime Minister Modi we will try to install solar power panels atop every household and in every field. In view of the 100 MW floating solar power project successfully generating power, the NTPC Ramagundam plans to set up a 60 MW solar power project on the same water body.