Through solar, wind and small hydro projects, CESC, is planning to add 500 mw renewable energy capacity by 2015, the company's Executive Director-Finance Subrata Talukdar has said.
The Rs 10,000 crore group recently commissioned 9 mw solar project in Kutch in Gujarat. The company now plans to set up solar projects with a total capacity of 50 mw across Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan.
CESC had invested Rs 110 crore on Kutch project.
The company is creating a land bank in Rajasthan for solar projects. It has already bought 250 acres.