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| Private | |
| Industry | Energy |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | Chirinjeev Kathuria |
| Headquarters | Chicago |
| Website | www |
New Generation Power International (NGPI) is an American energy company. [1]
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| Private | |
| Industry | Energy |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | Chirinjeev Kathuria |
| Headquarters | Chicago |
| Website | www |
New Generation Power International (NGPI) is an American energy company. [1]
The company is based in Chicago [2] and was co-founded by company chairman Chirinjeev Kathuria [3] [4] in 2010. [1] The company develops renewable energy in international markets from resources, such as solar power, hydropower, biomass, wind power, geothermal, waste-to-energy, and cogeneration. [1] [5] It has also developed, invests, owns, and operates infrastructure assets in the areas of utility-scale power generation, and distributed generation. [3]
NGPI was given a contract to develop solar and geothermal projects for the US Army, [6] [7] [8] and built a solar power farm located at Chicago Rockford International Airport. [9] NGPI formed a joint venture with Yilsan Holding, Mineks International and DCM Energy to install and operate a 100 megawatt geothermal power plant for the nation of Turkey. [10] [11] [12] NGPI signed a cooperation agreement with the Republic of Srpska in 2012 to develop four hydro projects totaling 365 megawatts on the Lower Drina River. [13] In collaboration Nippon Energy Solution, NGPI will build three 11.5 megawatt wood biomass power plants in Japan. [14]
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