Neyveli Lignite Solar Power

Indian Coal Miner NLC Issues 500 Megawatt Solar Tender

written by saurabh

Moving forward with its stated target to aggressively add solar power capacity, Indian coal mining company NLC has issued a tender to set up 500 megawatts in the state of Tamil Nadu.

Each project shall have a minimum capacity of 50 megawatts each and no more than 10 projects shall be set up. Developers shall have 12 months from the date of project being awarded to commission the projects.

Developers shall be free to use either Indian-made solar modules or imported modules at their projects.

Power generated from the projects shall be sold to the state utility of Tamil Nadu under a long-term power purchase agreement. Developers shall be responsible for operation and maintenance for a period of 15 years.

Neyveli Lignite Corporation or NLC Limited has set a target to install 4,000 megawatts of solar capacity in the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, and Rajasthan. These projects would be implemented under the National Solar Mission scheme announced by the central government.

NLC recently quashed plans to set up a large solar power project in Rajasthan due to low demand from the state utilities. It is unclear if Tamil Nadu utility shall procure the entire 500 megawatts as it has already signed power purchase agreements with several solar power projects.

NLC currently operates 10 megawatts of solar power project and has 65 megawatts under construction.

December 21, 2016 0 comment

Renewable Energy

Indian Coal Miner Starts Construction Of Solar Power Projects

written by saurabh

India’s publicly-owned lignite mining and power generation company NLC India Limited, formerly Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited, has announced commencement of construction activities at its third solar power project of 65 MW capacity at Neyveli.

This announcement was made by Sarat Kumar Acharya, Chairman and Managing Director of NLC India Limited to formally kick-start the construction activities on 65 MW solar project. The power plant will be built on an area of 325 acres and would entail an investment of Rs 350 crores (US$52 million). The project is expected to be commissioned in first week of June 2017.

The project will consist of approximately 238,000 solar photovoltaic modules with power generating capacity between 280-310 watts each. Electricity generated from the project will be fed to Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco). The engineering, procurement and construction for the project has being undertaken by Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL).

The construction of this project is part of company’s ambitious plan to establish 4,000 MW of solar power capacity in the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana and Rajasthan. These projects would be implemented under the National Solar Mission scheme announced by the central government.

The company has been slowly increasing its renewable energy portfolio. The company’s first solar project of 10 MW capacity got commissioned in September last year. Also, construction for the second solar power project with a capacity of 65 MW commenced in July this year. Jakson Engineering Limited is the engineering, procurement and commissioning contractor of the second solar power project.

August 27, 2016 0 comment