Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday will lay the muse stone of NLC India’s (NLCIL) 300 megawatt (MW) solar energy plant in Barsingsar of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.
The lignite miner’s plant is a part of the Ministry of New & Renewable Vitality’s (MNRE) CPSE Scheme. The target is to make sure reasonably priced energy provide to authorities entities, Coal Ministry mentioned.
The Prime Minister will inaugurate the facility plant nearly.
The Navratna firm stands as the primary CPSE to achieve a 1 gigawatt (GW) photo voltaic capability milestone within the nation. It has secured a 300 MW photo voltaic venture capability within the CPSE Scheme Section-II Tranche-III floated by the Indian Renewable Vitality Growth Company (IREDA) by aggressive bidding, it added.
Outfitted with cutting-edge know-how, together with high-efficiency bifacial modules manufactured in India, the photo voltaic venture aligns with the Atma Nirbhar Bharat initiative.
The electrical energy generated shall be transmitted by the pre-existing energy transmission strains of Barsingsar Thermal Energy Station (TPS), aiming to provide round 750 million items (MU) of inexperienced energy yearly, offsetting carbon dioxide emissions by round 18,000 tonnes over its lifetime.
The facility utilization settlement for the venture has been inked with Rajasthan Urja Vikas Nigam (RVNL) at a aggressive tariff of ₹2.52 per unit for the subsequent 25 years.
The venture is slated for commissioning by September 2024 with the potential to create employment alternatives for round 600 people not directly through the venture part and 100 personnel through the Operations & Upkeep (O&M) part.
Apart from, this venture will allow Rajasthan to satisfy its Renewable Buy Obligation (RPOs) whereas contributing to the nation’s journey in direction of attaining a Internet Zero future.
NLCIL presently operates the 250 MW Barsingsar Thermal Energy Station (BTPS), which utilises environmentally pleasant Circulating Fluidized Mattress Combustion know-how and is fueled by pithead 2.1 million tonnes every year (MTPA) Barsingsar Mine. The mine has been awarded a prestigious 5 Star Score by the Coal Ministry acknowledging its distinctive efficiency.
