Coal Secretary Inaugurates 130-MW Solar Power Plant of NLC in Tamil Nadu

The entire power generated from the solar plant would be supplied to TANGEDCO, at a preferential tariff of Rs. 5.10 per unit for 25 years, a press release stated.

As part of government’s commitment to green energy initiatives, Coal Secretary Susheel Kumar inaugurated a 130 MW solar power project at 33/110 KV pooling substation in Neyveli.

The entire power generated from the solar plant would be supplied to TANGEDCO, at a preferential tariff of Rs. 5.10 per unit for 25 years, a press release stated.

Speaking at the function, Susheel Kumar said that that NLCIL delivered its share in renewable energy sector in line with the nation’s agenda of 175 Gigawatts renewable energy generation as per the promises made in the Paris climate change agreement for rapid scaling up wind and solar power to 36 per cent of the global energy mix by 2030.

With the commissioning of 130MW, NLC’s solar power capacity has gone up to 140MW while the state’s to 1,995MW. Nearly 2,000MW solar projects are in the pipeline.

“The 130MW solar power project has been implemented in two blocks of 65MW each. BHEL was engaged for executing one block of 65MW with deployment of indigenous solar modules and Jakson Engineers Pvt Ltd was entrusted with executing another block of 65 MW with the deployment of indigenous solar cells and modules,” said Kumar.

The project is spread over four different locations within Neyveli. The power evacuated from each site is linked to the pooling sub-station which has been established at a cost of Rs 38.10cr by GE T&D Ltd.

“The total project cost works out to Rs 752.62cr. This green power initiative is likely to reduce the loading of about 2.16 lakh tonnes of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere compared to the fossil fuel,” said Susheel Kumar.