NIWE & NLCIL Collaborate to Build Onshore, Offshore Wind Power Plants

To collaborate strategically on the development of onshore and offshore wind power projects in India, Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited India Ltd (NLCIL) and the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE)- an independent R&D organization under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

The MoU was signed and exchanged at the NIWE headquarters in Pallikaranai, Chennai, in the presence of Dr. K. Balraman, Director General (NIWE), and  K. Mohan Reddy, Director (Planning & Projects), NLCIL.

The MoU will facilitate cooperation on technical services and advice for the advancement of onshore and offshore wind energy projects.

Rakesh Kumar, CMD, NLCIL, discussed NLCIL’s vision and corporate plan concerning renewable energy projects. In his speech, Dr. K. Balraman, Director General of NIWE, emphasised the significance of RE resource evaluation given its financial impact on the project. The Director (P&P), NLCIL, highlighted NLCIL’s capabilities for RE projects.

NLCIL has taken the aforementioned action to support the national green energy targets and the goal of the energy transition. The goal of this MoU is to combine NIWE’s technical know-how with NLCIL’s project development competencies. Through the MoU, it is also envisioned that the current wind power projects will gain from repowering their existing turbines and from enhanced O&M procedures. In addition to the aforementioned, NIWE will provide NLCIL with competence-building training in the most recent advancements in the RE sector.

Through the expansion of RE capacity, this MoU is anticipated to aid in the country’s economic development.

Recently, Coal mining firm NLC India Ltd and Assam Power Distribution Company Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) (APDCL). The objective of the MoU is to increase operations in India’s northeast. 

Additionally, The National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) floated a tender for the supply, installation, and commissioning of an integrated floating buoy for mounting offshore light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensors as well as meteorological and oceanographic sensors at three locations in the Gulf of Mannar off the coast of Tamil Nadu.