NLC India bags 810 MW grid-connected solar project in Rajasthan

Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Nigam Limited issued the tender for the project in December 2022.

State-owned NLC India secured the 810-megawatt (MW) solar power project from Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Nigam Limited (RRVUNL), which will bring the power project in the state to 1.36 gigawatts (GW). 

In a statement, the Ministry of Coal, which heads NLC India, said the state-owned company won the tender as it developed RRVUNL’s 2000 MW Ultra Mega Solar Park in the state.

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The Ministry said the project can generate over 50 billion units and will offset more than 50,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.

NLC India is developing 2 GW of renewable energy capacity across the country and aims to reach 6 GW capacity by 2030.