NLC to add 80 MW of wind, solar power

Public sector Neyveli Lignite Corporation will enter the renewable energy area this year. The company expects to add 50 MW of wind power and 30 MW of solar before March 2014. The tendering process for the 50 MW wind farm is on and the vendor could be finalised in a month, R. Kandasamy, Director (Planning & Projects), said. The wind farm is coming up in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. Kandasamy said the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board had assured NLC that there would be no problems in evacuating the power. Tendering is also on for a 10 MW solar plant that will come up on the NLC campus in Neyveli. This will help the company meet its ‘solar purchase obligation’ mandated by the Tamil Nadu government.