NLC Neyveli Township Solar PV Park 1 is a 65MW solar PV power project. It is located in Tamil Nadu, India. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in August 2017.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Solar PV 65 65 Active Tamil Nadu, India NLC India

Description

The project is developed and owned by NLC India.

NLC Neyveli Township Solar PV Park 1 is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 325 acres.

The project cost is $69.426m.

The project consists of 238,000 modules.

Development Status

The project got commissioned in August 2017.

Power Purchase Agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution under a power purchase agreement. The power is sold at the rate of $0.067kWh for a period of 25 years.

Contractors Involved

Jakson was selected to render EPC services for the solar PV power project.

Jakson is the O&M contractor for the solar PV power project for a period of 5 years.

About NLC India

NLC India Ltd (NLC) a Government of India Enterprise, is a mining and power generation company. It operates opencast lignite mines; produces electricity using the lignite, coal and from renewable sources such as wind and solar sources. The company sells electricity to state DISCOMS in Southern India and Rajasthan. NLC also has interests in various mining and power generation projects under implementation phase. It has power plants and mines in Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Rajasthan. The company has liaison/inspection offices in Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, and New Delhi. NLC is headquartered in Neyveli, Tamil Nadu, India.

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