Neyveli Lignite Corporation has set up its first 10 MW solar power plant at a cost of Rs 74.60 crore at Neyveli. This is the first Renewable Energy project commissioned by the company. The plant spread across 54 acres, has 48,000 solar photo voltaic modules, each with power generating capacity of 240 watt. Power generated from this factory will be evacuated through 33 KV power station and fed into the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation, the sole beneficiary.
Neyveli Lignite Corporation is engaged in the business of lignite mining and power generation. At present, the company has four opencast lignite mines.
