The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has picked Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) to set up 20 mega watt (MW) solar project in Andaman and Nicobar Islands with a view to phase out the usage of the diesel generator sets.
MNRE has proposed to install solar power plants of about 50 MW at Attam Pahar, South Andaman and at Kishorie Nagar, North Andaman. These projects will be established by NLC under an MNRE scheme, wherein the latter provides 40% of the capital cost as subsidy.
Neyveli Lignite Corporation is engaged in the business of lignite mining and power generation. At present, the company has four opencast lignite mines.
