Hindustan Zinc is planning to complete its first pilot floating solar in next 2-3 months. The floating plant will contribute to saving water evaporation loss, thus resulting in conservation of water, reduce the development of algae, maintaining the cleanliness of the water and will obviously save land space.
The solar plant is expected to have an energy yield of 1,993 MWh a year and will be able to power 1,400 houses a year.
Hindustan Zinc, the world’s second biggest zinc producer, operates the world’s third largest open-pit mine, and world’s largest Zinc Mine in Rampura Agucha, Rajasthan.
