Mahanadi Coalfields commissions first solar plant.

Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. has commissioned its first solar plant of 2 MW. The plant is located at MCL's headquarters at Sambalpur in Odisha. Coal Secretary SK Srivastava, formally commissioned the Rs. 13.54 crore plant recently, MCL said in a statement.

The plant is expected to reduce power bill of MCL by Rs. 1.11 crore a year. The coal secretary asked the MCL management to engage with the Railway authority for speedy completion of the 53-km Jharsuguda-Barpalli line, crucial for higher evacuation of coal from MCL mines.


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