SCCL scouts for agency for floating solar plant
The Hindu
The plant to be set up on 8 square km water-spread
As part of selecting a consultancy for constructing the 250 megawatt floating solar power projects on the water of Lower Manair Dam (LMD) near Karimnagar, Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) held a preparatory meeting with prospective agencies here on Thursday. Director (Electrical & Mechanical) of SCCL D. Satyanarayana Rao held the meeting for appointing a project management consultancy with several agencies participating in it. Mr. Rao explained that they would be setting up the floating solar power plant on 8 square km water-spread out of 81 square km of the water-spread of the dam. He stated that they would start tender process once they received approval from the State Government.More Related News
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