Team Blitz India
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 16 laid the foundation stone for NLC India Ltd’s 300-mw solar power project in Barsingsar, Rajasthan. PM Modi also laid the foundation stone of other solar projects in the state.
Addressing the event, PM Modi said that the country has started moving at a fast pace in generating solar power, and in giving an impetus to this mission, the foundation stone has been laid for various solar power projects in Rajasthan.
The projects, he said, will not only give green and cheap power to the region but also provide great employment opportunities to the youth.
The total cost of NLC India’s solar project is estimated at Rs 1,756 crore and it is scheduled to be commissioned in September, the public sector enterprise said in a statement.
The project is strategically located near the existing Barsingsar Thermal Power Station which offers advantages in power evacuation through the existing network and utilisation of common infrastructure facilities.
