The Mahanadi Coalfields limited (MCl) on October 13 dedicated to nation its first solar power plant of 2MW capacity at its headquarters complex at Anand Vihar here.
Union Coal Ministry Secretary SK Srivastava commissioned the project in the presence of MCl CMD AN Sahay.
Director (Technical/Operations) AK Tiwari, CVO Deepak Srivastava, Director (Technical/Projects & Planning) JP Singh, Director (Personnel) PC Panigrahi and Director (Finance) KK Parida were present, among others.
Spread over in eight acres of barren land in Anand Vihar complex, the solar power project has been set-up at a cost of `13.54 crore. The plant is expected to reduce the electricity bill of the company by `1.11 crore per year.
The power generated by the plant will feed the existing 11KV grid of Wesco.
Srivastava and Sahay, along with the Functional Directors and the CVO, also planted saplings to mark the successful beginning of the company in the field of power production and green energy.