- The NCL is the subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL).
- They have partnered to set up a solar power project of 50 megawatts in Madhya Pradesh.
- The solar project will be set up at Nigahi coal mines of NCL in the Singrauli district of the state.
- The CIL NTPC Urja Private Ltd (CNUPL) will coordinate the project. The CNUPL is the joint venture of Coal India Ltd and NTPC.
- The entire project is said to be completed in one year.
- Under the project, the NTPC will help NCL to get the successful bidder. And the job of NCL will be to get executed the entire project through that successful bidder.
- The project will also fulfill the goal of CIL to attain 3000MW of solar power by 2023-24. By doing so, it will thus become a net-zero company.
- Static Part:
- HQ of CIL: Kolkata, West Bengal
- HQ of NCL: Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh
Question:
Q.1 The Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL) partnered with which organisation to set up a solar power project of 50 megawatts in Madhya Pradesh?
a. Power Grid Corporation of India
b. NTPC Limited
c. Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd
d. ReNew Power
a. Power Grid Corporation of India
b. NTPC Limited
c. Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd
d. ReNew Power