- Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) will become ‘net zero’ energy organisation by 2024 by increasing its solar power generation capacity to 450 megawatts to generate 700 million units of energy it consumes every year. It is the first company in public sector to achieve this.
- SCCL is consuming 700 MU energy for its needs in coal production. The company has taken to solar power generation on a large scale to reduce and stop energy purchases from power utilities.
- It has already established 224 MW capacity solar plant across the mining areas and was generating about 350 MU energy a year to meet 50% of its captive energy .By 2024, the company is planning to generate entire amount of 700 MU energy from its solar power plants.
- In the first phase, the company has already established 224 MW capacity plants out of 300 MW capacity planned. Establishing the remaining 76 MW capacity would be completed and commissioned by June this year. In the second phase, solar plants with a capacity of 150 MW would be developed in other areas by 2024-end.
Question:
Q.1 Which is the first green energy self-reliant coal PSU?a. Singareni Collieries Company Ltd
b. ONGC
c. NTPC
d. OIL India
