India x Cleantech — April 2020
Welcome to another issue of our new India x Cleantech series! On a monthly basis, we are pulling news from across clean technology sectors in India into a single, concise summary article about the country.
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Indian Coal Mining Company Tenders 115 Megawatts Of Solar Projects
Rarely do we see companies following up on their renewable energy commitments with concrete actions, more so when companies are giants in the fossil fuel sector. However, a coal mining company in India has turned out to be an outlier in this regard and is taking measures to set up large-scale solar power projects.
Indian Coal Company Issues 100 Megawatt Solar Power Tender
Government-owned companies in India are steaming ahead with large-scale solar and wind energy tenders in order to help meet the now-ambitious looking installation targets of 175 gigawatts by March 2022.
Indian Coal Mining Companies Plan $1.6 Billion Solar Investment
The world’s largest coal mining company, Coal India Limited (CIL), and India’s largest lignite mining company, NLC India Limited (NIL), have announced a joint venture to set up 3 gigawatts of solar power capacity. Apart from the solar power capacity, the two companies will also cooperate on setting up 2 gigawatts of coal-based power capacity.
Indian Coal Mining Company Tenders 150 Megawatts Of Solar
A major coal mining company in India has issued a tender to develop solar power projects worth 150 megawatts of capacity. The tender will be awarded for engineering, procurement, and commissioning work, in addition to 10 years of operations and maintenance contract.
Indian Coal Miner Plans 550 Megawatt Solar Projects To Power Operations
A subsidiary of the world’s largest coal mining company is planning to set up large-scale solar projects to source electricity for its operations — oh the irony!
