MIDHANI Sets up 4 MW Solar Power Plant

The solar power plant is spread over 20 acres of land and is expected to generate 7,000 MW hr/year of electricity with a projected saving of Rs 5 crore per year and reduction of 5,600 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year.

State-owned Mishra Dhatu Nigam (MIDHANI) has set up a 4 MW solar power plant with an investment of about Rs 20.36 crore.

Further, this plant was inaugurated by Dr. Ajay Kumar, Secretary (Defence Production), Union Ministry of Defence.

Moreover, the solar power plant is spread over 20 acres of land and is expected to generate 7,000 MW hr/year of electricity with a projected saving of Rs 5 crore per year and reduction of 5,600 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year.

Additionally, it will cover upto 15 percent of the power requirements of the company from renewable sources and the plant is grid connected to the state discom.

Besides, Dr. Ajay Kumar has also reviewed the various projects and activities of Midhani.

The company was set up in 1973 at Hyderabad with the objective of providing the nation self reliance in strategic materials.

For over three decades now, it has been handling challenging tasks of developing alloys, taking a lead position in indigenization of critical technologies and products to render support to several programmes of National importance and hi-tech segments of Indian industry.

With inputs from Business Line