State-owned CIL on Thursday said its subsidiary Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL) has joined hands with power major NTPC NSE -0.87 % to install a 50 MW solar power project in Madhya Pradesh. This is the first ground mounted solar project of NCL NSE 0.44 % for which project consultant NTPC has invited bids with a pre-bid date set on October 7 and tender opening date on October 22, Coal India NSE -0.60 % (CIL) said in a statement.
“In a bid to promote green energy, Coal India Limited arm Northern Coalfields Limited has joined hands with NTPC to install a 50 MW solar power project at Nigahi coal mines of NCL in Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh,” the statement said.
