Saturday, December 27, 2014: Oil India, a Navratna company, has completed the installation and commissioning of 5MW solar power plant in Raghwa in Ramgarh district of Rajasthan.
OIL which has been a key player in developing small captive use plants, this is its first venture into grid connected plant.
The 5MW Solar Power Plant at Raghwa, Ramgarh with the Polycrystalline Technology was setup at a total cost of Rs 414.9 million with an O&M contract for 25 years for an amount of Rs 206.3 million. The plant consisting of 20408 solar modules each having a capacity of 245 watts, has been contributing towards the growing energy needs of our country since its commissioning. An over head transmission line of 11.49 kms has been constructed to feed in the generated power to the discom Grid.
The project was completed in 118 days.
Additionally, N K Bharali, director- HR&BD, Oil India Limited, OIL’s upcoming project of 9MW solar sower plant at the same site at Ramgarh, will be completed by next year.
