Complete solar plant projects on time: SCCL CMD
SCCL Chairman and Managing Director N. Balaram reviewed the progress of construction of solar power plants at a meeting held here on Thursday. He instructed the agencies to complete the power plants, sanctioned under Phase-I and II, by October.
He stated that 54.5 megawatt capacity plants out of 300 MW planned in the first phase and 67.5 MW out of 240 MW taken up in the second phase were yet to be completed.
He expressed dismay over the delay in the construction of the sanctioned plants and cautioned the agencies of severe action for further delay in the completion of works. He pointed out that the contract agencies were delaying the works, though there was no delay in payment of bills for completed works by SCCL.
The CMD also cautioned the officials of Singareni over not getting the work done in time by contract agencies, saying such delays would reflect as remarks in their service records. He directed them to complete the battery energy storage system (BESS), being established at 28 MW solar plant at Mandamarri, by August.
On the 32.75 MW roof-top solar power plants sanctioned under Surya Ghar Yojana on the buildings of SCCL, the CMD told the officials to complete the installation by December-end.
Director of the company D. Satyanarayana Rao (E&M), Executive Director (Coal Movement) Sd. M. Subhani, General Manager (Solar) B. Seetharamam and others participated in the meeting.
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