Rays Power Infra, an ISO 9001 and 14001 certified company and one of the largest private solar park owners in the country, has bagged the tender of 1-MW solar power project in Odisha for Steel Authority of India (SAI). The project would be set up over 4 acres of land at Rourkela steel plant in Sundergarh district of Odisha. Under the agreement, Rays Power Infra would provide all the services regarding engineering, procurement and construction. The construction of the project is expected to begin in October 2014, with completion in less than four months.
Rourkela steel plant, where the proposed solar plant would be constructed, is the first-ever integrated steel plant in India. Initially, it was set up with an installed capacity of 1 million tonnes which was enhanced to 1.9 million tonnes later. At present, the capacity of the plant is being upgraded to 4.5 MTPA of crude steel.
Speaking on the occasion, Ketan Mehta, Director Operations, Rays Power Infra Pvt. Ltd., said, “As part of our solar plan this fiscal, we are confident in making solar power available to both the urban and rural residential as well as commercial sector in Odisha.”
