Union Minister stresses the need for self-sufficiency in power generation

Union Minister stresses the need for  self-sufficiency in power generation
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Union minister for steel Chaudhary Birender Singh dedicated 120 mw power plant to the nation at a function held in the steel township here on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, the minister highlighted the need to be self-sufficient in power generation and lauded RINL for making progress in this direction.

Visakhapatnam: Union minister for steel Chaudhary Birender Singh dedicated 120 mw power plant to the nation at a function held in the steel township here on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, the minister highlighted the need to be self-sufficient in power generation and lauded RINL for making progress in this direction.

Highlights:

  • Dedicates 120 MW power plant at Vizag steel plant to nation
  • Suggests to the top brass of plant to seize the opportunity to supply steel for capital constrcution

Singh said there was a perceptual change in the consumption of coal with setting up more non-conventional power plants using wind and solar energy. He said one lakh mw of power was being generated in the country from non-conventional energy sources and that around 3 lakh applications have been received for setting up of solar and wind power plants across the country. He said that RINL was working on Cold Rolled Grain Oriented (CRGO) technology, which would add to the reputation of the company to boost exports.

He said that RINL has many advantages of being a skilled workforce company and two major ports behind it. He advised RINL to take the advantage of the opportunity of the huge usage of steel for the construction of new capital Amaravati and other projects in the state.

Birender Singh highly commended RINL and its workforce for adopting an impressive and unique work culture and for a peaceful industrial scenario. He said that RINL was inching towards achieving international standards of efficiency and exhorted them to work relentlessly towards this end.

RINL CMD P Madhusudan in his welcome address said that latest technologies and green initiatives were implemented in setting up of the power plant and complimented the entire workforce and agencies for successful operations of the plant. With this, he said that RINL has emerged self sufficient in power generation.Earlier, the minister was accorded a guard of honour by CISF jawans on his arrival at Hill Top guest house, here on Saturday. The minister is on a two day maiden visit to the RINL.

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