(a) whether Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) proposes to start off with a 10 MW solar photovoltaic
(PV) under National Solar Mission;
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the areas in which the company is exploring sites for its solar
PV project; and
(c) the time by which the project will be finalized?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)
(a) & (b): Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) is examining the feasibility of setting up a
5-10 Mega Watt (MW) grid connected Solar Power Photovoltaic (PV) project under National Solar Mission
in the State of Gujarat and Rajasthan and some of its own installations.
(c): No time limit has been fixed to finalize the project. However, it would be ONGC’s endeavour
to finalize the project at the earliest.