Ahasolar Technologies Limited has received a work order worth Rs 11 million from Coal India Limited (CIL) to serve as the engineer and project management consultancy for a 300 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant at Gujarat Industries Power Company Limited’s (GIPCL) solar park in Khavda, Gujarat. The project is expected to be completed within 27 months.
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