Rourkela, June 24 -- Odisha's premier technical education institute - National Institute of Technology (NIT) - in the Steel City has decided to use renewable source of energy in the form of solar power.

The institute signed an agreement to execute the plans for rooftop installations.

The Chief Executive Officer of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) Deepak Chattraj laid the foundation stone for 1020 kWp rooftop solar power plant in the campus today in the presence of the director of NITR professor Animesh Biswas.

Speaking to media director professor Biswas said, "NIT Rourkela has executed a power purchase agreement with M/S Azure Power Rooftop private limited for installation and operation of the solar photovoltaic power plant of capacity of 10...