Singareni Collieries said this week it will begin developing floating solar projects, starting with installations totalling 500 MW, co-ordinated with the Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Department (TSRED), which has already run a feasibility study. The Singareni Collieries is a coal mining company which also owns some coal plants. It is 51% owned by Telangana state, and 49% by the federal government, and produces 9% of national coal output. Like several other coal and fossil fuel companies in India, it has begun to deal in renewables, engaging with solar last year – it expects to have 220 MW ground-based PV installed by the end of August. It is now considering whether to have all 500 MW floating solar capacity installed…