GESCOM Seeks Bids to Empanel Agencies for 10 MW Solar Project

• Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited (GESCOM) has actually invited Expression of Interest (EoI) for the empanelment of agencies for a 10 MW rooftop solar project in Karnataka.
• The deadline for bid submission is September 24, 2021, at 5 p.m.

Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited (GESCOM) has welcomed Expression of Interest (EoI) for the empanelment of agencies for a 10 MW roof solar project in Karnataka.

The range of the project includes the design, supply, installment & appointing of solar RTPV grid-connected nuclear power plant aggregating 10 MW on the roofs of residential buildings & team real estate societies (GHS)/ domestic welfare organizations (RWA) situated in metropolitan as well as rural areas in the jurisdiction of GESCOM.

GESCOM covers 7 areas-- Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal, Ballari & Vijayanagara-- under Net Metering plan, including a Yearly Upkeep Contract for a period of 5 years under "SOURA GRUHA YOJANE (SGY)" for FY 2021-22.

Crucial information for the submission of the EoI are given listed below:

The prospective buyer can view/download the tender papers including the tender notification, invite to bidders, extent of job, bidding process files, basic conditions of agreement, erection conditions of agreement, annexure and technical requirements from the web site http://eproc.karnataka.gov.in.

In March this year, Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL) launched the "Karnataka Renewable Energy Policy 2021-26" draft to reinforce the renewable energy markets in the state.

As Karnataka is just one of the leading states in the RE sector in the country and has a generation ability of regarding 15,037 MW, the KREDL has prepared the policy with an aim to promote 20 GW of eco-friendly projects in the state.

The policy has been composed with its primary goals:

• To promote the development of 20 GW of RE projects with or without energy storage space systems in the state, including 2 GW of roof solar PV projects. The policy aims to attain the RPO (eco-friendly purchase responsibilities targets as specified by Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC).
• The policy caters to the development of Renewable Energy Parks including crossbreed parks in the state, the development of wind-solar hybrid projects, and the development of floating solar including hybridization of drifting solar with existing hydro terminals.