Indian Trains tenders 1 GW of ground-mounted solar jobs

• Developers have till June 30 to lodge quotes to develop plots of solar capacity throughout the national rail network paying no more than Rs2.71/ kWh for the electrical power created under a 25-year agreement.

The Railway Power Administration Company joint endeavor created by Indian Railways and also engineering consultancy Ceremonies Ltd has actually invited bids for the development of 1 GW of solar generation ability on the state rail company's land.

Bidding process is open up until June 30, there is an electrical energy tariff ceiling of Rs2.71/ kWh as well as bidders must lodge a Rs10 lakh financial institution assurance.

The solar capacity will be packaged up right into separate areas with agreements awarded via competitive bidding process and also an online reverse auction. Effective bidders will secure 25-year power purchase arrangements.

The grid-connected solar tasks can be developed on single websites or subdivided into various areas within a state as long as they have a minimum 5 MW capacity. Connectivity as well as lasting access up until the power distribution factor of each center will be the obligation of the programmers as well as 50 MW-plus plants are required to be attached to nationwide power transmission system driver the Power Grid Corporation in India. Smaller sized projects can be linked to state transmission utilities.

Solar modules used in the projects have to meet IEC standards-- IEC 61215 for crystalline silicon panels, IEC 61646 for slim film products as well as IEC 62108 for concentrator PV systems-- or the equivalent Bureau of Indian Requirements score. The components should consist of guarantees of peak result power level assuring no less than 90% of efficiency after ten years as well as 80% after 25.

The inverters and power conditioning systems utilized should be warrantied for 5 years.