Tender Issued for Rooftop Solar Projects Worth 16.6 MW in Odisha

• The Government of Odisha will certainly carry out the growth of roof solar PV power projects with a recommended ability of 16.653 MW in 17 cities of the state.

The Government of Odisha (GoO), for establish a market for roof solar projects and also with the goal of advertising solar power in the state, has actually made a decision to embark on the growth of grid-connected roof solar PV power projects with a suggested ability of 16.653 MW on pre-selected federal government structures in 17 cities of the state.

The cities that have actually been chosen are Hirakud, Rourkela, Baripada, Burla, Balasore, Sambalpur, Balangir, Bhadrak, Bhubaneswar, Nabrangpur, Jeypore, Koraput, Sunabeda, Brahmapur, Chatrapur, Khurda, as well as Puri.

The Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Limited (GEDCOL), which is a 100 percent subsidiary of the Odisha Hydro Power Corporation Limited, has actually been marked as the primary execution company for carrying out the proposal procedure for the option of the developer(s) for the growth of the project.

Based on the tender files, the projects will certainly be established via the public-private collaboration (PPP) path on a Build-- Own-- Operate (BOO) basis, the range of help the designers will certainly additionally consist of embarking on the procedure and also upkeep (O&M) solutions for a duration of 25 years.

GRIDCO Limited, a GoO task, has actually been mandated for mass acquisition and also supply of power in the state of Odisha as well as will be the off-taker of power created from the Project. As well as will certainly authorize the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the chosen prospective buyer to buy of power created from the Project.

The last day for quote entry is April 17, 2020, and also the techno-commercial proposals will certainly be opened on April 20, 2020. A pre-bid conference has actually been set up for March 16, 2020, to attend to the problems elevated by the possible bidders.

To be qualified for taking part in the bidding procedure, the prospective buyers would certainly have experience of advancement as well as appointing of grid-connected roof solar PV power projects of a minimum of 5 MW ability as a developer of the project in the past 3 years. Economically, the prospective buyers must have a total assets not less than Rs 25 crore.