UPNEDA Transfer To Launch 106 MW Solar Plants Under PM KUSUM

• The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) has actually issued a tender inviting bids for 106 MW of solar plants under the PM KUSUM system. The plan, while largely concentrated on solar pumps at first, was increased later on to include solar plants too.

The tender welcomes bids for plant sizes ranging from 0.5 MW/ 1 MW/ 1.5 MW/ 2 MW (AC) ability on Barren/uncultivable or agriculture land, Pasturelands and Marshlands of farmers falling within a distance of 5 KM from selected 33/11 KV substations.

The tariff based competitive bidding process needs prospective buyers to participate in the Request for Selection (RfS) for installation of Grid Connected Solar Photovoltaic Power Projects on Build-Own- operate (B-O-O) basis under the plan.

With 24 substations and their neighbouring areas available, the tender specifically restricts a single bidder for bidding beyond 2 MW.

The last date for submitting proposals is June 15, with an EMD need of Rs 5000 per MW plus GST. (Rs 5900 per MW).

A firm land lease agreement with a farer of team of farmers/ farmer bodies is a pre-requisite, with the state discom taking no obligation for arranging land or imposing such arrangement.

The appointing/ arranged day for beginning of the project has actually been set at year from the date of concern of letter of allotment to an effective prospective buyer.

The UPNEDA step comes with a fascinating time, with the state still under major hazard of seeing a large influence from the second wave of corona pandemic. To that degree, one is not truly certain to that degree vital project deadlines will certainly be fulfilled, and with bidding effectively restricted to smaller firms, one wonders about their ability to lobby properly in case of problems encountered.

On the other hand, the state has actually been a laggard when it come to Solar PV projects and also ability, and also these tiny projects will certainly be a great testing ground to see prospective as well as interest.