Jayram Industries has won NTPC’s auction for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of a 4 MW solar project with a 1.25 MWh battery storage system for two years at the NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA) building in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

The 4 MW microgrid will power NTPC NETRA’s Phase I and II buildings, the hostel building, and support some pilot projects and installations.

A microgrid is a localized electricity distribution network that includes solar panels for generation and battery energy storage for storing excess energy. The microgrid can operate independently of the main grid.

The tender was floated in November last year.

The O&M period can be extended by six months at NTPC’s discretion.

The successful bidder will be responsible for O&M of the solar projects and battery energy storage systems, operating round-the-clock in shifts, and for cleaning inverters, power conversion systems, inverter-duty transformers, and panels using an air blower at scheduled intervals.

Jayram Industries must ensure an uninterrupted power supply to all loads of the NETRA complex. It must also submit daily and monthly generation reports from the projects to NTPC.

In addition to the 4 MW solar-plus-BESS project, Noida Power Company is supplying power to the NETRA complex at 33 kV.

Last December, NTPC Green Energy issued a tender for comprehensive O&M services for its 540 MW solar projects in Nokhra and Devikot, Rajasthan, for three years. The tender covered the 300 MW Nokhra Solar Project located in Bikaner district and the 240 MW Devikot Project in the Jaisalmer district.

Earlier, VSL Renewable Services won the O&M contract for 810 MWp of NTPC Green Energy’s 1,864 MW solar power projects in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan.

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