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					</table><p><a href="https://ampin.energy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AMPIN Energy</a>, Ganeko Solar (<a href="https://www.solarpack.es/en/home-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Solarpack</a>), Inaayu Renewables (<a href="https://egreenpwr.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EverGreen Power</a>), <a href="https://www.junipergreenenergy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Juniper Green Energy</a>, <a href="https://dattainfra.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Datta Power Infra</a>, <a href="https://www.jsw.in/energy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JSW Neo Energy</a>, and <a href="https://avaada.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Avaada Energy</a> have been awarded SJVN Green Energy&#8217;s (SGEL) tender to develop 1500 MW of ISTS-connected wind and solar hybrid power projects in India.</p>
<p>AMPIN Energy, Ganeko Solar, Inaayu Renewables, Juniper Green Energy, and Datta Power Infra secured 150 MW, 300 MW, 60 MW, 150 MW, and 70 MW, respectively, at a quoted tariff of ₹3.41 (~$0.0408)/kWh.</p>
<p>JSW Neo Energy and Avaada Energy secured 350 MW and 470 MW, respectively, at a tariff of ₹3.42 (~$0.0409)/kWh.</p>
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<p>The tender was <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/sjvn-green-connected-wind-solar-hybrid-projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">floated</a> in February this year.</p>
<p>SJVN will enter into a 25-year power purchase agreement with the successful bidders to procure power from the wind and solar hybrid projects.</p>
<p>As an intermediary nodal agency, SJVN will facilitate the procurement of power from hybrid power developers or generators and sell it to various entities within India.</p>
<p>No separate central financial assistance is anticipated for these projects.</p>
<p>The tender had specified that bidders must offer a minimum of 50 MW of power for ISTS-connected projects, with at least 33% of the total contracted capacity coming from either wind or solar and a maximum of 750 MW.</p>
<p>The projects will use only commercially established and operational technologies to mitigate technology risks and ensure timely commissioning.</p>
<p>Wind turbines must be type-certified models listed in the Revised List of Models and Manufacturers by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, and solar photovoltaic modules must be included in List-I under the Approved Models and Manufacturers of Solar Photovoltaic Modules.</p>
<p>Recently, SGEL also <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/sjvn-subsidiary-invites-bids-solar-modules" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids for the manufacture and supply of solar photovoltaic  modules with a capacity of 376.60 MW for the GUVNL (Phase-XIV) solar power project.</p>
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AMPIN, Juniper, JSW, Avaada Among Winners in SJVN’s 1.5 GW Hybrid Power Auction


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					</table><p><a href="https://www.fichtner.co.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fichtner Consulting Engineers</a> has been awarded a consultancy contract by Assam Power Distribution Company (<a href="https://www.apdcl.org/website/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">APDCL</a>) to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for a 1 GW grid-connected solar project in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam.</p>
<p>Fichtner India, a subsidiary of Germany-based Fichtner GmbH,  provides comprehensive engineering solutions covering the energy, environment, water, and infrastructure sectors.</p>
<p>The company had quoted a contract value of ~₹27 million (~$329,554) for the consultancy services.</p>
<p>APDCL <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/assam-consultancy-tender-1-gw-solar-project" target="_blank" rel="noopener">floated</a> the tender in November last year. The tender received technical bids from five companies, of which all qualified for financial bids.</p>
<p>The contract was awarded to Fichtner Consulting Engineers post the technical and financial evaluation.</p>
<p>The project will be developed under the ‘Mukhya Mantri Sauro Shakti Prokolpo’ program and funded by the Asian Development Bank.</p>
<p>Fichtner must prepare a DPR, which provides an analysis of the land topography, water, and a detailed master plan to suit the requirement of the solar project. DPR must also include details of all the infrastructure facilities, including solar modules, mounting structure, power conditioning unit, transformer, and power evacuation network.</p>
<p>The company must submit a preliminary report within 15 days of the letter of award. The draft DPR must be submitted by the 25<sup>th</sup> day, and the final DPR within 30 days.</p>
<p>The company has previously worked as a project management consultant for Gujarat Industries Power Company, Gujarat State Electricity Corporation, among others.</p>
<p>In March, Assam Cabinet <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/assam-approves-620-mw-renewable-energy-projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">granted</a> initial approval for establishing renewable energy projects totaling 620 MW through a joint venture between the Assam Power Generation Corporation and Oil India. Among the projects are three agrivoltaic projects with a combined capacity of 250 MW, two floating solar projects with a combined capacity of 110 MW, and two ground-mounted solar projects with a combined capacity of 260 MW.</p>
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Fichtner Consulting Wins APDCL’s Consultancy Tender for 1 GW Solar Project


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					</table><p>Hyderabad-based Jayram Industries India (<a href="http://jiipl.com/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JIIPL</a>) has been awarded a contract by Bharat Heavy Electricals (<a href="https://www.bhel.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BHEL</a>) for operating and maintaining a 65 MW solar power project located in Neyveli, Tamil Nadu, for 19 months.</p>
<p>The tender was <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/bhel-om-65-mw-solar-tamil-nadu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">floated</a> in May 2023 by BHEL for the project, which is owned by <a href="https://www.nlcindia.in/new_website/index.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NLC India</a>. The tender received technical bids from nine companies, of which four qualified for financial bids, and the contract was awarded to Jayram Industries.</p>
<p>The turnkey service provider will be responsible for hiring maintenance personnel to perform tasks such as solar panel cleaning, vegetation removal, outer yard HT maintenance, and transformer oil filtration.</p>
<p>According to the tender, the JIIPL should erect and commission all the equipment and auxiliaries per the sequence and methodology prescribed by BHEL, depending on the technical requirements.</p>
<p>It also specified that if JIIPL fails to maintain the required progress of work, which results in a delay in the completion of the work, BHEL will have the right to impose liquidated damages at the rate of 0.5% of the contract value per week of delay or part thereof, subject to a maximum of 10% of the contract value.</p>
<p>According to the company, the project represents the largest undertaking for JIIPL in terms of comprehensive operation and maintenance (O&amp;M) work.</p>
<p>JIIPL has set a goal of achieving a cumulative O&amp;M portfolio of 500 MW by 2024.</p>
<p>For the current year, JIIPL has set a target to undertake cumulative EPC works of 30 MW throughout the country.</p>
<p>The company’s customer base comprises prestigious organizations such as the Airport Authority of India, India SME Technology Services, Indian Railways, NTPC, NLC, Singareni Collieries Company, BHEL, and various private developers.</p>
<p>In March, BHEL <a href="https://www.mercoyears.com/bhel-om-tender-100-mw-solar-project-gujarat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited </a>bids for the O&amp;M of 100 MW solar projects for the Gujarat State Electricity Corporation at Raghanesda solar park for ten years.</p>
<p>Earlier, BHEL <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/bhel-om-tender-12-5-mw-solar-projects-tamil-nadu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids for the O&amp;M of 12.5 MW of solar projects installed at its Trichy facility for one year.</p>
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Jayram Industries Wins O&M Contract for BHEL’s 65 MW Solar Project


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					</table><p><a href="https://www.solararise.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SolarArise</a><a href="https://sjvn.nic.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">, SJVN</a> Green Energy, and Tata Power Renewable Energy (<a href="https://www.tatapowerrenewables.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TPREL</a>) were declared the winners of the auction conducted by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (<a href="https://www.mahadiscom.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MSEDCL</a>) to procure 500 MW of power on a long-term basis from Phase IX of grid-connected intrastate solar projects.</p>
<p>SolarArise quoted ₹2.90 (~$0.035)/kWh and won the capacity of 100 MW followed by SJVN Green Energy which won 200 MW by quoting a price of ₹2.95 (~$0.036)/kWh.</p>
<p>Although Tata Power Renewable Energy bid 300 MW, it was allocated 200 MW after quoting ₹2.97 (~$0.0364)/kWh under the bucket-filling method.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-45712" src="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Auction-Results-for-MSEDCLs-500-MW-Solar-Projects-Phase-IX.png" alt="Auction Results for MSEDCL's 500 MW Solar Projects - Phase IX" width="600" height="221" srcset="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Auction-Results-for-MSEDCLs-500-MW-Solar-Projects-Phase-IX.png 1287w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Auction-Results-for-MSEDCLs-500-MW-Solar-Projects-Phase-IX-300x110.png 300w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Auction-Results-for-MSEDCLs-500-MW-Solar-Projects-Phase-IX-768x283.png 768w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Auction-Results-for-MSEDCLs-500-MW-Solar-Projects-Phase-IX-650x239.png 650w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Auction-Results-for-MSEDCLs-500-MW-Solar-Projects-Phase-IX-624x230.png 624w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Auction-Results-for-MSEDCLs-500-MW-Solar-Projects-Phase-IX-600x221.png 600w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p>
<p>MSEDCL <a href="https://mercomindia.com/msedcl-bids-procure-500-mw-intrastate-solar-projects/">floated</a> the tender in October this year to procure 500 MW of solar power on a long-term basis.</p>
<p>The terms of tender mandated that the successful bidders would use only commercially established and operational technologies for the above projects as mandated by MSEDCL, to minimize the technology risk and ensure timely commissioning.</p>
<p>MSEDCL would now sign a power purchase agreement (PPA) with SolarArise, SJVN Green Energy, and TPREL for 25 years from the scheduled date of commercial operation.</p>
<p>The three winners will ensure that the solar modules installed in the project are warranted for peak output wattage, which should not be less than 90% at the end of 10 years and 80% at the end of 25 years from the date of commercial operation of the project.</p>
<p>The winners of the auction will be responsible for maintaining the declared capacity utilization factor (CUF) which should not be less than 19% over a year.</p>
<p>The developers must also maintain generation to achieve yearly CUF within +10% and -15% of the declared value until the end of 10 years from the date of commercial operation.</p>
<p>In September, NTPC Renewable Energy Limited and Avaada Energy were <a href="https://mercomindia.com/ntpc-avaada-winners-msedcls-500-mw-solar-auction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declared</a> winners in MSEDCL’s auction to procure 500 MW of grid-connected inter or intrastate solar projects (Phase-VIII) on a long-term basis. NTPC Renewable Energy quoted ₹2.82 (~$0.035)/kWh and won 200 MW while Avaada quoted ₹2.83 (~$0.035)/ kWh for 500 MW but was awarded 300 MW under the bucket filling method.</p>


SolarArise, SJVN Green Energy, and Tata Power Renewables Win MSEDCL’s 500 MW Solar Auction

<p>The 200 MW grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) auction conducted by Grid Corporation of Odisha (<a href="http://www.gridco.co.in/View/Home.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GRIDCO</a>) is in troubled waters.</p>
<p>Per a GRIDCO official, “The L2, L3, L4 and L5 bidders have been asked to match the lowest  (L1) tariff of <a href="https://mercomindia.com/l1-tariff-2-79-gridco-200-mw-solar-auction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">₹2.79 (~$0.0406 )/kWh</a> as the difference between the tariffs is more than ₹0.40 (~$0.0057)/kWh.”</p>
<p>Further elaborating, the GRIDCO official said, “We buy solar power from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) at ₹2.57 (~$0.036)/kWh, ₹2.81 (~$0.0402)/kWh. Our board is of the opinion that tariff above ₹3 (~$0.0429)/kWh mark is not financially feasible for GRIDCO. If such a tariff prevails, then GRIDCO would scrap the capacities for the other bidders.”</p>
<p>The GRIDCO official further informed that the L1 bidder Aditya Birla Renewables was issued a letter on August 20, 2018. So, we are confident of going ahead with this capacity. Also, this tender had a greenshoe option for 100 MW. We are confident the L1 bidder Aditya Birla will opt for that too.</p>
<p>Talking about the other successful bidders from the auction, the GRIDCO official said, “ACME Power has asked for some more time so that their management can recalculate and see whether they can match the L1 tariff. They recently got a project for ₹2.44 (~$0.0349)/kWh, so we have some hope from them.”</p>
<p>“Sukbir Agro from Punjab has also asked for some more time to arrive at a decision. The other two winners haven’t shown any interest after receiving communication from us,” added the GRIDCO official.</p>
<p>The capacity was tendered by GRIDCO in <a href="https://mercomindia.com/gridco-200mw-solar-tender-odisha/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">April 2018</a>. The tender was <a href="https://mercomindia.com/gridco-solar-tender-oversubscribed-4-times/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">oversubscribed</a> by almost four times.  Per Mercom’s <a href="https://mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-project-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India Solar Project Tracker</a>, in the auction, Aditya Birla Renewables had quoted ₹2.79 (~$0.0406)/kWh to develop 75 MW of solar PV capacity. Sukhbir Agro bid ₹3.19 (~$0.0464)/kWh to develop 25 MW, Gupta Power quoted the same tariff to develop 20 MW. Even Eden Renewables quoted ₹3.19 (~$0.0464)/kWh to develop 50 MW. ACME Solar quoted a tariff of ₹3.20 (~$0.0466)/kWh to develop 50 MW.</p>


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