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					</table><p>The Solar Energy Corporation of India (<a href="https://www.seci.co.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SECI</a>) has issued the list of state-wise empaneled vendors for the design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of up to 5 MW of rooftop and ground-mounted solar power projects.</p>
<p>The projects will be developed under two categories:</p>
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<li>Category A: For the residential sector on behalf of the state implementing agencies.</li>
<li>Category B: For government organizations under capital expenditure (CAPEX) and renewable energy service company (RESCO) models.</li>
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<p>SECI has empaneled a total of 23 rooftop solar installers under Category A. Under Category B – CAPEX model, 27 installers for the CAPEX model and 16 for the RESCO model have been enlisted. The rooftop solar installers were empaneled state-wise.</p>
<p>SECI had <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/seci-empanelment-5-mw-solar-projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">floated</a> the tender in March this year.</p>
<p>The empaneled vendors must also oversee the comprehensive operation and maintenance of the projects for five years.</p>
<p><strong>Category A </strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong>The empaneled vendors for Category A are: Ganesh Electricals with Trom Industries, Gensol Engineering, Ghanpriya Energy Solutions, GK Energy Marketers, Pegasus Power and Infra, Solarium Green Energy, SPRM Energy Infrastructure, Goldi Solar, MITCON Consultancy and Engineering Services, SUGS Lloyd, Moopens Energy Solutions, Shri Badrinath Vaikalpik Urja, Prudential Green Energy, ECE India Energies, GosolarPower Systems, Solarium Green Energy, Xpanz Energy Solutions, Gupta Industrial Maintenance Services, Oneindig Technologies, Ranjan Industries, KLK Ventures, Greenroof Solar, and HFM Solar Power.</p>
<p>Under Category A, the second stage bidding process will be carried out by the state implementing agency, which will approve and sanction projects.</p>
<p><strong>Category B </strong></p>
<p>The empaneled vendors for Category B under the CAPEX Model are: Enerture Technologies, Ganesh Electricals, Gensol Engineering, GK Energy Marketers, HFM Solar Power, Pegasus Power and Infra, Prudential Green Energy, Sunpower Solutions, Solarium Green Energy, SPRM Energy Infrastructure, Trilig Energy, Kalpa Power, Manikaran Renewables, MITOCON Consultancy and Engineering Services, Start Solar, Subhash Infraengineers, Moopens Energy Solutions, Shri Badrinath Vaikalpik Urja, Xpanz Energy Solutions, ECE India Energies, Gosolar Power Systems, Somaya Solar Solutions, Gupta Industrial Maintenance Services, Oneindig Technologies, Diwakar Renewable and Infra, Goldi Solar, and Oakridge Energy.</p>
<p>The empaneled vendors for Category B under the RESCO model are: Ganesh Electricals, Gensol Engineering, GK Energy Marketers, HFM Solar Power, Prudential Green Energy, Sunpower Solutions, SPRM Energy Infrastructure, Trilig Energy, Oriana Power, Moopens Energy Solutions, Subhash Infraengineers, Diwakar Renewable and Infra, Oakridge Energy, Oneindig Technologies, Oriana Power, and Somaya Solar Solutions.</p>
<p>The first stage of the bidding process for Category B will involve issuing a limited tender to empaneled vendors. The bids submitted will be scrutinized to evaluate the techno-commercial eligibility of the bidders. They will then be evaluated based on the tariff quoted by the bidder in the electronic form of the financial bid.</p>
<p>In June this year, SECI had <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/seci-empanels-six-installers-50-mw-rooftop-systems" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> the list of empaneled engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors for 50 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems on government buildings across various states under the RESCO model. SECI allotted 16.48 MW out of the total capacity of 50 MW.</p>
<p>According to Mercom’s <a href="https://mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-project-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India Solar Tender Tracker</a>, SECI has so far floated tenders for 1.3 GW of rooftop solar projects.</p>


SECI Releases List of Empaneled Vendors for 5 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects


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					</table><p><a href="https://www.gailonline.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GAIL (India)</a> has invited bids for the design, supply, construction, erection, testing, and commissioning of 600 MW (6 x 100 MW) of solar power projects at the Khavda Solar Park in the Kutch region of Gujarat.</p>
<p>The successful bidder will also undertake the project&#8217;s operation and maintenance (O&amp;M) for ten years.</p>
<p>Only vendors empaneled by GAIL are allowed to participate in this tender. The contractors must commission each of these projects within 15 months of signing the agreement.</p>
<p>The last date to submit the bids is December 7, 2022. Bids will be opened the following day.</p>
<p>Bidders will have to submit ₹2.5 million (~$30,778) as an earnest money deposit.</p>
<p>The successful bidder will have to furnish an amount equivalent to 3% of the contract value as a contract performance security.</p>
<p>The successful bidder should submit a bank guarantee of ₹1 million (~$12,315)/MW of DC capacity. The solar modules issued by the manufacturer in favor of GAIL should be valid for 25 years and 90 days.</p>
<p>The solar modules should have a performance warranty to deliver more than 90% during the first ten years and more than 80% during the next 15 years. Further, the modules should have a performance warranty above 98% during the first year of installation.</p>
<p>The degradation of solar modules for the first year should be limited to 2.5 % for polycrystalline modules and 3% for monocrystalline modules. It should not be more than 0.7% in any subsequent year for polycrystalline and monocrystalline modules.</p>
<p>If the bidder anticipates any degradation of the modules more than the allowed limit during the first year and any other subsequent years, they will have to provide an additional capacity of modules to help meet guaranteed generation during the entire O&amp;M period to avoid liquidated damages.</p>
<p>In August this year, GAIL <a href="https://mercomindia.com/gail-project-management-10-mw-solar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids to hire a project management consultant (PMC) to set up a 10 MW ground-mounted solar power project at GAIL’s Vijaipur Complex in the Guna District of Madhya Pradesh.</p>
<p>Earlier, GAIL had <a href="https://mercomindia.com/gail-empanel-solar-epc-om-service/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issued</a> a notice to empanel solar engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors and operation and maintenance (O&amp;M) service providers.</p>
<p>Subscribe to Mercom’s <a href="https://mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-tender-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India Solar Tender Tracker</a> to stay on top of tender activity in real time.</p>


GAIL Invites Bids for 600 MW of Solar Projects in Gujarat

<p>The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (<a href="http://gercin.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GERC</a>) has issued an expression of interest (EoI) from National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accredited electric meter testing laboratories for empanelment by GERC as independent third-party meter testing laboratory in the state. The deadline to submit EoI is April 20, 2019.</p>
<p>Interested meter testing laboratories must submit a technical proposal with a valid accreditation letter from the <a href="https://www.nabl-india.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NABL</a> for meter testing. They are also required to submit a schedule of charges for single phase and three phase meters, testing of CT/PT units, the number of such meters tested during the past five years, independent third-party meter testing accreditation of other state electricity regulatory commissions. Current Transformers (CT) are generally used for current measurement, and potential transformers (PT) are used for voltage measurement.</p>
<p>The state commission is of the view that there is a need to have third-party electric meter testing facilities in Gujarat to protect the interests of consumers. So far, the GERC has empaneled three NABL accredited laboratories situated at Gandhinagar, Vadodara, and Udaipur as third-party meter testing facilities.</p>
<p>When contacted, a GERC official said, “A large number of people will be added to the grid, and therefore a vast number of energy meters need to be installed. With huge demand, there arises a need for testing centers and facilities, and this is why we have come up with this notice.”</p>
<p>“It will become much more convenient for consumers to get their meters checked,” added the GERC official.</p>
<p>After the launch of Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojna (<a href="http://saubhagya.gov.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SAUBHAGYA</a>) program, by January 2019, all unelectrified households in Gujarat were electrified, according to data provided by the government at the <a href="http://saubhagya.gov.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SAUBHAGYA</a> dashboard. The electrification has led to a significant increase in the number of metered consumers across the state and consequently, the services of meter testing laboratories. <a href="https://mercomindia.com/pm-modi-saubhagya-deadline-missed-december/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mercom previously reported</a> that the SAUBHAGYA program missed its December 2018 deadline by a narrow margin.</p>
<p>Mercom <a href="https://mercomindia.com/government-electricity-meters-smart-prepaid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously reported</a> that starting from April 2019, the government has planned to replace all existing electricity meters in the country with smart prepaid meters. The process of switching over is expected to take nearly three years. This initiative by the <a href="https://powermin.nic.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ministry of Power</a> is expected to reduce the aggregate technical and commercial (AT&amp;C) losses, improve the financial health of distribution companies, incentivize energy conservation, and make bill payments hassle-free and environmentally friendly by doing away with the paper copies. This move is also likely to help low-income consumers as they would not need to pay the entire month’s bill at a time.</p>
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