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					</table><p>The Assam Cabinet has given in-principle approval for setting up 620 MW of renewable energy projects under a joint venture between the Assam Power Generation Corporation (<a href="https://www.apgcl.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">APGCL</a>) and <a href="https://www.oil-india.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oil India</a>.</p>
<p>The projects include three agrivoltaic projects with a cumulative capacity of 250 MW.</p>
<p>The seven green projects are:</p>
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<li>70 MW Sonbeel floating solar project</li>
<li>100 MW Tezpur agrivoltaic project</li>
<li>40 MW Golaghat floating solar project</li>
<li>200 MW Margherita solar project</li>
<li>50 MW Lower Kopili agrivoltaic project,</li>
<li>60 MW Chandrapur solar project</li>
<li>100 MW Batadrava agrivoltaic project</li>
</ul>
<p>These projects are expected to generate 1,733 employment opportunities during the construction and operation phases. Around 125 small producer organizations and 1,250 farmer families will also benefit from the proposed agrivoltaic projects.</p>
<p>The state cabinet also approved a proposal to set up a 70 MW solar project at Khudigaon under the Bilaspara Revenue Circle in the Dhubri district. The power would be sold to the Assam Power Distribution Company (APDCL). The project will be developed on a build, own, and operate model.</p>
<p>Last November, APDCL <a href="https://mercomindia.com/assam-consultancy-tender-1-gw-solar-project/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids from consultants to prepare a detailed project report for a 1 GW grid-connected solar project in the Karbi Anglong district. The project will be developed under the ‘Mukhya Mantri Sauro Shakti Prokolpo’ program and funded by the Asian Development Bank.</p>
<p>Earlier, SJVN Green Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SJVN, had <a href="https://mercomindia.com/sjvn-to-develop-1-gw-of-solar-projects-in-assam/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> a memorandum of understanding with APDCL to invest ₹60 billion ($728.32 million) to develop 1,000 MW of floating solar projects. The projects are expected to generate 2,192 million units (MU) in the first year after commissioning and scale up to 50,425 MU of cumulative energy over the next 25 years.</p>
<p>Also, last year, Azure Power had <a href="https://mercomindia.com/daily-news-wrap-up-azure-commissions-assams-solar-project/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> the commissioning of its 90 MW solar project in Assam, the largest in the state. The project spread across four districts – Udalguri, Boko, Nagaon, and Cachar, was commissioned in phases. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had inaugurated the project.</p>
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Assam Cabinet Approves Setting Up of 620 MW of Renewable Energy Projects

<p><a href="http://www.oil-india.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Oil India Limited</a>, a government-owned enterprise engaged in the exploration of crude oil and natural gas in India, has floated an expression of interest (EoI) for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors to set up 100 MW of solar projects in the country.</p>
<p>The last date for submitting the bids is November 27, 2020. The company did not specify an earnest money deposit (EMD) for the tender. It said the project could be set up in any state in the country.</p>
<p>The scope of work includes the design, engineering, manufacturing, testing, inspection, supply, erection, testing, and commissioning of the project with associated equipment and materials on a turnkey basis. Selected bidders must provide operations and maintenance services for the project for 25 years.</p>
<p>To be eligible to participate in the competitive bidding process, applicants must have experience undertaking projects with a similar scope of work for at least 50 MW of grid-connected solar projects. They are also expected to have successfully executed a similar project worth at least ₹1.5 billion (~$20.2 million) in the last seven years.</p>
<p>Prospective bidders must also have had an average annual turnover of at least ₹1.5 billion (~$20.2 million) in the last three financial years. They also must have had a positive net worth in the previous audited year.</p>
<p>According to the company, it has a renewable energy portfolio of 188.1 MW comprising 174.1 MW of wind projects in Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh, and two 14 MW solar projects in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.Earlier, Oil India <a href="https://mercomindia.com/oil-bidders-solar-projects-cpsu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">invited</a> prospective bidders to develop 100 MW (AC) of solar projects anywhere in India. The projects were tendered under the second phase of the central government’s CPSU program.</p>
<p>In December 2019, Oil India Limited <a href="https://mercomindia.com/oil-epc-tender-hybrid-solar-wind/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">issued</a> a tender inviting bids for EPC contractors for a hybrid project consisting of 41 MW (±5%) wind energy project and 14 MW solar project in Gujarat. The project also entailed comprehensive operation and maintenance for 25 years.</p>
<p>Solar tenders issued by all government and private entities can be accessed by subscribing to Mercom’s India Solar <a href="https://mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-tender-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tender Tracker</a>.</p>
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