Odisha has announced a 25 MW solar power project. Solar power plant developers can bid for the project and the one that sells the power at the lowest tariff to the State will be awarded the project.
The Odisha project tender requires applicants to submit a refundable Rs 3-crore earnest money deposit. Only companies with networth not less than Rs 3 crore can apply. The successful bidder will need to provide a Rs 30-crore bank guarantee at least seven days before signing the power purchase agreement. The guarantee should be valid for 22 months from the date of submission.
Further, the tender requires the successful bidder to complete the project in 13 months from the date of signing the PPA or 15 months from the date of issue of the letter of intent, whichever occurs earlier.
The State Government will not offer any facilitation for either land or connectivity to the grid.
Typically, a 1 MW solar photovoltaic plant costs around Rs 9 crore to put up and requires 5 acres of land.
Second project
This is the second solar photovoltaic project from Odisha. The first was another 25 MW, which was won by a company called Alex Green, a subsidiary of Shree Ganesh Jewellery House Ltd. The company won by quoting a tariff of Rs 7 a unit, which is till date an unbeaten record-low in the Indian solar power industry.
Third this week
The opening of bids for the 25 MW project is the third announcement in India in the last five days.
On September 27, the Andhra Pradesh Government came out with its solar policy, which basically gave several exemptions from standard charges and refund of taxes paid on project inputs. The next day, the Gujarat Government announced a 25 MW rooftop solar initiative.
For long, solar power developers have complained of lack of “project visibility”. The three announcements have raised hopes of more solar projects coming up in India.
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Comments:
Across India, rooftop solar should be made mandatory for the following within Dec/31/2013
Parliament
State Legistrative Houses
President Home & Office
PM Home & Office
CM Home & Office
Governor Home & Office
MLAs, MPs, MLCs Home & Office
High Courts
Supreme Courts
Malls
Universities
SEZs
Large Manufacturing Plants
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My advise to Governments is only one. DONT WASTE THE LAND BELOW THE SOLAR POWER panel. Raise solar panel to some height. Allow some reflective light(from sides or from gaps) so herbal plants(not farms) and smaller trees that need lesser light can grow below Solar Power Panel. So in the competition, allow lowest tariff power with the rider of ECOLOGICAL sensitivity and they be allowed to be the winner. Air heat and mild reflected light is sufficient for some plants to survive.
Very good news for Indians.
To trap solar energy is vital & cheap to meet the ever growing need in
electricity.This should be encouraged by all the states of India.
In India all the Municipal Corporation brought Law and made it compulsory for new sanction of Building Plan. They should install
Solar Water Heating System,roof top Solar Power Plant and LED Solar
Street Light System must for getting the sanction of their Building
Plan.
The subsidy of 30% will be provided to them and sum rebate like 10-20%
in Municipal Tax subject to if they also apply for Rain Water
Harvesting connected to ground.Resulting to save ground water and
ecological balance.
The existing Multistory Building and other houses will also implement
the rules, other wise their taxes will be Double if they will fail to
implement the law with in Six months.
No Politics ! work to save the country from Natural Resources and our
next generation from financial burden.
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