Assam to implement 7 MW of rooftop solar projects on social and institutional buildings
By Shopify API · Published 29/8/2018
The Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL)
has issued a tender for 7 MW of grid-connected solar rooftop projects for
social and institutional buildings in the state. The projects will be developed
under the RESCO model.
These rooftop projects will be developed under the
central financial assistance (CFA) program of the ministry of New and Renewable
Energy (MNRE).
Recently, the president of India had approved the
launch of the second phase of the grid-connected rooftop solar program in
India. Under phase-II, 38 GW of grid-connected rooftop solar PV capacity is
expected to be installed. The central government will provide Rs.118.14 billion
as CFA for capacity building, service charges and incentives to distribution
companies (DISCOMs).
The last date for the submission of bids for this
Assam tender is March 28, 2019. The techno-commercial bid will be open on March
29, 2019. The auction is slated to take place on april 8, 2019.
According to the tender document, schools, health
institutions, medical colleges and universities will fall under the
institutional buildings; whereas community centers, welfare homes, senior
citizen homes, and orphanages will come under social sector buildings for the
installation of the projects.
Recently, the Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda
Sonowal laid the foundation stone of the 70 MW Amguri Solar Park in Sivasagar
district. The Assam Power Generation Corporation Ltd (APGCL) had issued a
Request for the proposal for the development the grid-connected solar
photovoltaic projects in Amguri Solar Park in the state in January 2019.
The projects will be developed on a build-own-operate
basis for the procurement of solar power by Assam Power Distribution Company
Limited (APDCL) for 25 years.
In June 2018, the APDCL had auctioned 85 MW of
grid-connected solar projects to be developed across Assam. APDCL had awarded
75 MW of grid-connected solar PV projects to Azure Power and 10 MW of
grid-connected solar PV projects to Maheswari Mining and Energy Pvt. Ltd.