Rajahastan invites bids for 1 MW solar plants

Rajahastan has invited bidders for setting up fifty 1 MW solar power plants in the state.

The invitation, which is part of the Rajasthan Solar Energy Policy 2011, will require all plants to be connected on the 11 Kv level at the discom’s 33/11kV substation in Rajasthan and supply solar energy for a period of 25 years.

According to Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited or RREC, these fifty plants will sell power directly to the procurers-- Jaipur Vidhyut Vitran Nigam Limited, Ajmer Vidhyut Vitran Nigam Limited and Jodhpur Vidhyut Vitran Nigam Limited.

Bidders are free to choose any Solar PV power generation technology. These include crystalline silicon solar cell modules, thin film modules, concentrated PV modules, or any other technology manufactured in India or imported.

However, under phase -1, RREC has proposed to promote only commercially established and operational technologies to minimize the technology risk, and to achieve the commissioning of the projects in the state.

The tariff payable by procurers, according to RREC, will be the one that has been arrived at after the discount in generic tariff declared by Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission, as per the terms and conditions of the PPA.