Telangana Issues Tender For Rooftop Solar Projects worth 31.12 MW

The Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation (TSREDCO) has announced that it has released a tender for the development of 31.12 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar PV system scheme in Telangana under Net Metering or Captive through RESCO mode.

The solar rooftop systems will be developed on unused building rooftops of pump houses, reservoirs (GLSRs), STPs, WTPs and office buildings of Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewage Board (HMWSSB).

The last date of bid submission is April 8, 2019, and the pre-qualification and technical bid opening date is April 12, 2019. The price bids will be opened on April 16, 2019. A pre-bid meeting has been planned for March 15, 2019, to address the apprehensions raised by the prospective bidders.

The scope of the work would principally cover, site survey of rooftops of identified buildings, site visit, solar potential assessment, conclusion of feasibility for identified locations, design, engineering, manufacture, supply, storage, civil work, erection, testing, commissioning, ensuring net metering as per the state policies, quality control of the grid connected rooftop Solar PV Project including operation and maintenance (O&M) of the project for a period of 25 years under RESCO mode after commissioning of project.

All bidders must submit an Earnest Money Deposit of Rs 10 lakh per MW of bid capacity along with their bids.