Bridge To India Blog Madhya Pradesh issues an innovative rooftop solar tender

Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (MPUVNL), in partnership with the World Bank, has issued a 28 MW rooftop solar tender under the OPEX model. The tender has been re-issued but the capacity has been revised down from 40 MW earlier after conducting site surveys. The proposed capacity is expected to be deployed across a range of buildings belonging to state government educational institutions (55%), central government institutions (18%), other state government institutions (15%) and private institutions (12%). The selected bidders are required to design, install, finance, own and operate the systems for 25 years. In addition to 30%/ 25% capital subsidy provided by central government for private institutions and government buildings respectively, the state government is offering an additional subsidy of 20%. Learning lessons from recent SECI and other government rooftop solar tenders, this tender contains many developer friendly provisions introduced for the first time in India: Identified capacities have been validated in advance using satellite imagery and site surveys; A virtual 'data room' with technical assessment data of the site along with electricity consumption history is provided to bidders; Part-commissioning of projects is allowed; PPAs have been vetted and approved by the consumers in advance; Performance monitoring benchmarks... Read More »The post Madhya Pradesh issues an innovative rooftop solar tender appeared first on BRIDGE TO INDIA.