RREC tenders 18 MW grid-connected rooftop solar projects

Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation (RREC) has released an EPC tender for 18 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects to be developed in Rajasthan under the company’s rooftop power generation programme for 2017-18. The minimum and maximum capacity at a single site is 1 kW and 500 kW respectively. The estimated project cost for the entire capacity is Rs 1.26 billion, for which the completion timeline is nine months from the date of issue of the letter of award. The successful bidder can avail of central financial assistance amounting to 30 per cent of the project cost. Besides, the successful bidder will provide O&M services as well as free replacement warranty on spare parts against manufacturing defects for a period of five years after the project commissioning.