Five companies submit bids for grid-connected rooftop solar PV projects for Indian Railways

Five companies have submitted bids for the development of grid-connected rooftop solar PV projects at office buildings and railway stations of various zonal railways. These are DD Project Services Private Limited, Refex Energy Limited, SG Renewable Energy Private Limited, Suncraft Energy Private Limited and Modern Solar Private Limited. The project involves development of rooftop solar power projects with a cumulative tentative capacity of 60.17 MW for various zonal railways: Metro (1 MW), Eastern Railway (1.3 MW), North Western Railway (3.4 MW), East Coast Railway (6.4 MW), Southern Railway (1.5 MW), South Eastern Railway (6.35 MW), East Central Railway (6.86 MW), South Central Railway (24.19 MW) and North Eastern Railway (9.17 MW) on a DBFOT basis through PPP mode.