Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has floated bids to establish a 100 MW (AC) floating solar photovoltaic project at Getalsud Dam in Jharkhand’s Ranchi district. The contractor’s scope of work includes floating solar project’s design, engineering, supply, construction, erection, testing, and commissioning, as well as ten years of plant operation and maintenance. The project will take 18 months to complete including commissioning after the contract is awarded.
In February 2023, SECI floated bids for a 2 MW solar project in Kaza, Himachal Pradesh, as well as a 1 MW battery energy storage system (BESS). The work includes design, engineering, supply, construction, erection, testing, and commissioning, as well as five years of operation and maintenance. The bidders must submit a tender processing fee of Rs 25,000 as well as Rs 3,400,000 as an earnest money deposit.
In the same month, SECI signed a power sale agreement with the Grid Corporation of Odisha (GRIDCO), a public sector undertaking of the Odisha government for 400 MW of wind power from projects connected to the inter-state transmission system (ISTS) in Karnataka and Gujarat.
