SJVN Limited has invited bids for the development of grid-connected rooftop solar projects totalling 10.59 MW across various government buildings in India’s northern, southern, and eastern regions. The tenders are divided region-wise, with a capacity of 2,496 kW allocated for northern states including Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh. A capacity of 5,140 kW has been allocated for the southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Puducherry, and Lakshadweep. A capacity of 2,954 kW will be set up across eastern states and union territories such as Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
According to the tender guidelines, the scope of work includes design, engineering, procurement, installation, testing, and commissioning of the projects, along with comprehensive operation and maintenance for a period of 25 years. The bidders must submit a money deposit of Rs 1,000 per kW of the quoted capacity. Each project site must support a minimum rooftop solar capacity of 10 kW, with higher capacities allowed based on available rooftop area and technical feasibility. The systems must be compatible with net or gross metering as per state utility regulations. For projects commissioned on or after June 1, 2026, the use of solar modules from Approved List of Modules and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-I and solar cells from ALMM List-II is mandatory. The deadline for bid submission is May 27, 2025.
According to the eligibility criteria, the bidders are required to have executed at least 500 kW of solar projects in the past seven years, including one operational project of at least 100 kW capacity running for a minimum of six months. Furthermore, the bidders must have had an average annual turnover of at least Rs 15,000 per kW of the total quoted capacity over the three financial years ending March 31, 2024.
