India launches 1.2 GW solar, 3.6 GWh storage tender

SECI is tendering for 1.2 GW of grid-connected solar generation capacity with 600 MW/3.6 GWh of energy storage. Projects will be awarded on a build, own, operate basis.

SECI will enter into a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with successful bidders, for the procurement of solar power from these projects. The procured power will be sold to various buying entities across India, with SECI acting as an intermediary nodal agency facilitating back-to-back transactions between solar developers and buyers.

A developer must bid for a minimum cumulative solar capacity of 50 MW and maximum 600 MW.

The solar developer must install energy storage system capacity of at least 500 kW/3 MWh for each 1 MW of solar project capacity contracted under the PPA. The energy storage component may either be owned by the solar developer or tied-up separately with a third-party.

“The projects shall be located at the locations chosen by the developer at its own discretion … and cost, risk, and responsibility. A single project can be set up at multiple locations with different delivery points. The ESS [energy storage system] component needs to be co-located with the project. However, in case of a project located at multiple locations, the ESS needs to be co-located with at least one of the components,” reads the tender document.

From pv magazine India.