Jaipur DISCOM Seeks Bids for 101 MW Solar Projects

03 Mar 2025 CW Team

Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. (JVVNL) has invited expressions of interest for the development of 101.15 MW solar projects under Component A of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM). The scope includes design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning, and 25 years of operations and maintenance.

The projects, connected via an 11 kV line to 33/11 KV substations with remote monitoring systems, will have capacities between 500 kW and 2 MW. Bids must be submitted by March 26, 2025, and will open on March 28.

Bidders must pay an e-procurement fee of Rs 2,950 and a processing fee of Rs 5,000 /MW, including GST. An earnest money deposit of Rs 100,000 /MW is also required. JVVNL will purchase the electricity at a levelised tariff of Rs 3.04 /kWh.

The selected bidders will conduct a detailed site survey and execute a 26-year land lease. Projects must inject power at the delivery point for 25 years with a minimum capacity utilisation factor of 17%. Farmers can install projects on their own land individually or through partnerships with cooperatives, farmer producer organisations, panchayats, or developers.

JVVNL had previously invited bids for 26.77 MW of grid-connected solar projects under Component C of PM-KUSUM, involving a similar scope of work and 25-year maintenance.

(Mercom)

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