Adani Green’s hybrid wind-solar power plant in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
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From pv journal India
NTPC has began accepting bids to pick builders to produce 1.2 GW of wind-solar hybrid initiatives, with or with out power storage, throughout India. Successful bidders will develop initiatives on a build-own-operate foundation, which is able to connect with the interstate transmission grid.
The minimal bid capability is 50 MW, with increments of 10 MW. Bidders can bid for a minimal challenge measurement of fifty MW at a website. The photo voltaic and wind elements may be in the identical or totally different places, with one useful resource (wind or photo voltaic) accounting for no less than 33% of the whole capability. The most capability allotted to a bidder is 600 MW.
“Hybrid energy initiatives which are already beneath development, not but commissioned, or commissioned however don’t have a long-term PPA with any company and the sale of hybrid energy on a short-term or service provider foundation may also be to be thought-about for choice beneath this tender,” the tender doc states. These initiatives shouldn’t be a part of any state or central scheme and there must be no obligation to promote energy to any beneficiaries. In such circumstances, they’ll obtain an extended interval of PPA.
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd. has individually began accepting bids to construct 100 MW of grid-connected hybrid energy initiatives (50 MW photo voltaic plus 50 MW wind) in India, on a build-own-operate foundation. Pragati Power Corp. Ltd. will signal a 15-year energy buy settlement (PPA) with profitable bidders, with energy to be offered to numerous Indian utilities. Bidding ends on July 18.
In one other growth, SECI has begun accepting bids to construct 400 MW of wind-solar hybrid energy initiatives in India, additionally on a build-own-operate foundation. The initiatives should connect with the interstate transmission system. SECI will signal a 25-year PPA with the profitable bidders.
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“Bidders who’ve already commissioned hybrid initiatives or are within the technique of developing such initiatives and have unbundled capability can even take part beneath this RfS,” the tender doc mentioned. “They will obtain the advantage of an extended interval of PPA.”
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