Central Railways floats tender for 1 MW rooftop solar project at Matunga in Mumbai

Last date for the submission of the bid for 1 MW rooftop solar project at the Central Railways carriage workshop at Matunga in Mumbai is July 3, 2017 and the estimated project cost is Rs.80 million.

The Central Railways recently floated tender for 1 MW rooftop solar project at the Central Railways carriage workshop at Matunga in Mumbai.

The Dy. Chief Electrical Engineer (General) Carriage Workshop Matunga, Mumbai-for and on behalf of The President of India, invited sealed tender from pre-qualified applicant/contractors (Hero Solar Energies / Ujaas Energy) on prescribed form by Railway Board as per RFP (Request For Proposal) and PPA (Power Purchase Agreement).

Last date for the submission of the bid for 1 MW rooftop solar project at the Central Railways carriage workshop at Matunga in Mumbai is July 3, 2017 and the estimated project cost is Rs.80 million.

The Selected Bidder shall be responsible for designing, engineering, financing, procurement, construction, operation and maintenance of the Project under and in accordance with the provisions of 25 years PPA (the “Power Purchase Agreement”) to be entered into between the Selected Bidder and the Railways in the form provided by the Railways as part of the Bidding Documents pursuant hereto.

The generated solar power will be utilized solely by Railways through net metering system. The scheme aims to reduce the fossil fuel based electricity load on main grid and make building self-sustainable from the point of electricity, to the extent possible.

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