SECI Extends Bid-Submission Deadline for Rihand Dam 150 MW Solar Tender By Anirudh Sharma/ Updated On Mon, Jul 30th, 2018 The deadline of the bid submission has been extended up to September 4, 2018. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has extended the bid submission deadline for the tender of 150 MW grid connected floating solar power project to be installed at Rihand Dam, Uttar Pradesh. The deadline of the bid submission has been extended up to September 4, 2018. The SECI website mentions that the techno-commercial bidding process would start at 11 am of September 5, 2018 according to the new bid submission dates. The tender which was available for bidding on April 17, 2018 included designing, engineering, procurement, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of the grid-connected, floating solar PV project. As a boost to the nuances in the renewable energy, floating solar power projects are gaining adhesion in the renewables industry. Many reservoirs and lakes are to be used by the Solar authorities to build Solar projects in the upcoming years citing National Solar Power Mission. Source: SECI Tags: India, Rihand Dam, SECI, Solar Energy Corporation of India, solar PV project