SECI Issues Tender To Establish Solar Project In Ladakh

In a bid to increase solar projects in the Leh region of the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh, the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) released a tender seeking bids to develop a 12 MW solar PV power plant system at Phey, Leh, UT of Ladakh. SECI said that the last date to submit bids is August 16, 2024.

SECI’s recent tender seeks to select contractors to develop the solar projects and also ensure the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of these projects for five years.  As per the tender, the SECI expects the contractor to submit a simulation report along with the design basis report.

To develop this project, nodal tendering authority expects the bidder to use solar PV modules with minimum DC capacity. The project is also expected to have solar cables of appropriate size and rating from PV Modules to SCB, along with straight/Y-connectors/branch connectors, ferrules, conduits, cable ties, and other materials required for cable laying and termination at both ends.

Whereas, the bidder is expected to use PV modules that are registered with the Bureau of India Standards (BIS) and bear the Standard Mark as per Solar Photovoltaics, Systems, Devices and Components Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2017 and subsequent amendments.

In the photovoltaic modules, the project is expected to have a PV module that is enlisted in ALMM – List I. The tender document laid down that the bidder is expected to meet has provisions following extant provisions of Approved Models and Manufacturers of Solar Photovoltaic Modules (Requirements for Compulsory Registration, Order, 2019) and subsequent amendments.

Additionally, SECI expects the project to have UV-resistant printed cable ferrules for solar cables & communication cables. These solar cables are expected to have punched/ embossed aluminum tags for DC cables provided at cable termination points for identification. Furthermore, the contractor is expected to provide a complete SCADA system with all accessories, auxiliaries, and associated equipment and cables for the safe, efficient, and reliable operation and monitoring.