The National thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has tendered a 2 MW grid connected solar PV multi-technology test bed at NTPC Energy Technology research Alliance (NETRA), under domestic competitive bidding. NETRA is located in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida region. The scope of work includes the supply, installation, and commissioning of all the components along with civil foundations for different mounting structures, different PV modules, DC cabling, string inverters, AC cabling, port cabin, AC evacuation system, interconnection, setting up SCADA and monitoring system, required software, soiling station, weather station, panel washing system and other works for the completion of the test bed in all respect. Important dates regarding the tender are as follows. NTPC has also chalked out qualifying requirements for the prospective bidders. Recently, NTPC had tendered a 22 MW grid-connected floating solar project to be developed at Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant (RGCCPP) Kayamkulam in Kerala. In March, 2018, NTPC tendered a total of 2,750 MW of grid-connected solar projects to be developed across the country. In recent past, NTPC has tendered a total of 751 MW of solar under domestic content requirement (DCR) category. These include a 225 MW grid-connected solar project under the DCR category in Uttar Pradesh, 35 MW tendered for captive use by NTPC projects, 241 MW of solar to be developed across the states of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan, and 250 MW of solar to be developed anywhere in India. NTPC has also re-tendered 250 MW of solar at Pavagada Solar Park in Karnataka under DCR category in March 2017. Garima is a staff reporter with MercomIndia.com covering renewable energy news. Prior to Mercom, Garima worked as a journalist with The Times of India and The New Indian Express. She received her Master’s degree in Environmental Science from the University of Nottingham and PG Diploma degree in journalism from the Times School of Journalism.
Indian energy giant NTPC has launched a tender for a 2 MW, grid-connected solar test bed at its Energy Technology Research Alliance in Uttar Pradesh. The tender covers all aspects of the test bed, from supply, installation and commissioning of all components, to DC and AC cabling and the setting up of a data-monitoring system. “Solar power is one of the most promising technologies that can help India achieve clean energy.