The Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) has announced a tender to develop solar energy projects in the Palamu and Singhbhum districts of Jharkhand, India. The agency is seeking developers to build a 9 MW grid-connected ground-mounted solar project in Palamu and a 5 MW project in Singhbhum.
The tender requires the developer to design, engineer, procure, supply, construct, test, and commission the solar power plant, and maintain it for 25 years. The project includes the supply of equipment and materials, testing, installation, and commissioning. The agency will provide government land for the project and will coordinate with state transmission utilities and state power distribution companies to build transmission lines to evacuate the generated power.
The developer must construct their own switchyard for proper evacuation of power, and the evacuation voltage will be at 33 kV AC. The tender also requires the installation of meters to measure net power evacuation at the generating end and at the metering bay of the state power substation.
The last date for submitting bids for the project is April 21. The project is expected to boost the growth of solar energy in the region and contribute to the state’s clean energy goals.