MSEDCL intends to undertake development of 865 MW (AC) Solar PV ground mounted power plants in Maharashtra to be implemented in various District of Maharashtra. MSEDCL has decided to carry out a Competitive Bidding Process (conducted through electronically facilitated online web based portal i.e. MSEDCL Electronic Tender) (followed by e-reverse auction). MSEDCL shall enter into Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Bidders selected based on this RfS for purchase of solar power for a period of 25 years from the Commercial Operation Date of the solar power projects based on the terms, conditions and provisions of the RfS.
The Projects to be selected for aggregate capacity of 865 MW provide for deployment of Solar PV Technology. However, the selection of projects would be technology agnostic within the technology mentioned hereinafter. Crystalline silicon or thin film etc., with or without trackers can be installed. Only commercially established and operational technologies can be used, to minimize the technology risk and to achieve the timely commissioning of the Projects. The trackers shall fulfill the criteria as specified under Annexure-H.
Capacity of the Project:
A Bidder may submit Bids for developing the Project(s) under solar PV technology (Solar PV ground mount Project) as per the criteria below:
i. Minimum individual project capacity to be developed shall be 2 MW;
ii. Maximum individual project capacity to be developed shall be 10 MW (2X5 MW);
iii. The Cumulative capacity to be installed is 865 MW
MSEDCL have simultaneously floated three different decentralized solar tenders under MSKVY, KUSUM-A & C scheme. List of Substation published under these tenders have common substations. In case, different bidders has submitted bids under different schemes on same substation more than spare capacity of substation, then allocation of the MW capacity will be done as follows:
The first preference will be given to lowest quoting bidder from KUSUM-A and will be allotted the capacity subject to available capacity of the substation and then if its qualified project capacity is exhausted, next higher bidder from KUSUM A (if same Substation mentioned in the bid) will be allotted the project capacity from its qualified project capacity and so on, till the total capacity of substation is exhausted.
Next (second) preference will be given to lowest quoting bidder from KUSUM-C and will be allotted the capacity subject to available capacity of the substation and then if its qualified project capacity is exhausted, next higher bidder from KUSUM C (if same Substation mentioned in the bid) will be allotted the project capacity from its qualified project capacity and so on, till the total capacity of substation is exhausted.
There after (Third) preference will be given to lowest quoting bidder from MSKVY and will be allotted the capacity subject to available capacity of the substation and then if its qualified project capacity is exhausted, next higher bidder from MSKVY (if same Substation mentioned in the bid) will be allotted the project capacity from its qualified project capacity and so on, till the total capacity of substation is exhausted.
If the sub-station capacity fully exhausted by the lowest quoting bidder, then choice for other sub-station shall be given to next higher bidder from tenders in same sequence i.e. 1) KUSUM-A, 2) KUSUM-C 3) MSKVY (if same Substation mentioned in the bid of either tenders) by MSEDCL and so on. In response to this the successful bidder shall inform its final choice to MSEDCL within 3 days from the date of completion of reverse auction if any
Above mentioned choices shall be based on the available spare capacity at the respective sub-station. At the end of selection process, Letter of Award (LOA) will be issued to all the Successful Bidders after MERC approval. In case of Consortium being selected as Successful Bidder, the LOA shall be issued to the Lead Member of the Consortium.
