SECI’s 1,000-MW RTS

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has launched a tender of 1,000 MW capacity for development of grid-connected rooftop solar (RTS) capacity for Central Government Ministries/Departments.

This would be the largest rooftop tender to be launched by SECI, and is expected to give a big boost to the hugely potent rooftop solar power generation segment, and a progress in the 40-GW RTS capacity by 2022.

The 1,000 MW tender is a quick follow up to SECI’s earlier tender of 500 MW capacity, targeting buildings in the residential/institutional and social sectors.

SECI is the leading Public Sector Unit in the rooftop solar segment, and has already commissioned over 54 MW capacity of RTS projects under multiple government schemes.

The highlight of this tender is its innovative ‘Achievement-Linked Incentives scheme’ wherein the incentives in terms of capital subsidy shall be provided on the basis of performance achieved by designated Ministries/departments against their committed targets in the given timespan.

Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has allocated 21 Ministries/ Departments to SECI.

Based on the indicative list of sites provided by MNRE and various interested Ministries, SECI is carrying out a potential assessment which shall be provided to the solar PV developers (SPD). fii-news.com