SJVN Links EPC Pact Worth Rs.313.59 Cr with Solarworld Energy for 75 MW Solar Project in UP
16 November 2021
State-owned SJVN has inked a pact with Noida-based Solarworld Energy Solutions Pvt Ltd to develop a 75 MW solar power project at the Parasan Solar Park in Uttar Pradesh for Rs 313.59 crore.
“SJVN entered into contract agreement for the development of 75 MW (AC) solar power project at Parasan Solar Park, Uttar Pradesh, on an engineering-procurement-construction (EPC) basis with subsequent O&M (operation and maintenance) for three years with Solarworld Energy Solutions Private Ltd, Noida,” SJVN said in a statement.
The project is scheduled to be commissioned by August 2022.
SJVN Chairman and Managing Director Nand Lal Sharma, said that SJVN bagged this project through competitive bidding held by Uttar Pradesh New & Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) at a tariff of Rs 2.68 per unit for 25 years. The project will generate 168.34 million units (MU) energy annually with a capacity utilisation factor (CUF) of 25.06 per cent. Parasan Solar Park is located at the tehsil Kalpi in the district Jalaun near Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
He further said that with this allotment, SJVN now has 1,445 MW of solar projects under execution.
He stated that all these solar projects are scheduled to be commissioned by the financial year 2023-24, which shall be a gigantic leap for SJVN’s renewable capacity.
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