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<p>The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (<a href="http://www.gseb.com/guvnl/index.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GUVNL</a>) has issued a revised Request for Selection (RfS) for 700 MW of grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects to be set up under Phase III of Raghanesda Solar Park located in the state.</p>
<p><a href="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/guja.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12918" src="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/guja.png" alt="Gujarat Reissues Tender for 700 MW of Solar After Scrapping the Auction Citing High Tariff" width="692" height="519" srcset="https://cms.mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/guja.png 692w, https://cms.mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/guja-600x450.png 600w, https://cms.mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/guja-300x225.png 300w, https://cms.mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/guja-650x488.png 650w, https://cms.mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/guja-624x468.png 624w" sizes="(max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px" /></a></p>
<p>The tender was <a href="https://mercomindia.com/gujarat-floats-tender-700-mw-solar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first issued</a> in September 2018, but GUVNL later <a href="https://mercomindia.com/gujarat-cancels-700-mw-solar-auction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scrapped</a> the auction citing high tariffs. This was the second time that the state canceled a completed solar auction.</p>
<p><a href="https://mercomindia.com/guvnl-solar-auction-l1-tariff-2-84/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In December 2018</a>, the lowest tariff of ₹2.84 (~$0.040)/kWh was quoted in the solar auction conducted by GUVNL for 700 MW of solar power projects. There was a difference of 40 paise (~$0.005)/kWh between the lowest tariff in this auction and the lowest tariff of ₹2.44 (~$0.033)/kWh that was quoted in <a href="https://mercomindia.com/aditya-birla-lowest-tariff-guvnls-500-mw-solar-auction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GUVNL’s 500 MW</a> grid-connected solar PV auction.</p>
<p><a href="https://mercomindia.com/guvnl-scraps-500-mw-solar-auction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Before this</a>, in April 2018, the GUVNL had scrapped the auction to develop 500 MW of grid-connected solar PV projects in the state citing high tariffs. The capacity was retendered, and in <a href="https://mercomindia.com/aditya-birla-lowest-tariff-guvnls-500-mw-solar-auction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">September</a> 2018, the auction was successfully concluded with the lowest tariff of ₹2.44 (~$0.0338)/kWh.</p>
<p>The bid-submission deadline for the new tender is April 30, 2019. The technical bids will open on May 1, 2019, and financial bids will take place on May 15, 2019.</p>
<p>The solar project will be developed under build own operate basis. The total capacity of 700 MW has been divided into seven plots each with 100 MW capacity (100 MW x 7). In the previous RfS, the total capacity was divided into three plots, two plots with 250 MW each, and the third one with 200 MW.</p>
<p>Each bidder will be allowed to bid for minimum 100 MW capacity and in multiples of 100 MW only.</p>
<p>GUVNL will enter into a power purchase agreement with the successful bidders for a period of 25 years from the scheduled commercial operation date of the project. The ceiling tariff for the tender is ₹2.70 (~$0.038)/kWh. This is ₹0.14 (~$0.0020)/kWh lower than the L1 tariff discovered in the <a href="https://mercomindia.com/gujarat-cancels-700-mw-solar-auction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previous auction</a>.</p>
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