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					</table><p>Hartek Power, the power systems and transmission and distribution business unit of <a href="https://www.hartek.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hartek Group</a> has won an order from <a href="https://sjvn.nic.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SJVN Green Energy</a> to develop, implement, and maintain a 75 MW grid-connected solar power project, along with a 132 kV substation in Jamui in Bihar.</p>
<p>The comprehensive scope of work encompasses tasks including land development, design, and engineering, along with equipment procurement, testing at the manufacturer&#8217;s works, packing, forwarding, and transportation.</p>
<p>The responsibilities extend to associated civil and electrical works, services, permits, licenses, installation, erection, testing, commissioning, and performance demonstration of the solar projects.</p>
<p>The project is valued at ₹1.13 billion (~$13.6 million).</p>
<p>Hartek Power has executed 350 extra high voltage (EHV) and high voltage (HV) substation projects. This includes the ongoing implementation of a 22 MW floating solar EPC power project. It has also implemented 5 GW of solar grid connectivity projects across India.</p>
<p>Sanjeev Gupta, CEO of Hartek Power, said, &#8220;This collaboration underscores our commitment to driving end-to-end sustainable energy solutions and contributing to the green energy transition in India. We are confident that our expertise and dedication will ensure the successful implementation and seamless operation of the 75 MW solar project in Jamui.&#8221;</p>
<p>According to Mercom’s <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/product/mercoms-india-solar-market-leaderboard-1h-2023-market-shares-profiles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India Solar Market Leaderboard 1H 2023</a>, Hartek Solar was one of the top rooftop solar installers in India during the first half of the calendar year 2023.</p>
<p>Last March, Hartek Power <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/hartek-epc-contract-sjvns-15-mw-floating-solar" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won</a> an EPC contract from SJVN Green Energy for a 15 MW floating solar project at Nangal Pond in Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.</p>
<p>Recently, SJVN Green Energy <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/sjvn-green-invites-bids-for-transmission" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids for the construction of 132 kV transmission lines, including bays, for its 125 MW Jamui Phase-I solar project and 75 MW Banka solar project in Bihar.</p>
<p>In August last year, SJVN Green Energy <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/sjvn-bids-bos-supply-75-mw-solar-project-bihar" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids for the supply of a balance of system package along with comprehensive operation and maintenance of three years for a 75 MW grid-connected solar project at Jamui district in Bihar.</p>
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Hartek Power Secures EPC Contract for 75 MW Solar Project from SJVN


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					</table><p><a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/apartment-rooftop-solar-success-expands-capacity" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>In a telling testimony to the viability of rooftop solar in the residential sector, an apartment complex in Bengaluru has opted for the third phase of its rooftop solar project after the success of its first two phases over the last two years.</strong></a> The Westend Heights Condominium Apartment Owners Welfare Association has now invited bids to install 105 kW of rooftop solar capacity. In the first phase in September 2021, the condominium complex had installed 185.4 kW, followed by 100 kW in the second phase in October 2022.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/seci-floats-2-gw-solar-projects-in-india" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The Solar Energy Corporation of India has issued a tender for selecting solar power developers to set up 2 GW inter-state transmission system ISTS-connected solar projects (Tranche XI) in India.</strong></a> The last date to submit the bid is May 10, 2023. Bids will be opened on May 15. The bidders must submit an amount of ₹1.1 million (~$14,080) per MW of the quoted capacity as an earnest money deposit.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/hartek-epc-contract-sjvns-15-mw-floating-solar" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Hartek Solar has won an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract from SJVN Green Energy for a 15 MW floating solar power project at Nangal Pond in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh.</strong></a> The scope of work includes the comprehensive operation and maintenance of the project for three years. SJVN Green Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of SJVN, issued the EPC tender for the 15 MW floating solar project in August last year.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/european-renewable-share-to-42-5-by-2030" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The European Parliament and the Council have provisionally agreed to raise the European Union’s binding renewable target to a minimum of 42.5% by 2030, up from 32%.</strong></a> It would mean doubling the existing share of renewables in the EU. The European Commission said that negotiators agreed that the EU would aim to reach 45% of renewables by 2030.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/australia-biggest-polluters-with-new-law" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Australia has passed the Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment Bill 2023 to encourage its biggest carbon polluters to cut their greenhouse gas emissions or purchase carbon credits. </strong></a>The mechanism places a legal obligation on companies that emit over 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year to keep their emissions below a set baseline determined by their historical emissions.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/vestas-lands-from-brazils-casa-dos-ventos" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Wind turbine maker Vestas said it will supply wind turbines for two projects with a combined capacity of 1.3 GW to renewable energy developer Casa dos Ventos in Brazil.</strong></a> These projects are located at the Serra do Tigre farm in Rio Grande do Norte and Babilônia Centro in Bahia. Vestas aims to start delivering the Serra do Tigre and Babilônia Centro projects in the third quarter of 2024, with the commissioning scheduled to commence in the first quarter of 2025.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/airtel-increases-captive-renewable-energy-project" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Nxtra Data, a subsidiary of telecom company Bharti Airtel, has acquired an additional stake of 5.464% in Avaada MHAmravati, a subsidiary of Avaada Energy, for ₹23.9 million (~$290,663).</strong></a> The stake acquisition will help Nxtra Data procure power generated from Avaada MHAmravati, a special-purpose vehicle that owns and operates renewable energy projects, such as wind, solar, biomass, hydro, and co-generation, for captive use. As per regulatory requirements, Nxtra must own 26% or more of Avaada MHAmravati to be able to procure power for captive use.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/petrofac-hitachi-epc-offshore-wind" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Transmission system operator TenneT has awarded a multi-year framework agreement to Petrofac and Hitachi Energy to supply offshore platforms and onshore converter stations</strong></a> for its 2 GW high voltage direct current offshore wind program in the Netherlands and Germany. The program aims to integrate bulk renewables into European power grids. Petrofac and Hitachi will execute all six projects valued at over €2 billion (~$2.2 billion) each, which would be split equally between them.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/tesla-misses-rooftop-solar-installation-target" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>A recent report by Wood Mackenzie said that Tesla Solar Roof achieved 2% of its weekly rooftop solar systems installation target last year due to increasing competition. </strong></a>After its plans to manufacture 1,000 rooftop solar systems per week in late 2019, the company announced its installation goal of 1,000 systems per week in early 2020. The Wood Mackenzie report found that the company averaged only 21 installations per week in 2022, with the largest quarter for installations being in early 2022, with 32 systems installed per week.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/goas-budget-green-hydrogen-ammonia-facilities" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Goa will establish pilot projects for green hydrogen and ammonia generation during the financial year 2023-24, the state’s Chief Minister said while presenting the Budget.</strong></a> The state government will collaborate with top technological institutes like IIT Goa and construct research and development centers focused on green hydrogen and its applications.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/renewable-electricity-mix-outpacing-coal-in-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Renewable energy sources, including wind, solar, hydro, biomass, and geothermal, exceeded coal-fired power generation in the sector for the first time in 2022 in the U.S</strong></a><strong>.</strong>, a recent report by the Energy Information Administration found. Renewable energy production surpassed nuclear energy generation in 2021 and 2022. The electricity sector in the United States generated 4,090 million MWh of power in 2022.</p>
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					</table><p><a href="https://hartek.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hartek Solar</a> has won an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract from SJVN Green Energy for a 15 MW (22 MWdc) floating solar power project at Nangal Pond in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh.</p>
<p>The scope of work includes the comprehensive operation and maintenance of the project for three years.</p>
<p>SJVN Green Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of <a href="https://sjvn.nic.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SJVN</a>, <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/sjvn-tender-15-mw-floating-solar-himachal-pradesh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issued</a> the EPC tender for the 15 MW floating solar project in August last year.</p>
<p>The project, upon commissioning, is expected to generate 33 million units of power output annually. It will also help reduce CO2 emissions by 763,000 tons annually.</p>
<p>Hartek Solar must commission the project within 540 days of the work order issue date.</p>
<p>The scope of work involves end-to-end delivery of the commissioned project to SJVN Green Energy. This includes design, engineering, procurement of equipment and material, testing, installation, erection, commissioning, performance demonstration, and operational acceptance of the floating solar project on a turnkey basis.</p>
<p>Hartek Solar, the renewable and solar EPC business unit of the Hartek Group, operates as an EPC entity for various rooftop solar and floating solar projects. The company recently commissioned a 2 MW floating solar plant for CREST in Chandigarh.</p>
<p>The company’s Founder and CEO, Simarpreet Singh, said, &#8220;We are delighted to have been awarded this project, which is a significant step towards decarbonization and meeting India&#8217;s renewable target of 2030. We are committed to providing clean energy solutions that contribute to the nation-building effort and are proud to be a part of this project.&#8221;</p>
<p>SJVN has been at the forefront regarding renewable energy project deployments. The public sector undertaking recently <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/sjvn-%e2%82%b99-2-billion-loan-japan-cooperation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">secured</a> a green financing loan of ₹9.15 billion (~$111.37 million) from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to construct two solar power projects in India.</p>
<p>The first project is the 90 MW Omkareshwar Floating Solar Power Project in Madhya Pradesh, and the second project is the 100 MW Raghanesda Solar Power Project in Gujarat.</p>
<p>Earlier this year, SJVN also got the Cabinet <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/daily-news-wrap-up-sjvn-382-mw-hydropower-himachal-pradesh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approval</a> for its 382 MW Sunni Dam hydroelectric project in Himachal Pradesh, to be built at an estimated cost of ₹26.15 billion (~$318.32 million), including ₹138 million (~$1.7 million) as budgetary support from the Government of India.</p>
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<p><strong style="text-decoration: underline">Satish Shetty,</strong> Associate Editor at Mercom India<br />
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Hartek Wins EPC Contract for SJVN’s 15 MW Floating Solar Project

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