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					</table><p>The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd (<a href="https://www.mahadiscom.in/en/home/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MSEDCL</a>) has invited bids to develop 88 MW of solar projects in the Nagpur region of Maharashtra.</p>
<p>The last date to submit the bid is May 8, 2023. Bids will open on the same day.</p>
<p>MSEDCL has set a ceiling tariff of ₹3.20 (~$0.03)/kWh.</p>
<p>Bidders must furnish an earnest money deposit of ₹100,000 (~$1,222)/MW. It will be valid for 6 months from the last date of bid submission.</p>
<p>Successful bidders must remit a performance bank guarantee of ₹500,000 (~$6,109)/MW within 30 days from the date of the work order, which would be valid for 14 months from the effective date.</p>
<p>The bidders must obtain all the necessary permits and clearances required to establish the solar power projects.</p>
<p>They should have a net worth of ₹5.5 million (~$67,199)/MW as of the last day of the preceding financial year. Their net minimum annual turnover should be ₹2.5 million (~$30,544)/MW.</p>
<p>To fulfill the working capital requirement, it is necessary for bidders to have a written approval letter from a bank willing to provide a credit line of ₹1.25 million (~$15,272)/MW.</p>
<p>Within a month of the Letter of Award (LoA), a single Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for 88 MW will be signed between the selected bidder and MSEDCL.</p>
<p>The PPA will remain valid for 25 years from the commercial operation date of the projects.</p>
<p>The project should be designed to deliver energy at 11 / 22 kV level of the substation of MSEDCL.</p>
<p>The winning bidder is responsible for arranging for grid connectivity with MSEDCL. The bidder must provide proof of securing the grid connection from MSEDCL within 6 months of the effective date.</p>
<p>The successful bidder will be responsible for transmitting power up to the interconnection point and setting up the necessary infrastructure for energy accounting at their own expense. The bidder will maintain the transmission and distribution system up to the interconnection point.</p>
<p>MSEDCL had earlier <a href="https://mercomindia.com/msedcl-bids-300-mw-solar-power-kusum-program/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids to procure 300 MW of solar power from decentralized solar projects under Component A of the PM-KUSUM program.</p>
<p>Subscribe to Mercom’s <a href="https://mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-tender-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India Solar Tender Tracker</a> to stay on top of real-time tender activity.</p>
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<p>The Union Minister of Power R.K. Singh recently informed Parliament that the government had taken multiple steps to curb cyber threats on the national power grid.</p>
<p>During the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Singh informed that for securing the transmission assets of the power grid, the communication from the substations to the control centers is done over an optical fiber network owned by the POWERGRID without any connectivity to the external networks. They are further protected through multiple firewalls.</p>
<p>Singh added that these systems are kept isolated from the office networks to prevent any malicious online attack because of internet connectivity.</p>
<p>POWERGRID is certified under the Information Security Management System as laid down in the Information Technology Act 2000.</p>
<p>India will need an investment to the tune of $60-80 billion over the next five years in grid infrastructure to accommodate its tremendous growth in renewable energy capacity, the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said in a <a href="https://mercomindia.com/india-requires-60-80-billion-investment-grid-infrastructure-ieefa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">report</a> published earlier this year.</p>
<p>The note suggests that grid infrastructure is as equally important investment opportunity as the renewable energy sector is in India. A robust grid infrastructure will minimize grid curtailments for renewable power and save renewable assets from financial risks.</p>
<p>According to the Central Electricity Authority, the total <a href="https://mercomindia.com/indias-transmission-infrastructure-struggles-wind-solar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">installed</a> power capacity by the end of 2021-22 is projected to be around 480 GW.</p>
<p>In February 2019, Mercom reported that the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission <a href="https://mercomindia.com/cerc-powergrid-monetize-transmission-telecom/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">recommended</a> that POWERGRID can monetize its transmission line towers by offering it to mobile telecom service providers on a commercial basis under section 41 of the Electricity Act, 2003.</p>
<p>Image credit: Simon Carey / Electricity Pylons, Lydd Ranges</p>
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