Tata Power has been empanelled and has won a contract worth Rs.400 crore from Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd (KSEBL) to develop solar rooftop projects, aggregating 84 mw, for domestic consumers across all districts of Kerala.
The company has won this capacity in a bid announced by KSEBL in February 2021 under the ‘Soura Subsidy Scheme in Domestic Sector’, Kerala, in line with the Phase II Subsidy Programme of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.
The 84-mw of total solar tooftop capacity will be developed in the following manner:
- 64 mw for individual households with solar capacity ranging from 3kW to 10kW
- 20 mw for residential/housing society projects with solar capacity ranging from 11kW to 100kW
“We are delighted to secure the 84-mw rooftop project from KSEBL and are proud to have this opportunity to support domestic consumers migrate to Green Energy. This project is testament to KSEBL’s trust in our commitment to drive India’s transition towards Clean Power through rooftop solar-based generation”, said Dr. Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD, Tata Power, in a release.
The project has to be commissioned within three months of receipt of an order from individual residential customers.
Upon completion, this 84-mw solar rooftop project is expected to generate 120 million kwh of clean energy and offset approximately 100 million kg of CO2, annually.
Besides rooftop, the company had earlier (on January 6, 2021) received a letter of award from KSEBL to develop a 110-mw solar project which is expected to generate about 274 million kwh of energy per year.
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