Tata Power wins Rs 400 crore contract for Kerala SEB’s photo voltaic rooftop venture for households 

By Express News Service
KOCHI: Tata Power, India’s largest built-in energy firm, has gained a contract price Rs 400 crore from the Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd (KSEB) to develop an 84MW photo voltaic rooftop venture for home shoppers throughout all districts of Kerala.

As part of this settlement, the corporate will implement tasks by way of KSEB of 64MW for particular person households with photo voltaic capability starting from 3kW – 10kW and 20MW for residential/housing society tasks with photo voltaic capability starting from 11kW -100kW, a launch stated right here.

The firm has gained this capability in a bid introduced by KSEB in February 2021 underneath the ‘Soura Subsidy Scheme in Domestic Sector’, Kerala, consistent with the Phase II subsidy programme of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy. The venture must be commissioned inside three months of receipt of an order from particular person residential prospects. The firm had earlier obtained a Letter of Award from KSEB on January 6, 2021, to develop a 110 MW rooftop photo voltaic venture which is anticipated to generate about 274 MUs of power per yr.

Upon completion of this 84MW of photo voltaic rooftop venture, it’s anticipated to generate 120 MUs of power per yr and can yearly offset roughly 100 Million Kg of CO2.

“We are delighted to safe the 84MW rooftop venture from KSEB and are proud to have this chance to help home shoppers migrate to inexperienced power. This venture is a testomony of KSEB’s belief in our dedication to drive India’s transition in direction of clear energy by way of rooftop solar-based technology,” stated Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD, Tata Power.