Tata Power announced that it has been awarded a project by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to build a 100 MW EPC solar project with a 120 MW utility scale battery energy storage system. The total contract value of the project is approx. 945 crore, and it will be completed within 18 months, the Tata Sons subsidiary said in a statement on Wednesday.
Post the contract, Tata Power Solar’s utility scale EPC order book now stands at around 4.4 GW (DC) of capacity, with an estimated value of 9,000 crore without GST.
The SECI project sites are located in Chhattisgarh, Tata Power said, adding that the scope of the order includes engineering, design, supply, fabrication, fabrication, testing, O&M and commissioning of the projects.
“With this win, the company strengthens its diversified offerings with BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) within the renewable segment,” the company said.
“We are delighted to receive this coveted order from SECI for construction of Solar EPC projects along with India’s largest utility scale BES project. This is the second grid-scale solar plant with BESS and project execution capabilities in the solar energy sector. This is in recognition of the pioneering work of Tata Power Solar,” said Praveer Sinha, CEO and MD, Tata Power.
The past major projects executed by Tata Power Solar include 80 MW NTPC Jetsar, 50 MW Kasaragod in Kerala, 100 MW GIPCL Raghnesda, 100 MW TPREL Raghnesda, 30 MW GSECL. Another innovative solar project of 50 MW is being executed at Leh with BES of 50 MW battery storage, the company said.
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