Latest News | SECI Extends Date to Submit Bids for 100 MW Floating Solar Project in Jharkhand

New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) State-owned SECI on Friday extended the date for submission of bids for a 100 megawatt (MW) floating solar project in Jharkhand till October 31.

The initial date to submit the bids was October 10.

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The revised date and time for bids submission is till 2 pm on October 31, and the bids will be opened at 2.30 pm on the same date, SECI said in a notification.

The scope of the work includes "design, engineering, supply, construction, erection, testing and commissioning of 100 MW (AC) floating solar PV project having 10 years plant O&M (operation and maintenance) at Getalsud Dam in Ranchi", it said.

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However, Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) did not inform about the reason for revising the bid submission date.

SECI, under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, is a nodal agency of the central government for auctioning renewable energy projects.

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