The tentative cost of construction and development of this project is Rs 1,100 crore, SJVN CMD Geeta Kapur said
State-owned SJVN Ltd. said it has received a letter of intent from Gujarat Urja Vias Nigam Ltd. to set up a 200 megawatt (MW) solar power project.
The tentative cost of construction and development of this project is Rs 1,100 crore, SJVN CMD Geeta Kapur said in a company statement.
"SJVN has received the Letter of Intent (LOI) from Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) for the 200 MW solar power project in GUVNL Phase XXII," it said.
The ground-mounted solar project shall be developed by SJVN subsidiary SJVN Green Energy Limited (SGEL) anywhere in India through an EPC contract.
The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) shall be executed with GUVNL after the adoption of the tariff by GERC (Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission), it said.
The project shall be commissioned for a period of 18 months from the date of the signing of the PPA. This PPA will be signed between GUVNL and SGEL for 25 years, SJVN added.
The project is expected to generate 508.4 million units in the first year after commissioning, and the projected cumulative energy generation over a period of 25 years is 11,836.28 million units.