Assam

The selected bidders will set up the solar projects to supply power under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA). Bidding closes on March 14.

Assam Power Distribution Co. Ltd (APDCL) has opened bids from consultants to prepare a detailed project report for a 1 GW solar power plant it is developing in Assam. 

Assam Power Distribution Co. Ltd has issued two separate tenders to develop 100 MW of floating solar and 50 MW ground-mount PV projects in the state. The projects are to be developed on a build-own-operate basis.

SJVN’s green energy arm and Assam Power Distribution Co. Ltd have agreed to develop 1 GW of floating solar project in Assam through a joint venture.

The solar project, the largest in the state, will supply power to Assam Power Distribution Co. Ltd under a 25-year power purchase agreement.

The state government has already allotted land for the massive solar project that will be set up with an investment of INR 5,000 crore ($639 million).

Noida-headquartered Jakson Group has developed a 70 MW solar project with engineering, procurement and construction done in-house. The plant will supply electricity to Assam Power Distribution Co. Ltd.

Azure Power has declared that its 90 MW solar project in Assam is now fully online. It commissioned the capacity in phases, and only recently switched on the final 25 MW section.

Assam Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGCL) has invited bids to conduct the feasibility study for a 70-90MW floating solar project at Sonbeel lake in the Karimganj District of Assam.

The plant at its Jorhat oilfield in Assam will produce green hydrogen using anion exchange membrane (AEM) technology.