Tata Power Solar Systems Limited (Tata Power Solar), India’s largest integrated solar company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Power, has received Letter of Award (‘LoA’) from Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI) to build 100MW EPC Solar project along with 120MWh Utility Scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). The total contract value of the projects is approximately ÌNR 945 crore. The project will be executed within 18 months .
The Utility Scale EPC order book of Tata Power Solar now stands at ~4.4GW(DC) capacity with an approximate value of INR 9,000 crore (without GST), thereby strengthening its position as India’s leading Solar EPC player.
SECI project sites are located in Chhattisgarh. The order scope includes engineering, design, supply, construction, erection, testing, O&M and commissioning of the projects.
Tata Power’s vision has always been to look forward to adoption of new technologies with innovation. With this win, the Company has strengthened its diversified offerings with Battery Energy Storage System ( BESS) within the renewable segment.
Speaking on the achievement, Dr. Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD, Tata Power said, “We are glad to receive this prestigious order from SECI to build Solar EPC projects along with the India’s largest Utility Scale BESS project. This is the second grid-scale solar plant with BESS and is recognition of Tata Power Solar’s pioneering work in project execution capabilities in the solar energy domain.”
Over the years, Tata Power Solar has been one of India’s leading solar rooftop EPC player with compelling economics, especially for the commercial and industrial segment. Tata Power Solar comes with a successful background of executing large projects, to name a few 80MW NTPC Jetsar, 50MW Kasargod at Kerala, 100MW GIPCL Raghanesda, 100MW TPREL Raghanesda, 30MW GSECL. Another innovative Solar project of 50 MW with BESS of 50MWh battery storage is under execution at Leh.
About Tata Power Solar Systems Limited:
Tata Power Solar, with over 32 years of deep domain expertise is one of the pioneering solar manufacturers in the world and India’s largest specialized EPC player. Founded in 1989, the company was originally formed as a joint venture between Tata Power and British Petroleum Solar (BP Solar). As a pioneer and market leader in the solar space, headquartered in Bangalore, Tata Power Solar now operates independently as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power.
As one of the largest solar manufacturers in India, Tata Power Solar operates world-class manufacturing unit in Bangalore, with a production capacity of 580MW of modules and 530 MW of cells. It has a portfolio of more than 7GW of ground-mount utility-scale, over 750MW of rooftop and distributed generation projects across the country & installed over 55000 Solar Water Pumps in India till date. It also offers a diverse line of solar solutions for both urban and rural markets – these include rooftop solutions, solar pumps, and power packs among others. Tata Power Solar is committed to enabling solar everywhere and aims to provide energy access to millions of people across the country via its integrated solar solutions. For more information visit: www.tatapowersolar.com.
