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http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/first-solar-lowest-bidder-in- andhra-solar-tender/article6541802.ece

===============================================================The Hindu ArticleUS company First Solar has emerged as the lowest bidder in the 500 MW solar tender of Andhra Pradesh, quoting Rs. 5.25 a kWhr for 40 MW and Rs. 5.35 a kWhr for another 40 MW.

First Solar is mainly a module manufacturer – it is the world’s largest Cadmium Telluride based thin-film modules producer. The company also owns solar power plants all over the world, but mostly in the US. It is0 also among the leading module suppliers to solar project developers in India, catering from its plant in Malaysia.

In India, First Solar recently announced the setting up of a 45 MW solar plant in Andhra Pradesh. And now, it has emerged the lowest bidder in the state government tender.

The second highest bidder in the auctions was Acme Power, a company financially backed by Electricite de France. Acme quoted Rs. 5.63 a unit. Acme is the largest solar power plant owner in India, with a capacity of 422 MW.

Andhra Pradesh has emerged as the most happening place for solar in India, with the government announcing 1,000 MW of projects, as part of its ‘15,000 MW by 2019’ ambition. Part of the 1,000 MW will be put up by the public sector power major, NTPC Ltd.

PPA – Power Purchase AgreementsREC – Renewable energy certificate

http://www.wunderground.com/ - To calculate how much solar power can be generated based on panels

Tenders information - http://www.solartenders.com/ Points to note: 1) 1 mw required 4-5 acres of land and 7.5-8 crores would be the

cost and in an year roughly 14,40,000 units of power would be generated(kwh) 2) First solar company coated Rs 5.25 kwhr for 40 Mw and Rs 5.35 a kwhr for another 40 Mw

https://tender.eprocurement.gov.in/ - Government tender website where we can find the details

http://www.thegreenmantra.com/solar-training-programme Solar power training http://www.eai.in/ http://www.aptransco.gov.in/transco/ Procedure for Applying REC accredition

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PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING FOR REC ACCREDITATION: 

Procedure to be followed by RE generators while applying for Accreditation from APSLDC : 

A)   Log on to www.recregistryindia.in   and enter the details of RE generator including the land

registration / lease details, etc as per the CERC guidelines dated 09-11- 2010.

B)   Take print out of Acknowledgement; sign on each paper and  submit along with application. 

C)   Sign the declaration form & strike-off the non-applicable paragraphs for claiming eligibility and also fill

the details of possession of land.

D)  Submit the Application (hard copy) along with following documents to the Chief Engineer, APSLDC,

Vidyutsoudha, Hyderabad.  

 

i)   Undertaking of availability of land in possession for setting up generating station or Certified copy of

the Registered lease/Sale Deed.

ii)    Power  Evacuation  Arrangement  permission  letter  from  the  host  state Transmission utility or the

concerned Distribution Licensee. 

iii)  Confirmation of Metering Arrangement and Metering location with single line diagram.

iv)  Enclose ABT Meter Type, Manufacturer, Model, Serial Number, class and Accuracy etc. for Gross

Energy Consumption, Auxiliary consumption and self- consumption (for CPPs).

v)  Documentary evidence for Date of Commissioning of RE project for existing eligible RE project or

proposed date of Commissioning for new RE project for accreditation.

vi)  Undertaking regarding Off-take/Power Purchase Agreement. Documentary evidence in case the

generator is a Captive Power Plant. 

vii)     Proposed Model and Make for critical equipment (say WTG, STG, PVModule) for the RE project.

Confirmation of compliance of critical equipment with relevant applicable IEC or CEA standards.

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viii)    Undertaking  for  compliance  with  the  usage  of  fossil  fuel  criteria  as specified by MNRE. 

ix)  Demand Draft towards application processing fees. 

x)    Demonstrate Compliance with the Eligibility conditions as prescribed by MNRE/Competent Authority. 

xi)   Enclose connectivity Diagram/Single Line Diagram of the station clearly identifying the units to be

considered for Accreditation and showing the Metering Arrangement. 

xii)  Attach the copy of clearances/Approvals. 

 

a)   MoU between the company & NED cap. 

b)   Environment Clearance Certificate from AP pollution control board, Hyderabad(if applicable). 

c)    Boiler Certificate from AP boiler inspection department, Hyderabad (if applicable). 

d)    Contract labour license from AP labour department. 

e)     Fire safety certificate from AP fire department(if applicable). 

f)     Latest tax receipt from the Municipal/Gram panchayat for the factory land(if applicable). 

g)      Auditor compliance certificate regarding fossil fuel utilization.  

h)        Approval from Chief Electrical Inspector. 

 i)       Clearance from forest department(if applicable).

  

xiii)    Enclose Memorandum of Association & Articles of Association of a company and Certificate of

Incorporation, in case of Pvt Ltd company/ Certificate of incorporation & certificate of Business

commencement, in case of public Ltd company. 

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xiv)  Appointment of Statutory Auditor. 

xv)  Details of pending court cases, if any, with Hon’ble APERC, Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, Hon’ble

High Court of A.P. or any other Court. 

xvi)  Any other related documents as requested by APSLDC.  

 

E)   Fee particulars for processing of Accreditation: 

 i)     The application for accreditation of RE Generation Projects shall be accompanied by a non-

refundable ‘one-time Accreditation Processing Fees’ at the rate of Rs.5618 /- per application (including

service tax    

           at 12.36 %).

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Other Information:

First and Foremost the Following works have to be completed as detailed in steps 

1) Open/ Form a Registered firm / Private limited company in Andhra Pradesham . Example Say – King

Varun Energy & Power Group Pvt. Ltd. 

2) Open a current account with the company details in State Bank of India - Industrial Finance Branch 

3) Register for Small Scale Industry Registration certificate and get SSI - This takes 1-7 Days 

4) Register with NSIC after getting SSI 

5) Apply for Partnership with MNRE and get the Partnership Letter.www.mnre.gov.in/ 

6) Apply with APEDA - nedcap.gov.in 

7 - important work begins here. 

Draft a detailed project report and submit the same 1) copy to Bank 2) one copy to MNRE 3) one copy to

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APEDA 

A letter has to be sent to APEDA showing land on which Power Project has to be developed. If the Power

project is going to export electricity to Grid - On Grid Based system then it has to be near the 230 Volts/

440 Volts - to 11,000 KV, 33,000 KV sub station. 

Keeping the project far away from Transmission station makes for Transmission loss and hence

consequent loss of revenue. 

You will need to submit a project report to the AP state electricity transmission company and your

company has to sign a Power Purchase/ Sale Agreement ( PPA ) with them. So that you can sell power to

them and get the money - cost of electricity generated. 

In India now PPA for Solar and Solar Thermal on going rate is 10 Rupees 

for Wind Energy it is Rupees 5 /- 

for Bio Mass it is Rupees 5.50/- 

More details is there on MNRE website. 

Now say you want to set up 100 - 500 Kilowatt station and your Budget is less than the following needs to

be done. 

Apply with Margin Money of 15 Lakhs Rupees in your current account and with your project report in

bank. Bank under CGTMSE scheme can give a Collateral free Loan of up to 70 Lakhs as Term Loan and

20 Lakhs as Working Capital. 

In stage 2 You can show this money as Equity and IREDA can give you 70% Loan - This IREDA loan

need to be applied and obtained in case you are wanting to go for a Bigger Project. - this is for a project of

Rs. 3 - 5 Crores or more. 

Once Money is obtained then Machinery selection and Implementation begins. 

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If you are not very careful with Machinery selection and implementation you can ruin your project -

UTMOST care is required at this stage. Expert Guidance is advised. 

I request you to complete the above steps before you go to Machinery and Implementation stage.

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