Panaji: The state government has re-invited bids to set up 600kW solar rooftop photovoltaic (PV) power plants at the North and South Goa district hospitals at a cost of over Rs 5 crore by modifying the tender document on the request of the bidders.
During the pre-bid meeting, the companies interested in bidding proposed a change in submitting a single performance bank guarantee of 10% of the project cost for a five-year period and some relaxations in other clauses.
The state government had invited bids for design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of aggregated capacity of 1,200kW grid connected solar rooftop PV power plants, including operation and maintenance for five years, at both the hospitals.
Generation of 600kW solar power is likely to result in saving of around 50% electricity consumption at the North district hospital and around 30% at the South district hospital.
The government spends crores of rupees to purchase renewable energy certificates from other states without actually importing electricity, and generating solar power in the state will save this amount, a senior officer said.
The power plants will have suitable inbuilt instrumentation for web-based remote monitoring.
Source: PTI
