Tata Power Solar receives LOA to set up solar project in Chhattisgarh

The company will set up a 100 MW EPC solar project and a 120 MWh battery Energy Storage System.

Tata Power Solar Systems Limited (Tata Power Solar) has recently received a Letter of Award (LoA) from Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd. (SECI) to build a 100 MW EPC Solar project along with a 120 MWh utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). The total contract value of the project is approximately ₹ 945 crore and will be executed within 18 months.

The Utility Scale EPC order book of Tata Power Solar now stands at ~4.4 GW (DC) capacity with an approximate value of ₹9,000 crore (without GST), thereby strengthening its position as India’s leading Solar EPC player.

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 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.” 

The SECI project sites are located in Chhattisgarh and the order scope includes engineering, design, supply, construction, erection, testing, O&M and commissioning of the projects. With this win, the Company has strengthened its diversified offerings with BESS within the renewable segment. 

Tata Power Solar comes with a background of executing large projects such as the 80 MW NTPC Jetsar, 50 MW Kasargod at Kerala, 100 MW GIPCL Raghanesda, 100 MW TPREL Raghanesda, 30 MW GSECL, to name a few.