Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation will get regulatory nod for slew of renewable power tasks

Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation Ltd (TNGECL) has acquired regulatory nod for slew of renewable power tasks.

In its petition earlier than the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC), TNGECL sought approval to drift tender for number of builders by means of tariff primarily based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) with e-reverse public sale for procurement of 1500 megawatt hour (375 MW x 4 hours with 1.5 full-charges – discharge cycles per day) of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).

The profitable bidders would set up the tasks in seven sub-stations of Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Ltd (Tantransco). This consists of 230/110 kV substations at Palladam, Pudukottai, Thatchankurichi, V Thiruvarur and 400/230/110 kV substations at  Karamadai, Thappagundu and  Anaikadavu.

The tasks could be developed beneath the State Component of the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme of the Union Ministry of Power on the “Build-Own-Operate” (BOO) mannequin for a interval of 15 years.

TNERC authorised TNGECL to proceed with the number of builders, whereas directing the State utility to incorporate particulars like expertise of bidders amongst others. The TNGECL and Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd. (TNPDCL) would method the Commission for tariff adoption by means of a separate petition after finalising the tender, it mentioned.

In one other petition, TNGECL had sought nod for floating tender for number of developer  by means of tariff primarily based aggressive bidding course of with e-reverse motion for a establishing a cumulative 30MW Grid-Connected Solar photovoltaic energy Project with 30MW/ 90 megawatt hour battery power storage system (Single cycle 3 hours discharge) beneath build-Own-Operate (BOO) mannequin for a interval of 25 years in Karur and Thiruvarur districts.

Tenders could be referred to as for 2 blocks for 15 MW/45 MWh capability at every location as a substitute of a cumulative 30 MW, TNERC mentioned, moreover setting different circumstances like inclusion of bidder expertise.

The TNERC additionally gave approval for one other petition collectively fied by TNPDCL and TNGECL to develop a 34.75 MW hybrid renewable power mission, comprising 18.75 MW of wind and 16 MW of photo voltaic capability in wind farm websites at Kayathar-I and II, Puliankulam and Muppandal villages.