Alpex Solar and NVNR consortium bag 70 MW solar EPC contract from CMPDI – EQ
In Short : Alpex Solar and NVNR Power & Infra consortium won a ₹350 crore contract from CMPDI to build a 70 MW solar EPC project at Nandan Washery, Maharashtra. The scope includes design, construction, and a 10-year operation and maintenance agreement. Scheduled for completion in 540 days, the solar power will support captive consumption for Western Coalfields, boosting India’s renewable energy goals.
In Detail : Alpex Solar, in partnership with NVNR Power & Infra, has won a 70 MW engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract from the Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI), a Coal Limited subsidiary. The project will be located at Nandan washery in the Kanhan area under Western Coalfields, Nagpur, Maharashtra.
The total contract value is Rs 3.5 billion, with Alpex Solar holding 70 per cent of the total order. The project must be completed within 540 days. The tender was issued in July 2024.
The scope of work includes design, engineering, procurement and supply, construction and erection, testing, and commissioning of the grid-connected 70 MW solar power project. It also includes ten years of comprehensive operation and maintenance. Work must commence within 30 days of receiving the letter of acceptance and submission of performance security, or within seven days of handing over the site for the first activity. Additionally, the contractors are responsible for constructing a 32 kV double circuit transmission line from the main control station to the feeding substation, along with two bay extension arrangements.
The modules used in the project must guarantee peak output power of not less than 90 per cent after ten years and not less than 80 per cent after 25 years under standard testing conditions. Since the solar power generated from this project is intended for captive consumption across various load centres of Western Coalfields through open access, the consortium is also required to carry out mapping of the load centres.
