SOLAR RFS BID DOCUMENT REQUEST FOR SELECTION FOR GRID CONNECTED SOLAR POWER PROJECTS Bid No.01/2013/CE-IPC-APPCC/Vidyut Soudha/Khairatabad/Hyderabad Important Dates Last date of submission of bids 07 Feb 2013 ISSUED BY TRANSMISSION CORPORATION OF ANDHRA PRADESH LIMITED (APTRANSCO) VIDYUT SOUDHA HYDERABAD 500082 Tele fax: 040 - 23393304, Email -
[email protected] Website: www.aptransco.gov.in January 2013 ` TRANSMISSION CORPORATION OF ANDHRA PRADESH LIMITED Page 1 SOLAR RFS BID DOCUMENT Section 1 INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND TRANSMISSION CORPORATION OF ANDHRA PRADESH LIMITED Page 2 SOLAR RFS BID DOCUMENT Section 1 1.0 Introduction and Background 1.0.1 A solar capacity of 1000 MW is envisaged by floating this RfS under competitive bidding route to setup Solar Power Projects in the state at various Locations to have distributed energy generation as per the policy announced by GoAP vide G.O.Ms No.46, dated 27.11.2012. 1.0.2. The main objective of this RfS is to evacuate the solar power at any of the EHT substations (“Location(s)”) or at any 33/11 kV substations connected under each identified EHT substation/Location notified in the Annexure –A with a capacity limitation for easy and immediate evacuation of the solar power. As such, the Bidder has the flexibility to choose the project site at an EHT substation and/or any of the 33/11 kV substations under the corresponding EHT substation. 1.1. The Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (“APERC”) issued Regulation No.1 of 2012, mandating Renewable Power Purchase Obligation and its Compliance in accordance with Sections 61, 66 and 86(1)(e) & 181 of the Electricity Act, 2003, by the DISCOMs, Open Access Consumers, Captive Consumers in the State, to consume a quantum of power not less than 5% of their consumption from RE sources.