- Tata awarded the EPC contract for the project.
- The project was awarded by SECI.
- The project is expected to be completed in 18 months.
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has awarded Tata Power Solar the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract. The project is to be located in the state of Chhattisgarh, with a solar field and battery storage capacity of 100 MW and 120 MWh, respectively.
Tata Power Solar, a subsidiary of Tata Power, would handle the engineering, design, testing and operation of the project, which costs $126 million. The project is expected to be completed within eighteen (18) months.
Praveer Sinha, the Chief Executive of 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 (battery energy storage system) 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.’