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The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) received a minimum bid of Rs 53,651/kW for the highest 1 kW residential rooftop solar system.

In February of this year, KSEB invited an epanel contractor to provide EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) services) for the 200 MW grid-connected residential rooftop solar system in Kerala.

The different categories of projects and the minimum bids for each project are as follows: Part A (maximum 1 kW), 53,651 rupees/kW; Part B (1 to 2 kW), 49,000 rupees/kW; Part C (2 to 3 kW), 48,000 rupees/kW, part D (3 to 10 kW), 48,949 rupees/kW; part E (10 to 100 kW), 43,499 rupees/kW; and part F (100 to 500 kW), 39,900 rupees/kW.

According to the guidelines of the Ministry of New Energy and Renewable Energy (MNRE), a central financial assistance (CFA) of 40% of the base cost will be provided for systems up to 3 kW. For systems above 3 kW and below 10 kW, the 40% CFA will only apply to the first 3 kW capacity, while for other capacities, it will be 20%.

For group housing associations and residents' welfare associations, the CFA will limit it to 20% of public facilities below 500 kW.

For rooftop solar systems ranging from 1 kW to 500 kW, we selected seven suppliers, including Tata Power Solar System, Power One Micro Systems, Drudic Energy, Ishaan Solar Power, Bingas Electrical Electronics and Solar System, Kondass Automation and BSS solar.

These projects will be developed in accordance with the "Sura Subsidy Program" being implemented by the Kerala government to fulfill the state’s renewable energy purchase obligations, aiming to add 1,000 megawatts of solar projects to KEB’s existing production capacity by 2022 . The subsidy program is very consistent with the objectives of the second phase of the subsidy program of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, and only targets those projects that only use locally manufactured solar modules (cells and modules).

The project must be put into production within three months after receiving the order from the individual customer. The minimum installed capacity of a single location should be 1 kW. Projects below 30 kilowatts must be put into production within three months from the date of the EPC order, and projects above 30 kilowatts must be put into production within six months.

In addition, the cost of establishing infrastructure for solar power generation facilities to interconnection points and data collection (including communication facilities) will be borne by the contractor.

Soumya has a master's degree in English and is passionate about writing. This is her recent interest in environmental writing, with a special emphasis on the progress made in renewable energy.

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