Vikram Solar has successfully commissioned a 40 MW solar plant for IL&FS Energy Development Company Limited (IEDCL). The project was awarded to IEDCL by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) as part of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) Phase-II, Batch-I scheme run by the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). Vikram won a contract for installation and construct the plant within six months in two phases of 20MW each, it also secured a 10-year O&M agreement.
Gyanesh Chaudhary, CEO and Managing Director of Vikram Solar, explains: "Recognizing the potential of this prestigious scheme, Vikram Solar focused its expertise to meet the challenge of completing both phases within the given deadline of six months. This plant is therefore one of the flagship projects under the JNNSM Phase-2 scheme."
The plant is built using Vikram Solar's high-efficiency Eldora 250 polycrystalline PV modules spread over 260 acres of land. It is connected to a 132 kV transmission line. Vikram Solar was responsible for the design, engineering, procurement, supply, construction, erection and commissioning. Connected to the national grid, the solar power plant is expected to generate an average of 79,200,000 kWh in its first full year of operation.
Sunil Rathi, President (Sales) of Vikram Solar, stated: "We use modules that are manufactured in Falta, West Bengal using PV cells made exclusively in India. We rely on products made in India in order to promote local production of solar components, and this was also the case for the cells and modules mandated by SECI in JNNSM Phase-2."