Maharashtra seeking vendors to deliver 7,500 solar pumps

The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) has issued a tender for the design and manufacture of 7,500 solar water pumps, nine months after it requested tenders for installing 50,000 of the devices. The pumps are destined for farmers across the state, and vendors must include five-year guarantees on the water pumping system and 10-year assurances for the solar modules. MSEDCL said the systems must also support automated meter reading.

The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has issued a tender for the empanelment of vendors to design, manufacture, install, and commission 7,500 solar water pumps of 7.5 HP with the provision of data transfer by automated metering reading (AMR) to MSEDCL’s server.

The projects are expected to be set up on sites owned by farmers identified across the state.

Selected vendors are expected to provide a guarantee of five years for the solar water pumping system and ten years for the solar modules that are going to be installed.

The last date for submission of bids is October 17, 2019.

In December 2018, Maharashtra floated a similar tender for the installation of 50,000 solar water pumping systems in the state.

Over the last year, the government has been encouraging the deployment of solar pumps in the country in a bid to provide energy security and financial savings to farmers. Besides, solar water pumps are also expected to help in saving water resources and reducing dependency on the grid.