NTPC has invited bids from developers to build a solar PV parks in Republic of Cuba. The RfQ process will start in March and will continue till May 2022.
NTPC, a corporate partner of ISA International Solar Alliance (ISA) has been chosen as the preferred partner for implementation of solar PV parks aggregating 900 mw by Government of Cuba.
NTPC and Union Electrica de Cuba (UNE) would work in unison for the implementation of 900-mw worth of solar PV parks in Cuba.
The government of Cuba, through its Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM), has taken support of ISA for developing 900 mw of solar PV capacity spread over 175 locations across all the 15 provinces of Cuba.
NTPC, under ISA Program-6, shall be supporting UNE and MINEM in this selection process, signing of project agreements and overseeing project implementation till commissioning.
This 900-mw project, which is a part of the 2,100 mw, solar project implementation target of Cuba is aimed at significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The annual generation is expected to be 2,400 MWh per mw.
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Member of ISA
Cuba is a member country of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), a treaty-based organization for increased deployment of solar energy technologies having over 101 signatory countries of which 80 have ratified the framework solar PV project with developer selection through an international competitive process.
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