Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Issues Draft Tender to Lease Sea Bed for 4 GW of Offshore Wind Projects | Mercom India

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a draft tender to select wind power developers for leasing sea-bed areas to develop 4 GW of offshore wind power projects off the coast of Tamil Nadu.

Grid connectivity, long-term open access, and access to the grid under the general network access (GNA) framework will be under the scope of the tender.

The energy generated from offshore wind power projects will be for sale through open access, captive, bilateral, third-party, or merchant sale modes.

The evacuation of power – from the offshore pooling delivery point to the onshore meeting or interconnection point – will be the responsibility of the central transmission utility (CTU) for all offshore wind project development models.

The developer should set up offshore wind projects, including the offshore pooling station, at a voltage level of 220 kV and be responsible for acquiring the land near the coast from the state or port authorities to set up the projects.

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