Singapore opens 40-MWp solar tender

Singapore opens 40-MWp solar tender

A tender for 40 MWp of solar capacity has been launched by the Housing &
Development Board (HDB) in Singapore last week under the SolarNova
programme.

Eight other government organisations are taking part in the tender, which
will see solar photovoltaic (PV) systems installed at 636 HDB blocks and 31
government sites. The multi-agency solar leasing tender will close on
December 30. The awards will be known in the first quarter of 2017 and the
solar installations are to be completed by the first quarter of 2019.

Power purchase agreements (PPAs) will be signed for the solar installations
at a preferential rate that will not exceed the retail electricity tariff
rate, the HDB said. Bidders in this tender are allowed to form consortia,
unlike in the first such tender which in December 2015 resulted in awards
for 69 MWp.

Singapore aims to reach 350 MWp of solar power capacity by 2020. The HDB has
committed to roll out 220 MWp across 5,500 HDB blocks by 2020. The board
said that 123 MWp have already been procured and committed for installation,
not counting the latest tender.

The SolarNova programme, led by the Singapore Economic Development Board
(EDB), aggregates demand for solar energy across public sector agencies.

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http://renewables.seenews.com/news/singapore-opens-40-mwp-solar-tender-54350
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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com