Author: PPD Team Date: 03/07/2025
SJVN Green Energy Limited (SGEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of SJVN Limited, has commenced commercial operations of 100.25 MW solar capacity under Phase-II of its 1,000 MW Grid Connected Solar PV Power Project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The capacity became operational on June 30, 2025.
With this, the total commissioned capacity under the project has reached 501.02 MW. The solar park is being developed by Tata Power Solar Systems Limited on an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) basis at a total cost of Rs 54.92 billion. The full project is expected to be completed by September 2025.
The 1,000 MW solar project is being developed under the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) Scheme Phase-II, which targets 12,000 MW of grid-connected solar capacity with viability gap funding (VGF) support. The project follows a build, own, and operate (BOO) model.
Electricity generated from the plant will be supplied under Power Usage Agreements (PUAs) to three state entities: Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL), Jammu and Kashmir Power Corporation Limited (JKPCL), and Rajasthan Urja Vikas and IT Services Limited (RUVITL).
Additionally, SGEL re-invited bids on July 1, 2025, for EPC works to develop 951 MW decentralised solar power projects across 74 locations in Maharashtra under the Mukhyamantri Saur Krishi Vahini Yojana (MSKVY) 2.0. The last date for bid submission is July 22, 2025.
The 951 MW is part of the larger 1,352 MW project awarded to SGEL in March 2024 by MSEB Agro Solar Power Limited (MSAPL), a subsidiary of MSEB Holding Company Limited. The scope includes land identification, transfer of land rights, and development, construction, and operation and maintenance (O&M) for three years.
The 1,352 MW project comprises 102 decentralised solar power units across Nashik, Solapur, Ahmednagar, and Pune districts. It is being implemented under Phase I and II of MSKVY 2.0, under Component C of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme.
The programme supports the Government of Maharashtra’s goal to solarise at least 30 percent of agricultural feeders by setting up 16,000 MW solar capacity by 2026, ensuring stable daytime electricity supply to farmers.