Request for Proposal (RFP)

For Supply, Installation, Commissioning,

Service & Maintenance

Plant Capacity: 12MW

Site Location:
1. 10MW Budhni Manufacturing Facility,
Trident Limited, Hoshangabad Road, Budhni
District - Sehore, Madhya Pradesh - 466445

2. 2MW Sanghera Manufacturing Facility

Trident Limited, Sanghera Complex, Raikot Road,
Barnala, Punjab – 148101

Contact Persons:
10MW 2MW

 _______________________________  _____________________________
Budhni Manufacturing Facility Sanghera Manufacturing Facility
(Madhya Pradesh) (Punjab)
Ph: _______ Ph: _______
Email: ____@___ Email: _____@____
 IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

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 Table of Content

SCOPE OF WORK [SOW]/ TECHNICAL

SECTION-I
SPECIFICATION

SECTION-II TECHNICAL DETAILS

SECTION-
10 MW PROJECT DETAILS
III

SECTION-
FORMS & ANNEXURES
IV

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 SECTION – I

SCOPE OF WORK/
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

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 SCOPE OF WORK

1.0 General Information

1.1 The Scope of Work includes but not limited to Design & Engineering, Procurement & Supply of
Equipment and Materials, Testing at manufacturers works, Inspection, Packing and Forwarding, Supply,
Receipt, Unloading and storage at site, carrying out associated Civil works, Services, Permits, Licenses &
Statutory clearances, Installation and Incidentals, Insurance at all stages, Erection, Testing and
Commissioning of 10MW (Location-1:- Budhni Manufacturing Facility, Trident Limited, Hoshangabad
Road, Budhni District - Sehore, Madhya Pradesh - 466445) & 02MW (Location-2 :- Sanghera
Manufacturing Facility, Trident Limited, Sanghera Complex, Raikot Road, Barnala, Punjab – 148101) Grid
Interactive Solar PV Power Plant and performance demonstration with associated equipment and
materials along with associated Distribution system (By means of Cables using the existing route
wherever possible otherwise, similar cabling arrangement should be made in the missing portion of the
cable route).

1.1 Site Description & Power system Details at Budhni Manufacturing Facility:

Particulars Description
Details of proposed capacity of 10 MW DC Grid Connected Ground Mounted SPV
the Solar power plant. Power Plant.
Power system 415 V ph-ph - TPN system (Neutral solidly grounded)
District Sehore
State Madhya Pradesh
Budhni Manufacturing Facility, Trident Limited,
Location (Project Site)
Hoshangabad Road, Budhni District - Sehore, MP
Latitude  22.75719
Longitude  77.659720

Geo- Location: https://goo.gl/maps/HXJvCs56acwKpvmj6

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 1.2 Site Description & Power system Details at Sanghera Manufacturing Facility:

Particulars Description
Details of proposed capacity of 02 MW DC Grid Connected Ground & tin-shed
the Solar power plant. mounted SPV Power Plant.
Power system 415 V ph-ph - TPN system (Neutral solidly grounded)
District Barnala
State Punjab

Location (Project Site) Sanghera Manufacturing Facility, Trident Limited,

Sanghera Complex, Raikot Road, Barnala, Punjab
Latitude  30.37902778
Longitude  75.57361111

Geo- Location: https://goo.gl/maps/zZ8NFfbrDgjdEbbx8

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 The turnkey contract shall be in accordance with all applicable regulations and permits so that the solar
PV plant fulfils the feed in tariff requirement set by the government, guaranteed performance and the
technical specifications presented in various sections of this document. The design of the plant shall be
carried out meeting the regulatory norms of CERC.
The development of solar PV plant by the turnkey EPC contractor shall essentially include:
- Basic project planning including project sequencing and scheduling, basic and detailed designing,
project component selection preparing engineering and construction drawings, availing planning
permissions and all other requirements as required for commissioning.
- Supply, sourcing, procurement, transportation of all solar PV plant equipment’s, required insurance,
electrical components, structural components, civil engineering material, mechanical engineering
components and all other construction equipment ‘s as required for development, implementation,
construction, testing and commissioning of the plant up to the point of commercial metering.

The scope includes:

A. Design, develop, procure, construct and commission various grid connected Ground & tin-shed
mounted solar photovoltaic power plants, which includes, but is not limited to the following:
a) Mounting frames, structures, array foundation (grouting on terrace), earthing grid design, and
module inter-connection.
b) All System Junction boxes
c) Power Conditioning Units (PCU) with monitoring
d) MPPT – Max power point tracking built in the PCU
e) Appropriate AC power evacuation panels or inverters, according to Site requirements, with bus
bars (in-built or otherwise) and circuit breakers
f) Protection or isolation systems g. Power and Control Cables
g) Earthing system for PV Array, DC power system, lightning protection system
h) Data monitoring system with remote monitoring facilities
i) Transportation, unloading, and loading of all equipment at Site
j) Project Management including adherence to all requisite safety practices
k) Firefighting and fire detection systems
l) PLC system with back feed protection for DG synchronization.
m) Making arrangements for water in the plant area for module cleaning along with cleaning
mechanism
n) Control room or panel (which ever may be found appropriate) for the plant built in suitable
material, with proper ventilation for temperature control of the equipment and serviceability
within the building. Alternatively, the existing meter room can be utilized after proper designing
and approvals of the building owner.

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 B. Installation and Commissioning of various grid connected Ground & tin-shed mounted solar
photovoltaic power plants, that includes:
a. Design and construction of foundations or grouting for holding module mounting
structures without puncturing the tin-shed; maintaining proper drainage of rain water
over terrace through the installation area; cable routings through PVC pipes not
obstructing the movement on the terrace.
b. Before commencement of work, the Selected/Empaneled Bidder shall obtain approvals
for all related drawings from the relevant and concerned building authorities.
c. All drawings shall conform to relevant IS/ IEC standards.
d. Special care to be taken while designing all structures for modules to cater to heavy
rainfall, strong winds and earthquake that may be prevalent in the area.
e. Undertake Pre-commissioning and Commissioning of all supplied equipment.
f. Test running of the grid-connected solar facility including load trials at Site, prior to
handover and commencing energy export for metering.
g. Grid commissioning: the plant needs to be grid interactive. Interconnection points to be
checked and certified by the concerned distribution licensee for accuracy and safety.
h. Installation of Main Meter and Backup Meter, if any with submission of drawings for
grid interface for each individual power plant and get approved prior to commencement
of work on Site
i. Commissioning certificate from relevant authorities for the Facility.

C. The following Statutory Clearances shall be obtained by the Selected/Empaneled Bidder wherever
applicable:
a. Building and Architectural Drawings approvals from relevant authorities
b. Electrical System approval (Chief Electrical Inspector)
c. Fire System approval (CFO)
d. All equipment, accessories, materials, civil construction & erection works should comply
with statutory requirements, IS and required and highlighted IEC standards.
e. All statutory requirements for working at the Site like labor registration, workman
compensation policy, ESIC etc. to be complied with by the vendor before deployment of
resources at the Site.
- Arranging for power and water during construction, obtaining permits and approvals from all local
stake holders as per the Division of responsibilities, government statutory bodies, obtaining
permissions from electrical inspectorate, Liaoning with discom utility as required, providing
evacuation infrastructure up to the point of interconnection and relay testing as required for completion
and commission of plant.
- Providing construction infrastructure like site office, stores etc., assembly and construction of the entire
solar PV plant, all pre-construction tests, site management and supervision, labor provision, testing and
commissioning of all the equipment of the Ground & tin-shed mounted solar PV plant within the plant
premises. Overall scope of contractor for site construction activities is also presented of the main
contract.
- All the operations not expressly included, that are necessary for proper functioning of the solar PV plant
and fulfilment of the guaranteed performance, rules, regulation, and applicable codes, being the

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 meaning of necessarily all these things which are inherent to the Project and without which the solar
PV plant would be unable to start operating commercially.
- Commissioning of the Ground & tin-shed mounted solar PV plants and required evacuation system,
with provisional acceptance 30 days start-up performance test as per approved test Procedures as
required by the owners.
- Comprehensively warranting the solar PV plant against all defects through a defects liability period
(DLP) of two years, transfer all component warranties to the owner’s post completing the DLP.
- Work execution must be carried be carried out in safe environment following all safety standards on all
buildings. EPC contractor shall release safety policies & procedures to followed during work execution
with the prior approval of client/consultant.
- EPC contractor shall be liable to provide quality work to meet SECI/Client/Consultant authorities
requirements along with applicable standards of solar Ground & tin-shed mounted PV Plants. EPC
contractor shall release quality policies/plans & procedures for client/consultants’ approval which will
be followed during execution of work.
- It shall be bidder ‘s responsibility to check the feasibility of basic grid connection and power
evacuation termination points from electrical utility. Based on the feasibility, bidder shall obtain the
permission for termination from the electricity utility.
- It shall be bidder ‘s responsibility to obtain all applicable permits from MNRE and other Govt.
Authorities to ensure that all equipment’s supplied for the project receives all the benefits &
exemptions applicable to solar power projects under various incentives/guidelines/policies/notification
of the government of India.
- Expenses for any other works, supply of material, and providing services required for the successful
commissioning and operation of the plant, but not specifically mentioned in this document
- First-aid medical facilities at the Site during construction to be provided by the
Selected/Empaneled Bidder(s)
- All local labor, employment, and other issues shall be handled independently by the Selected/Empaneled
Bidder(s).
2 CONTRACTOR AND OWNER OBLIGATIONS
Bidders are expected to confirm and submit this along with their techno-commercial offers.

2.1. OWNER’S BASIC OBLIGATIONS

Unless specified or described elsewhere in other sections of this technical document, the owner shall be obliged to:
a) Availability of Ground & tin-shed mounted: TRIDENT shall endeavor to provide Ground & tin-shed
mounted for the Project. Free and clear of all Liens and encumbrances prior to the mobilization of the EPC
Contractor at site.
b) Permits and Approvals: Obtain all necessary basic permits for solar PV plant development under feed in tariff
policy and sign Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with DISCOM. Bear all statutory fees and undertake
responsibility to obtain and maintain authorization for interconnecting the plant to utility.
TRIDENT GROUP shall assist the EPC Contractor in obtaining other applicable permits which are required to be
obtained and maintained by the EPC Contractor, including providing signatures or other documentation required
from TRIDENT GROUP.

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 c) Local Assistance: If requested by the EPC Contactor, TRIDENT GROUP shall assist the EPC Contractor in
ascertaining the nature and extent of applicable law and customary practice in India which may affect the EPC
Contractor in the performance of its obligations. However, the EPC Contractor shall bear the cost of
any documents, records, copies and similar materials obtained by TRIDENT GROUP in connection.
d) Others: Appoint representatives to communicate and cooperate regularly with contractor or its
representatives in any manner on reasonable request by the contractor. Appoint quality assurance
personnel to witness tests on the all necessary plant equipment ‘s prior to the supply / procurement as
mentioned in this agreement
Appoint owner ‘s engineer / independent technical consultant for reviewing project designs, detailed
engineering, drawings, equipment specifications and all project management documents provided by
contractor.
Maintain cash flow of the project and make payments to the contractor after satisfactory completion of
its obligations as specified in other sections of this technical document.

2.2. TURNKEY EPC CONTRACTOR’S BASIC OBLIGATIONS

In addition to obligations of contractors specified elsewhere in other sections and information by

TRIDENT GROUP, the turnkey EPC contractor shall be bound by the following basic obligations.
a. Adherence to scope of work, all the sections of this document along with all the appendices and
drawings is essentially a key obligation of the EPC contractor.
b. These specifications are applicable to all the Ground & tin-shed mounted Solar PV plants being
developed in MP.
c. The EPC Contractor shall perform the design and engineering of the solar PV plant and to conform to
the design criteria acceptable to TRIDENT GROUP safety and environmental standards.
d. The EPC contractors shall implement and execute the required evacuation arrangement from
the PV Plant
e. Interface management shall have the central importance to the delivery of the solar PV project. The
EPC contract shall strategize the interface management tasks complete until the successful
commissioning of plant.
f. Bidders shall independently conduct resource assessment and predict energy yields clearly specifying
losses and degradation over project lifecycle for each of the Ground & tin-shed mounted. TRIDENT
GROUP shall closely monitor these losses and degradation, and shall link with project performance.
Bidders are expected to complete the Project Characteristics presented in ANNEXURE 1 for all the
Ground & tin-shed mounts.
g. Wherever standard codes are provided in the document, stringent codes shall be followed by the
contractor; wherever codes are not mentioned latest relevant Indian, NEC and IEC codes shall be
followed.
h. The project being a turnkey contract, scope shall include everything as required for successful
implementation, commissioning and operating the plant for its lifecycle of twenty-five years.
i. Wherever required Port clearance, port handling, port charges, other local incidental costs equipment
delivery, commissioning spares, other required spare parts and any other related expenses shall be
borne by the EPC contractor.
j. Contractor shall perform works strictly adhering to technical documents and drawings approved by
the owner / owner ‘s independent engineer and requirements established by the relevant technical
regulations.

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k. With no limitations, the EPC Contractor shall implement the project professionally, using high
quality engineering design standards and project management warranting the procedures in
accordance and consistent with prudent industry practices and all applicable Law.
l. In the event pursuant to inspection or re-inspection by TRIDENT GROUP the EPC Contractor shall
promptly, but in no case later than fifteen days from the date of such rejection, make good such
rejections either by remedying, rectifying, correcting and/or replacing such equipment as may be
necessary to the satisfaction of TRIDENT GROUP.
m. Contractors shall follow and perform all works in accordance to this technical document, as per PPA
(and all amendments) and evacuation utility project requirements.
n. EPC contractor shall provide and maintain at its own cost and expenses all required site power,
security guards, warning signs, surveillance system, when and where necessary or required by
TRIDENT GROUP.
o. The EPC Contractor shall be responsible for all equipment in its custody stored, loose, semi-
assembled and/or erected at the project site. The EPC Contractor shall make suitable security
arrangements, including employment of security personnel, to ensure the protection of all the
equipment ‘s, goods, supplies, the Contractor ‘s equipment and works from theft, fire, pilferage and
other damages and losses.
p. Contractors shall strictly follow the start-up and functional requirements of the project as presented in
this document. This shall essentially include all the material and construction equipment supply,
implementation, testing and commissioning of the relevant systems as required for successful
completion, commissioning and O&M for five years.
q. Contractor and its Subcontractor ‘s manpower shall be in compliance with appropriate labor and
other statutory act/rules/regulations/orders by Government of India.
r. In no case tin-shed to be damaged during execution. Contractor shall reinstate all areas which have
been disturbed during the Work with finishing, painting, plastering, cleaning, etc. in conformance to
the contractor ‘s best practices and in acceptance to the developer.

SECTION – II

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TECHNICAL DETAILS

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 1 TECHNICAL SUBMISSIONS
All bidders are required to submit duly completed forms and confirmation on adherence for all the
appendices. Bids are likely to get rejected if any of the following submissions are found missing. The
appendices are:

 ANNEXURE 1: LIST OF PREFERRED MAKES

 ANNEXURE 2: LIST OF SPARES
 ANNEXURE 3: ANNUAL TURNOVER
 ANNEXURE 4: FINANCIAL DATA FOR LAST AUDITED FINANCIAL YEAR
 ANNEXURE 5: DETAILS OF SIMILAR WORK DONE DURING PAST YEARS
 ANNEXURE 6: NO-DEVIATION FORM
 ANNEXURE 7: ADVANCE BANK GUARANTEE (DOMESTIC-SUPPLIER)
 ANNEXURE 8: PERFOMANCE BANK GUARANTEE (DOMESTIC)
 ANNEXURE 9: INLAND SIGHT DRAFT RECTIFICATION
 ANNEXURE 10: PROJECT SCHEDULE FORMAT

In addition to above, bidders are also required to submit a typical conceptual design and drawings, with
their proposed project components. This shall essentially include but not be limited to:

- Mounting structure design concept.

- Typical conceptual overall plant layout.
- Typical Project implementation schedule.
- Typical Electrical schematics.

3. PROJECT START UP AND FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

The start-up and functional requirements shall essentially meet all the supply, installation, testing and
commissioning by contractors as required to complete the solar PV plant and the required evacuation
infrastructure within the solar PV plant premises. Any and all the functional requirements shall be non-
exhaustive and shall conform to latest Indian or International standards, wherever not applicable best
industry engineering practices shall be followed with prior approval from Owners Engineers.

2.1. SITE FACILITIES

Contractor shall provide all Site facilities, including all utilities for its use within and outside the project
site premises.
Storage and security for PV modules and material / inventory shall be in the contractor‘s scope.
Respective Supplier standards, recommendations and practices shall be followed for open storage and
covered storage for all he equipment.
Appropriate housekeeping and security shall be provided by the contractor to timely replenish the
material breakage / theft/ repair including transport without cost to the owners.

2.2. WEATHER STATIONS

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One no. of weather station per site shall be supplied & erected by EPC contractor.

2.3. FIRE FIGHTING AND DETECTION SYSTEM

The solar PV plant shall be equipped with suitable fire protection and fighting systems for entire PV
array area and near evacuation point as per the Indian fire safety standards and local fire authority
requirements. Firefighting of transformers and other electrical equipment ‘s as required shall be in
accordance to tariff advisory committee, CBIP, IS 10028, NFPA 70 and NFPA 15.
Fire Extinguishers: Portable type fire extinguishers conforming IS10658 shall be provided as means of
dealing effectively and immediately with fire caused from oils, solvents, gases, paints, varnishes,
electrical wiring and all flammable liquids and gases. System shall comply with required insurance
norms. Following type of portable fire extinguishers shall be provided.
- DCP type fire extinguisher 5kg capacity.
- CO2 operated hand portable extinguisher 5kg Capacity.
All the fire extinguisher shall be subjected to anticorrosive treatment and shall be painted and marked as
per requirement of relevant standards.
Fire buckets: Fire buckets shall be provided with fine sand near evacuation substation in case power is
evacuating at 11kV. These buckets shall be fixed on an angle iron frame as per requirement of local
authorities. Fire buckets shall be painted red with additional handle at the bottom. Adequate sand pit
locations to be provided by the contractor at strategic locations.

2.4. AUXILIARY POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM

Auxiliary power supply requirements shall be catered from the power evacuation supply source,
consequently the auxiliary energy consumption shall be deducted from the energy generated from the
plant. The consumption therefore will be charged at the feed in tariff rate. Increase in auxiliary
consumption would directly impact on the plant performance ratio; contractors are thus advised to take
this into account for energy yield computation.
The plant auxiliary power supply system can either be centralized, distributed or a combination. In any
case EPC contractors are required to maintain system redundancy with adequate standby transformers.

2.5. SITE RESTORATION

Contractor shall reinstate all areas which have been disturbed during the Work with finishing, painting,
plastering, cleaning, etc. in conformance to the contractor‘s best practices and in acceptance to the
developer.

3. RESOURCE ASSESSMENT AND ENERGY YIELD

EPC contractors shall be legally bound for the plant performance guarantee committed during the
submission of techno-commercial bids. Long term energy yield prediction for the period of 5 years
including the defects liability, warranty of five years and O&M period of five years shall essentially be a
key parameter in shortlisting of bidders.
In addition to first year energy yields, bidders shall submit long term prediction clearly indicating the PV

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 module initial and annual degradations.

3.1. BENCHMARKS FOR ENERGY YIELD COMPUTATION

Energy yield prediction essentially depends on simulations and loss assumptions. Bidders must use
PVSYST version 6.68 as the simulation tool for energy yield predictions. A lower version is not
acceptable however, a higher version, if available, would be preferred. Simulation must consider all
losses including AC losses up to the utility inter connection point. PVSYST simulation report (in .pdf
format &. PRJ) shall clearly indicate simulation parameters, near shading definition, horizon shading
definition, main results and main PV components used and the loss diagram.
Assumption of losses largely depends on past experience of bidders in similar locations and climatic
conditions; however, loss benchmarks presented in Table 1 may be maintained for computation.

Table 1: Benchmark for Loss Assumptions for Fixed Type of PV Plant

Loss Description
The EPC contractor is expected to perform independent horizon due to
nearby building and towers. The PV modules should be placed such that
Shading they suffer minimum shading impact due to the obstacles on the Ground
& tin-shed mounts such staircase building, building services equipment
except during early morning and evening hours when
Although this shall depend on the module selected, maximum
Incident angle
benchmark for IAM loss is 1.6%.
Low irradiance loss essentially depends on the characteristics of the
Low Irradiance module and the intensity of the incident radiation. This value shall depend
on module selected and the solar resource data used
Every ˚C rise in temperature above STC shall reduce the efficiency of PV
Module temperature module. Maximum benchmark for this negative temperature coefficient
shall be -0.41%.
Bidders are advised to evaluate the dust profile on site and define the O&M
Soiling strategy for maintaining the annual soiling loss. However, 2% can be
considered for initial calculation.
Modules are sold with a nominal peak power and a given tolerance within
Module quality
which the actual power is guaranteed to lie.
Although this loss depends on EPC contractor‘s capability to connect PV
modules of same current/voltage profiles in series. Since the PV modules
Module mismatch shall be free issue item to the contractor, the developer shall provide
manufacturer‘s confirmation on uniform current/voltage profiles for
delivered batch of modules.
Electrical resistance in the cable between the modules and terminals of the
DC cable inverter give rise to ohmic losses (I²R). Maximum benchmark for this
assumption shall be 1%.
Bidders shall take Euro efficiency or Californian efficiency for energy yield
Inverter performance
computations. Minimum benchmark for this efficiency.
AC losses shall occur in LV AC cabling, HV AC cabling up to metering.
Bidders are expected to provide detailed losses segregating said areas with
AC losses
appropriate justifications. Maximum benchmark for this assumption shall be
1%.
Plant availability Bidders are expected to offer maximum plant availability; owner assumes

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 100% plant availability for project economics but plant down time will be 3
days/year need to consider.
Bidder shall consider the energy consumption arising due to the auxiliary
equipment such as electrical equipment, security system, monitoring
Auxiliary consumption
equipment and lighting in the energy yield calculation. Maximum auxiliary
consumption shall be restricted to 0.2%.

3.2. MODULE DEGRADATION

Bidders shall specify the initial and annual degradation thereon for 25 years. The values shall be
supported by manufacturer ‘s confirmation based on past experience and track record on proposed
modules.

4. PV PLANT PERFORMANCE
4.1. GENERAL
Bidders shall independently carry out performance estimation based on the solar resource data provided
and proposed project components. The performance estimation shall be presented in the form of
percentage Performance Ratio (PR) as well as percentage Plant Load Factor (PLF). Annual PR and PLF
values for the first five year of plant operation must be provided.
PR guarantees for the plant should be at or above 78% PR guarantees should be quoted considering first
year degradation of PV modules.
Further in the document these values shall be referred to as guaranteed performance values / levels.
EPC contractors shall be legally bound for the plant performance estimation committed during the
submission of techno-commercial bids. In case of underperformance of the plant in accordance to the
agreed performance guarantees, owner shall claim monetary compensation from the contractor as per the
agreed commercial obligations or en-cash or withhold any performance guaranteed bank guarantees
submitted by the contractor. Any such binding shall be for a minimum period equivalent to defects
liability, warranty and O&M period.

4.2. TESTING OF PV PLANT

It will be the EPC contractor‘s responsibility for arranging all the consumables, instrumentation, material
and human resources as required for complete commissioning, start-up tests and performance ratio
calculation.
Owner‘s representatives shall witness all the tests, which shall be conducted prior and post
commissioning of the PV plant. Owner / Owner‘s / Lender‘s/ Procurer‘s representative shall
independently validate all the subsequent test results with the contractually agreed acceptance criteria
and shall be in compliance to the agreed acceptance criteria.
Key milestones and test procedures are as follows;

4.2.1. START-UP TESTS

The start-up tests shall be the first step for provisional acceptance of plant. These tests shall essentially
include:

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- Establish peak power (Wp): Prior to conducting any tests, the EPC contractor must establish the total
installed peak power of the plant. Peak power measurement shall be carried out at string level for the
entire plant using an industry accepted PV analyzer. Peak power obtained during test conditions shall be
extrapolated to STC conditions to arrive at the plant installed capacity. Accepted deviation in
extrapolated peak power and module nameplate power should always be in the positive side. be in the
range of ±3%. The tolerance is allowed for measurement error and environmental conditions. For
negative deviations each module in the string shall be checked and any damaged module shall be
replaced.
- Open circuit voltage (Voc): This test verifies that strings are properly connected (module and string
polarity) and that all modules are producing the expected voltage according to the module data sheet.
The start-up test shall be carried out immediately after 7 days of physical completion of plant.

4.2.2. PROVISIONAL ACCEPTANCE TEST (PAT)

Provisional Acceptance Test shall commence immediately after all issues arising from the start-up test
have been rectified. Visual inspection shall be carried out for the entire plant to ensure all installations
are in-line with manufacturer recommendations and client‘s technical specifications. All PV module
installations, electrical connections and civil construction will be checked and if found satisfactory, a
physical completion certificate will be issued.

The Performance Test at Provisional Acceptance will determine the Actual Corrected Performance Ratio
of the Plant.
Temporary secondary standard Kipp and Zonnen CMP 11 pyranometers installed at the PV module tilt
shall be provided for each of the Ground & tin-shed mounted PV plant site for PAT. These must be
cleaned before the test commences and then visually inspected for cleanliness during the tests.

The data for the Performance Test report will be collected during a rolling fifteen (15) Days duration,
between sunrise and sunset. In the event the Plant is not fully available for some time during the test
period the respective daily dataset will be skipped and the test period will be extended in order to obtain
a full set of data for an equivalent 15 days period with 100% availability. The test should be repeated in
case more than 5 days have been skipped, except days that were skipped due to circumstances that are
beyond the Contractor ‘s control (e.g. weather or grid faults, etc.). All data collected during PAT shall be
shared with the Owner / Owner‘s representatives.
PAT will incorporate the following:
- Availability test: This test verifies the plant availability during operating hours. The test shall be
conducted for fifteen days during Provisional Acceptance. Plant availability will be checked by
comparing the energy exported to the grid with corresponding irradiation measured at a time-step of 15
minutes for the test duration. Plant availability shall not, for any given period fall below 99%.
- Performance ratio test: The performance ratio (PR) is a measure of the quality of the design and the
components of the PV Plant. It is the relationship between the actual energy produced Energy measured
at the Plant‘s energy meter and Energy theoretically produced by the PV modules. For PR calculation,
the plant auxiliary consumption shall be deducted from the energy measured.
The Performance Test Procedure shall determine:

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 - The Actual Corrected Performance Ratio of the Plant at the time of Provisional Acceptance, to be
compared to the Guaranteed Performance Ratio. This is referred to as the Provisional Acceptance Test
(PAT).
- The performance test shall be carried out to compare the guaranteed PR and measured PR.
Performance Ratio during the acceptance test shall be calculated using following formula.

It is defined as:

EProduced – Net exported energy recorded from ABT/MFM meter (plant end meter) in kWh in a test
period
GEAjusted - Irradiation energy on module plane in kWh/m2 in test period (as explained above)
PSTC - Summation of nameplate ratings for all installed modules in given power blocks during the
acceptance test in kW
GESTC - STC irradiance i.e. 1 kW/m2
Tc - the insolation-weighted average module temperature based on measurements over the period
Tmod_period_ref - the hourly reference module temperature taken from PVSYST for the same hour
Ptpv - Thermal losses factor for the photovoltaic generator
γ - Power Temperature Coefficient as given in the specification sheet of module (a negative
percentage value)

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The PR test shall be conducted as specified below:

- The PR measured on-site shall be compared with the guaranteed performance levels provided by
EPC contractor for the specified time period.
- Measuring instruments to record on-site data shall include a calibrated pyranometer with an
accuracy of more than 98%, temperature sensor, data logging systems and operator approved grid
meters.
- Contractor shall be responsible to conduct the first PR test (as a part of PAT) only after achieving
physical completion, synchronizing the plant with the grid, commissioning of fully functional
SCADA system and by complying with all relevant requirements from utility, CEA and other
statutory agencies as per central and state regulations and policies. Following the acceptance of this
PR value, owner shall issue a certificate of the operational approval of the Solar PV plant.
- The PR values shall be computed based on actual energy exported to the grid after deducting the
auxiliary consumption of the plant.
- If the Contractor fails to achieve the guaranteed performance levels, contractor shall at its own cost
rectify all the defects identified during the test and take necessary steps/efforts to pass the PR test
within the stipulated time span. Subsequent to rectification the PR shall be re- tested.

4.2.3. ANNUAL PR MEASUREMENTS

The duration of the PR measurement shall be the 12-month period after the plant acceptance by the
owners.
The procedure for establishing PR will match the procedure described above but will be extended to cover
a full 12-month period; however, there will be no limitation to the irradiation and the irradiance levels.
Two numbers of Kipp and Zonnen SMP 11 pyranometers installed for each of the site shall become the
basis of PV measurement.

The Performance Test Procedure shall determine:

- The Actual Annual Performance Ratio of the Plant over the full 12 months period following the
date of Provisional Acceptance, to be compared to the Guaranteed Annual Performance Ratio.
- The performance test shall be carried out to compare the guaranteed PR and measured PR.
Performance Ratio during the acceptance test shall be calculated using above given formula.

4.2.4. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA AND PROVISION OF REMEDIES

- Bidder has to commit an absolute PR value for each of the Ground & tin-shed mounted plant. No
deviation will be allowed to the absolute PR value committed.
- Bidder shall be liable to pay monetary compensation if the PR value is not achieved.
- Monetary compensation shall be computed as the difference between the guaranteed and measured
value multiplied by the then energy tariff.

5. PROJECT WARRANTIES

The solar PV project shall be implemented through a turnkey EPC contract including all the supplies,
installation, testing and commissioning of the PV the plant and till interconnection point and revenue
meter; the project warranties thus shall essentially include but will not be limited to:

5.1. DEFECTS WARRANTY

The EPC contractor shall provide five years comprehensive warranty for the entire solar PV plant right

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from string cables to the point of interconnection and revenue metering. The contractor shall warrant the
project free from any and all defects including unseen and latent in all project components and
workmanship.
In case of any manufacturing defect or underperformance of any project component, the EPC contractor
shall guarantee supply, installation, testing and commissioning of defective project component/s at no
cost to the owner.

In case of defects due to improper handling of project components by contractor‘s O&M team, contractor
shall be responsible for repairing any / all defects. Owner may be liable to claim additional monetary
compensation for loss of energy generation caused due to plant unavailability. Expected plant availability
should be 100%, in case of non-maintaining of the plant availability, contractors may be liable for a
penalty of 5% of the O&M cost for every 0.25% of plant non-availability during the O&M period.

5.2. PROJECT COMPONENTS WARRANTY

Project components warranty can essentially be construed as guarantees / warranties provided by the
project component manufacturers beyond the defect’s liability period, performance warranty period and
extended warranties.

Warranties and condition thereof for key project components are separately specified in general technical
specification of key project components presented in this document.

Any and all such warranty for any of the project components shall be transferred to the owner after
completion of O&M period.

Owner shall reserve the right to call for extended warranties from the manufacturers; same shall be agreed
by the EPC contractor and product manufacturer.

5.3 PERFORMANCE RATIO (PR) WARRANTY

In addition to the PR value for project start-up performance tests, bidders are required to submit long term
performance ratio (PR) values along with the techno-commercial bid. Plant performance evaluation
during the defect’s liability and O&M period of five years shall be one of the key criteria for evaluation of
bidders.

Contractors shall be legally bound with appropriate bank guarantees for warranting PR value for the
defect’s liability and O&M period of five years. Guaranteed performance values provided by the
contractor shall comply with:

- Solar GIS software for solar resource data and PVSYST 6.68 or a higher version for simulation of
energy yields, as specified in Section 6. PVSYST simulation must be carried out using Perez model. PR
values as obtained shall include all AC losses up to the point of utility metering.

- The first performance test shall be conducted immediately after 7 days of physical acceptance of plant.
Subsequent PR comparisons will be made from the SCADA data obtained based on real time
measurement.

- Bidder has to commit an absolute PR value. No deviation will be allowed to the absolute PR value
committed.

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- Bidder shall be liable to pay monetary compensation if the PR value is not achieved. Monetary
compensation shall be computed as the difference between the guaranteed and measured value multiplied
by the then energy tariff.

6. OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

6.1. GENERAL

The scope of work stipulates bidders to provide comprehensive operations and maintenance (O&M) for
five years from project provisional acceptance. Bidders are required to submit separate price for
additional 5 years of O&M and applicable spares, the additional period shall start after completion of
defects liability period.

Bidder shall provide optional price for Wet or Dry-Cleaning method (Module Cleaning with or without
water). The developer shall provide a detailed write up on methodology. The bidder has to make sure
Dry-cleaning method proposed shall be approved from respective Module Manufacturer. Water shall be
arranged by the O&M contactor for module cleaning and TDS level of the water shall be acceptable as
per the benchmark set by the owner/owner‘s independent engineer/module manufacturer.
Scope under this shall include all project components including spares and consumable as required for
commissioning and successful operation of the plant up to and including point of interconnection and
metering, Bidders are required to provide a separate cost for plant comprehensive O&M. In addition to all
spares, consumable and manpower, Bidders shall include all the required insurance charges in the O&M
prices offered.

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SCOPE OF WORK – OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

• The operation & maintenance of the plant would include wear, tear, overhauling, machine
breakdown, insurance, replacement of defective modules, invertors, PCU‘s, spares, consumables &
other parts for a period of five years. This shall also include operation and maintenance of the
evacuation infrastructure, as well.

• The Selected/Empaneled Bidder shall be responsible for following activities:

• Regular operation and maintenance of the plant as well as the evacuation

infrastructure/infrastructure for interconnection with the electricity distribution system.

• Daily monitoring of plant performance and supply of all technical, production/operation data and
information through a monthly report. Daily Management Information System (MIS) reports with
generation and down time analysis data shall be made available to the primary beneficiary with a
copy of such report to Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency and
respective Primary Beneficiaries.

• Prepare and submit detailed report on the operation and maintenance requirement, if any to the
respective Primary Beneficiaries every six-monthly basis. A copy of such report shall also be
submitted to Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency.

• Undertake day to day checks and maintenance activities, on round the clock basis, required to be
carried out, as a recommended practice by the manufacturer of the equipment, on all the
components of the power plant to minimize breakdowns and to ensure smooth and trouble-free
operation of the plant and to get maximum output from the panels. The supplier shall be
responsible to carry out routine and preventive maintenance and replacement of each and every
component / equipment of the power plant and he shall provide all labor, material, consumables etc.
for routine and preventive maintenance at his own cost. Carry out maintenance activities as a result
of sudden failure/breakdown of any particular component or equipment. It shall be responsible to
carry out breakdown maintenance of each and every component of the power plant and shall
provide the required manpower, materials, consumables, components or equipment etc. for
breakdown maintenance at his own cost irrespective of the reasons of the breakdown/failure.

• Undertake major overhaul of any component or equipment of the plant necessary on account of
excessive wear & tear. Such maintenance of plant and all civil structures shall normally be planned
to be carried out on an annual basis. For this purpose, a joint inspection by the Bidder and
concerned department shall be carried out of all the major components of the power plant, about
two months in advance of the annual maintenance period, in order to ascertain as to which
components of the power plant require maintenance.

• Prepare and maintain records on daily basis towards maintenance of the plant, electricity
generation, electricity injected into the distribution system etc.

• Undertake inspection of meter towards faultiness regular intervals, report to the concerned
department and replace the meter with a meter of similar specification complying with the
requirements of Central Electricity Authority/Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory
Commission/concerned Distribution Licensee at its own cost.

• The Bidder should not misuse the area and/or assign responsibility for the safety of machinery
within the premises.

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Term

• The Bidder shall be responsible for undertaking the operation and maintenance of the plant for a
term of five (5) years from the date of entering into hand-over agreement of the plant to respective
Primary Beneficiaries.
• The term for operation and maintenance of the plant may be extended for another five years on
mutually agreed terms and conditions and charges as quoted by the Bidder.

Electricity Generation

• The Bidder shall be solely responsible for the performance of the plant(s) and shall make all
necessary efforts to maximize the electricity generation of the plant.
• The bidder shall be responsible for supply of all spare parts as required from time to time for
scheduled and preventive maintenance, major overhauling of the plant, replacement of defective
modules, inverters, PCU‘s etc. and maintaining log sheets for operation detail, deployment of staff
for continuous operations and qualified engineer for supervision of O&M work, complaint logging
& its attending.

Metering and associated facilities

The metering of electricity shall be carried out as per the regulations stipulated by Madhya Pradesh
Electricity Regulatory Commission and/or Central Electricity Authority. The Bidder shall have to
accordingly arrange for the specified meter and metering facilities. It shall also be responsible for the
requisite testing and inspection of meters, if required at authorized testing facility. It shall also be
responsible for required interactions with the distribution licensee and shall state progress to the
concerned department.

Failure to rectify the problem

• If the Bidder fails to rectify the plant downtime within seven (7) days from the date of identification
of such defect, unless the extension in time is mutually discuss and agreed between the bidder and
the respective Primary Beneficiary.
• A penalty calculated on the basis of generation loss equivalent to four (4) units per day per kW and
a tariff of Rs 2.1/kWh shall also be imposed and recovered from the contract performance
guarantee.

Completion of Term of Operation and Maintenance Contract

On completion of the term of Operation and Maintenance the Bidder shall apply to the respective Primary
Beneficiary for the issue of power plant transfer certificate. All the formalities shall be completed within
one (1) month in all respects, after verifying from the documents & tests and satisfying himself that the
Operation & Maintenance has been completed in accordance with details set out in the control
documents & Prudent Utility Practices The respective Primary Beneficiaries and the Bidder shall, six (6)
months in before the date of expiry of the operation and maintenance contract shall negotiate to extend
the contract for another term of five (5) years.

6.2. SPARES

The operation and maintenance being comprehensive, contractors are required to provide all consumables
and spares as required for full functioning of plant. Bidders shall submit list of spares recommended by
respective project component suppliers. The list shall include spares required for five years of operation,

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with justification on the recommended spares and consumable quantities.

List of spares provided by bidder shall be considered as inventory up to the end of warranty / defects
liability period. If the spares are consumed during this period, contractor shall maintain the inventory
spares as per the list till the end of warranty / DLP. No cost shall be paid to the contractor on this account.

In addition to these, bidders are required to submit separate list of spares required after project operation
for five and ten years.

A template form for list of spares and consumables is presented in ANNEXURE 2; bidders shall submit
this list along with its techno-commercial offers.

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 6.3. PV MODULE CLEANING

Cleaning of modules directly relates to soiling loss. Bidders shall present with cleaning schedules and
assumptions made for soiling loss in energy yield predictions. Bidders shall strictly follow the O&M
manual and instructions of PV modules for routine cleaning.
Cleaning of modules shall be done by sprinkling of pressurized water on the PV modules or by mopping
with non-pressurized water. If pressurized water to be used, pressure shall be in the range of 3 to 5 Bar or
as specified by manufacturer. GI/HDPE pipe may be used if cleaning to be done by pressurized water.
Module cleaning should be performed using de-ionized water or water quality specified by module
manufacturer.
Cleaning frequency of the PV Plant shall be a minimum of twice a month during the non- rainy days or
during dry spells.
Contractor shall make their own arrangement for water supply and storage on each of the Ground & tin-
shed mounted solar PV project.

7. SOLAR PV MODULES
72 Cells Polycrystalline solar PV modules have been selected for the plant. PV modules shall be
provided as a free issue supply to the closest port by the developer, however port clearance, local
logistics, unloading, storage, installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance will be under the
turnkey EPC contractor ‘s scope of work.
The ratings for the aforesaid solar PV modules may vary from 325Wp to 330Wp as per the
availability from the module manufacturer. This variation may result in corresponding variation in the
EPC contractor supplied balance of system (BOS); any and all such variations shall to be the EPC
contractor‘s account.
Installation of solar PV modules shall follow all the guidelines provided by module manufacturer. PV
modules shall be fixed in landscape orientation only and string shall comprise of 20 PV modules in
series.
Data sheet of the PV modules that shall be supplied by the developer as these are finalized.

8. STRING INVERTERS
In view of project size, operations and maintenance requirements, TRIDENT GROUP is essentially
looking for developing its 10 +2 MWp solar PV project portfolio with String inverters. It is essential for
the plant to have a cumulative inverter AC rating / capacity corresponding to the maximum Pnom ratio
of 1:1.
TRIDENT GROUP would like to invite offers based on track record benchmarks and performance
parameters presented in below sections. The minimum and maximum inverter capacity however shall be
50 kW to 250kW respectively.

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8.1 QUALITY CERTIFICATION:
Inverters shall be compliant to most recent standards (and latest amendments if any) developed by the
IEC and EN. Table 2 presents a non-exhaustive list of standards to which inverters should conform
according to European practice.

Table 2: Applicable Inverters Standards

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). Generic
EN 61000-6-1:2007 standards. Immunity for residential, commercial and
light-industrial environments.
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).
EN 61000-6-2:2005 Generic standards. Immunity for industrial
environments.
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). Generic
EN 61000-6-3:2007 standards. Emission standards for residential,
commercial and light- industrial environments.
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).
EN 61000-6-4:2007 Generic standards. Emission standards for
industrial
Information technology equipment. Radio
EN 55022: 2006 disturbance characteristics. Limits and
EN 50178: 1997 Electronic equipment for use in power installations.
Photovoltaic systems – Power conditioners –
IEC 61683: 1999 Procedure for measuring efficiency.
IEC 61727: 2004 Characteristics of the Utility Interface
Testing procedure of Islanding Prevention
IEC 62116: 2008 Methods for Utility- Interactive Photovoltaic
Inverters

8.2. GRID CODE COMPLIANCE & POWER QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

Compliance to power quality and grid codes for utility scale solar projects is essential for all proposed
systems. Although Indian grid codes are still under draft stage, however compliance to these is expected.

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8.2.1. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC POWER QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
The power quality requirements for utility scale grid connected solar power generation are under
development. However, following shall be non-exhaustive specific requirements:
- The total harmonic distortion limits on AC side should be less than 3%
- Data Acquisition System facility
- Operational frequency: 50 + 3Hz.
- Operational voltage variation: + 10%

8.3. DESIGN BASIS

EPC contractors are expected to independently understand and analyses the site conditions prior to
system configuration. Bidder may offer client with multiple options of system configurations based on
product availability and capacities subsequently it will be client ‘s call for selecting most optimum
system. However entire project shall have uniform capacities, makes and configurations.

8.4. EFFICIENCY BENCHMARKS

Minimum acceptable peak efficiency shall be 98% however preference may be given to inverters having
higher efficiency than desired.
European efficiency though an accepted European method of measuring inverter efficiency for Europe,
may also be significant for Indian climatic conditions. It thus should be >98% for proposed inverters.

8.5. WARRANTY BENCHMARKS

8.5.1. PRODUCT WARRANTY

EPC contractors shall be legally bound to provide a performance guarantee ensuring that entire plant
will be fully functional with desired output for 60 months from the date of commissioning.
Consequently, irrespective of manufacturer ‘s guarantee to EPC contractors the inverters will be
guaranteed for a minimum period of five. This warrantee will not be limited only for inverters but will
also include all associated accessories, instrumentation and control.

8.5.2. EXTENDED WARRANTY

It is essential that the product should give a consistent performance for 25 years life cycle of the project.
All the bidders should give an option of extended manufacturer ‘s comprehensive warranties with onsite
support beyond the guarantee period of 10 years up to 25 years.
EPC contractors are required to maintain adequate inventory spares on site during the product warranty
period and extended warranty period. It is expected manufacturers shall provide satisfactory training to
client‘s technical team at regular interval as decided by the client.

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 8.6. EXPERIENCE BENCHMARKS
 Manufacturers shall have a production track record for a minimum of 5 years with having
executed a single order of minimum 20MW.
 Inverters proposed by the manufacturer shall have a minimum operational track record of five
years preferably in the Indian like climatic conditions. Offers shall be supported by client
testimonial for technical performance.

8.7. SPECIFIC CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS

In addition to the best construction requirements of respective manufacturers, following are the specific
requirements for all proposed string inverters:
 Inverters should be approved by the module manufacturer for the compatibility; such documentary
evidence is required to be submitted by the EPC contractor upon award of contract.
 String inverters shall be installed with proper protective canopy arrangement.
 Transformer-less inverters shall be preferred; restriction of DC components on AC side shall be
achieved by step up transformers.
 Maximum power point tracker (MPPT) - Inverter configurations should be equipped with multiple
independent MPP trackers resulting in enhanced system performance. Preference may be given for
modular designs with master-slave operations.
 Inverters shall be capable of operating at varying power factor preferably in between 0.9 lag to 0.9 lead
and shall be able to inject or absorb reactive power. Inverters shall also be suitable for power curtailment
as per grid requirements.
 Irrespective of installations, inverters shall operate at ambient temperature of 50°C without deration.
 Inverters shall be equipped and capable of low and high voltage ride through and frequency feature.
 DC and AC Isolation switchgear – All the inverters must be equipped with standard isolation switchgear
at the input and output.
 Inverters should be equipped with appropriately designed EMC filters at either ends and sine wave
filters at the AC end.
 Inverters shall be equipped with all required hardware for data collection and communication with
SCADA system. It shall have a facility of direct external/remote communication and control to client.
 Inverters shall be equipped with appropriately sized forced ventilation system.
 Inverters with outdoor duty installation shall have a minimum degree of protection of IP65.
 Inverters shall be equipped with a key switch for start and stop operations. For viewing various data
related to inverter, provision of display shall be made within the inverter. Inverter shall also display all
major error codes in case of any abnormality during the operation.
 Inverter shall be suitable for grounding of positive or negative pole if required. Protective earthing
arrangements shall also be provided.

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Inverter shall have protection against:
- Over current
- Ground Fault Detector
- Over temperature
- Over voltage
- Reverse current
- Each DC input shall be protected with DC rated PV category fuse
- Surge protection for main – Type I + II
- Suitable surge protection for auxiliary and control circuits.

9. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

9.1. SUBMISSION

Upon securing the project, contractor shall submit following manufacturer ‘s documents for the inverters
opted.
- General Arrangement drawing showing front and rear view, overall dimensions, installation plans,
termination arrangements, packing dimensions and weights.
- Technical literature giving complete specifications and information.
- Installation guide Independent test characteristics
- Inverter efficiency verses relative power.
- Inverter efficiency versus temperature.
- Annual efficiency verses sizing factor. Total efficiency verses Standardized MPP power.

10. MODULE MOUNTING STRUCTURES

TRIDENT GROUP is essentially looking for developing its 10MWp Ground & tin-shed mounted
solar PV project portfolio with C-Si Solar PV technology in their factory premises at Budhni &
Ludhiana .Bidders are required to offer prefabricated mounting structures with no onsite fabrication
work. Sections herein present the general specifications and requirements for the module mounting
structures.

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 10.1. CODES FOR MOUNTING STRUCTURE DESIGN
The solar PV mounting structures and allied ancillaries shall comply with the requirements of the
latest editions of Indian Standards (IS) with updated amendments.
Below indicates a non-exhaustive list of standards to which all the mounting structures shall conform.

Table 3: Applicable standards for structures

IS 800: 2007 Code of Practice for General Construction in Steel
IS 801 Code of Practice for Cold formed light gauged Steel
IS 875: Parts I-V Code of Practice for design loads
IS 808 Hot rolled steel beams, channels and angle sections.
Dimensions for steel plates, sheets and strips for structural
IS 1730 and General Engineering Purpose.
Code of practice for use of metal arc welding for general
IS 816 construction in mild steel.
IS 822 Code of procedure for inspection of welds.
IS 2062 Specification of Steel for General Structural Purposes
IS 2629 Recommended Practice for Hot-Dip Galvanizing of Iron and Steel
Performance Tests for Protective Schemes used in the
IS 4777 protection of light gauge steel against corrosion
Recommended Design Practice for Corrosion Protection of
IS 9172 Steel Structures
Corrosion of Metals and Alloys – Corrosivity of atmospheres –
ISO 9223 Classification
Corrosion of Metals and Alloys – Corrosivity of atmospheres –
ISO 9224 Guiding values for the corrosivity categories
IS 456 Code of Practice - Plain Reinforced Concrete

10.2. GENERAL

In addition to the requirements laid in the original RFP document, mounting structures shall comply
with and following:
Uniformly designed FIXED Type mounting structures shall be provided for the project and shall be
designed for applicable wind and seismic loading at the project site following the Indian standard
specifications.
- Mounting structures shall use module manufacturer recommended installation accessories like
mounting clips, rails, racks etc. The design shall be approved by the module manufacturer prior to
fabrication in case applicable. Any such approval shall be submitted to the client.
1. No on site fabrication will be permitted; all the structure members shall be factory fabricated and
only assembled on site. The structure shall be designed to allow easy replacement of modules while
at the same time be in line with Project Site requirements.

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- EPC contractor shall provide module mounting structure made of Hot rolled / cold formed sections
or mix of both with hot dip galvanization in compliance with relevant IS standard. Contractor will
provide drawings, design calculation STAAD output, shop drawing, building wise bill of Material
- The mounting structures should be checked for stability with minimum deflection and sagging.
Maximum permissible limit for sagging shall in compliance to the IS 800, IS 801 and / or
manufacturer ‘s installation guideline.
- Minimum clearance of 100mm shall be maintained from the ground level from the Ground & tin-
shed mounts.
- Irrespective of design requirements, the minimum thickness of cold form section shall be 2mm.
Material yield strength for these sheets shall be minimum 350MPa. All the
hot rolled structure members shall be hot dipped galvanized in accordance to IS2629. Minimum
thickness of galvanization should be 80 microns. Contractor shall provide site specific corrosion
study following the codes and standards.
- Cold form purlins / mounting rails shall be pre-galvanized with a minimum coating thickness of
550GSM. Ancillary structure members like cleats and plates shall have minimum material yield
strength of 350MPa. These shall be hot dipped galvanized for a minimum thickness of 85 microns.
- Hot dip galvanized MS mounting structures may be used for mounting the modules/ panels/arrays.
Each structure should have angle of inclination as per the site conditions to take maximum
insolation. However, to accommodate more capacity the angle inclination may be reduced until the
plant meets the specified performance ratio requirements.
- Minimum grade of concrete shall be M20 for the concrete work & minimum grade of steel shall be
415 for the reinforcement. Please note that puncturing of existing slab is not permitted and
contractor need to design foundations accordingly. Vendor may also use bonding chemicals to get
better bond strength from existing slab.
- PV module manufacturer approved fixing clamps shall be used for the project. Only Stainless- steel
fasteners shall be used for these clamps. Mounting structures shall be designed to facilitate easy
replacement of solar PV modules.
- The fasteners used should be made up of stainless steel SS304.The structures shall be designed to
allow easy replacement of any module. The array structure shall be so designed that it will occupy
minimum space without sacrificing the output from SPV.
- PV module mounting structure and foundation shall withstand with the existing structures without
any damage. All the loads of the PV module mounting structure coming on Ground & tin-shed
mounts shall be evaluated with permissible limits of the existing of the shed.
- The total load of the structure (when installed with PV modules) on the terrace should be less than
60 kg/m2.
- Contactor shall carry out proto inspection for complete structure assembly including fasteners &
modules etc. if we observed any correction to be done in proto type, supplier shall do all the
correction / modification of structure at their own cost.
- The design wind loads, earthquake, dead & live loads considered for the design of the mounting
structure shall be as per the relevant Indian standards.

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- Approval from the consultant & developer shall be taken for the tilt angle, structure design and
fixing details of the solar Ground & tin-shed mounting structures.
- Structure shall have provision to connect the earth cable joining one structure to the other.
Connecting modules and structure to same ground cable.
- Structure design shall include a method of fastening the DC cables to the structure at every 500mm
without causing tearing or fluttering of cables.
- The module alignment & tilt angle shall be calculated to provide the maximum Annual energy
output and this shall be decided based on the location of array installation.
- The array structure shall be grounded properly using maintenance free earthing kit suitable for
mounting over building terrace.
- Mounting structure shall be grouted in PCC foundation columns made of 1:2:4 cement
concrete.

10.3.PRODUCT WARRANTY

Mounting structures shall be guaranteed for a minimum period of 10 years. The design basis for the
structure shall be for 25 years of product life.

12.4. QUALITY DEMONSTRATION

Upon short listing of fabricators / manufacturers by the EPC contractor, fabrication contractor shall
demonstrate the quality of supply and workmanship with a sample mounting structure duly
assembled with PV modules as per approved designs. This shall essentially include:
- Fixing of PV modules: Essential observation shall be accuracy of module alignment, examining
modules under stress and sagging effect along the length and width of mounting structure.
- Upon preliminary approval of the sample mounting structure, contractor shall demonstrate onsite
erection quality and ascertain the designs.

Conditions of Quality Demonstration

- Manufacturers / EPC contractors are expected to submit the quality plans and installation method
statements immediately after short listing.
- Time frame for supply and installation of mounting structures in all respect should be completed
within three weeks upon letter of intent.
- Quality evaluation will be carried out by an independent agency on the sample supplies and
installation.
- In case of unsatisfactory supply and workmanship, method of rectification shall be proposed by
the manufacturer.
- Developer shall reserve the right to accept rectification plans or out rightly reject the part of full
supply and installation. Developer also reserves the right to pay full or part amount following this.

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For assured quality work, EPC contractor shall provide laboratory test certificates as Specified
below-

Structural Steel
• Material Yield strength
• Ultimate tensile strength
• Thickness and unit weight
• Galvanization coating thickness and adhesion test before installation.
• Manufacturers test certificate for each lot and external laboratory test shall be conducted for at
least every 200MT
• Concrete cube tests for every Ground & tin-shed mounted

11. DC CABLES

The section herein describes general specifications for DC cable for solar PV applications.

11.1.QUALITY CERTIFICATION:

Cables shall be compliant to most recent standards (and latest amendments if any) developed by the
IEC and EN for UV resistant DC cables for solar PV applications.
Table 4 presents a non-exhaustive list of standards to which SCBs should conform.

Table 4: Applicable DC Cable Standards

IEC 60228, class 5 Tinned fine copper strands
UL4703 Photovoltaic Wires
IEC 60332-1 Fire performance
IEC 61034 Smoke emission
IEC 60287 Conductor temperature
IEC 60216 Temperature index and service life of over 20 years
IEC 60754-1 Halogen free
TUV 2 pfg 1169 Design and dimensions
02.2007 PV1-F
IEC 60811 Resistant too chemicals and oils

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11.2.SPECIFIC DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

In addition to the best manufacturing practices of manufacturers of cables, following are the specific
requirements for all DC cables unless anywhere specified:
- The cables shall be designed for a nominal DC voltage of 1.5kV with an operating temperature
range of 2°C to 90°C
- The maximum conductor temperature shall not exceed 90°C during continuous operation at full
rated current. The temperature after short circuit for 5 seconds shall not exceed 250°C with initial
conductor temperature of 90°C.
- Manufacturers shall indicate the overload capacities that the cable can carry and its duration,
when operating initially at a conductor temperature of 90°C, with peak conductor temperature of
120°C.

11.3.GENERAL

- Conductors shall be electrolytic grade high conductivity annealed tinned copper. Conductors
shall be multi-stranded, smooth, uniform in quality and free from scale and other defects.
- Cables up to 6mm2 shall be of solar grade and have Insulation, inner sheath and outer sheath
shall be of high-grade cross-linked compound.
- Cables up to 6mm2 shall be tied along the solar PV module mounting structures, these cables are
essentially required to be UV, ozone and high temperature resistant. Only UV resistant cable ties
shall be used in regular intervals.
- Cables connecting strings to inverters shall be encased in closed GI trucking / perforated trays
with cover. These trays shall be suitably supported and fixed to the flooring / walls. Trays shall
be placed at sufficient height above finish floor level to avoid the water blocking.
- Entire DC cabling shall be designed such that the minimum DC ohmic energy loss does not
exceed 1%.
- DC rated plug and socket connectors in case used for interconnecting harness to combiner boxes.
These connectors shall be hermetically sealed with IP 68 class protection and double insulated.
These connectors shall be crimp free ready to plug type for easy installation.
- Cable sizing shall consider Derating factors such as installation method, depth of
installation, cable group factor, temperature effect etc. for optimized designs.
- Cable rolls shall be of minimum 500m, cabling shall be in uniform lengths with no joints.
- All DC cabling shall be provided with appropriate alphanumeric ferrules for easy
identification of strings and further circuits.

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- The Cables used for (+) ve and (–) ve shall have distinct color identification on outer sheath of
the cable preferably with identifiable line along the cable. Insulation of the cable shall have
natural color without any colour additive.

11.4.SUBMISSION

Contractors shall submit following documents for all the cables. Manufacturer / supplier shall
submit valid type test certificates issued by a National or International Testing Authority.
- Technical literature giving complete product specifications. This shall essentially include bending
radius and linear resistances at varying conductor temperatures of 50°C, 70°C, 80°C and 90°C.

- Following the award of contract, contractors shall supply non-exhaustive type test reports of each
of the cable types.

a. UV resistant test
b. Partial discharge test
c. Bending test followed by partial discharge test
d. Impulse withstand test
e. High voltage test.

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12. STRING COMBINERS BOXES (OPTIONAL)
12.1.QUALITY CERTIFICATION FOR COMBINER BOXES:

String Combiner boxes shall be compliant to most recent standards (and latest amendments if any)
developed by the IS, IEC and EN. Regulations applicable in the area where equipment is to be
installed shall be followed. below presents a non-exhaustive list of standards to which junction
boxes should conform.

Table 5: Applicable String Combiner Box Standards

IEC 61730 PV component standards
IEC 60664 Creepage distances and clearances
IEC 50548 Junction boxes
UL-1741 Combiner boxes
IEC 529 Degree of protection provided by enclosures.
UL-SU 6703 Fuses
EN 60715 Chromated DIN Rail
UL 94 V Fire Resistant/ flammability
UL 746C UV Resistant
IEC 62262 Mechanical Impact Resistance
IS 2147/IEC 60529 Enclosure Protection
IEC 61643-12 Surge Protection
IEC 62208 Enclosure for low
voltage Switchgear and
control
Low voltageassemblies
gear switchgear and control gear
IEC 60439-1 assemblies part 1: General rules
Requirements for special installations or
IEC 60364-7-712 locations- Solar PV power supply systems

Preference shall be given to manufacturers with maximum quality certifications for example by
TUV, CE, UL etc.

12.2. GENERAL
 String Combiner boxes shall be equipped with appropriately sized fuses on the positive side.
 Maximum designed temperature shall be 95%. The internal temperature rise within
the enclosure shall not be more than 10C above the design ambient temperature rise.

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12.3.CONSTRUCTION

 The combiner boxes accessories shall be assembled within a single enclosure with pedestal.
The enclosure shall be dust proof, non-conductive, impact resistant, UV resistant, flame
retardant and shall be made from fibre glass reinforced material suitable for outdoor
applications with IP65 protection rating. Minimum 3mm thickness to be provided for
enclosure.
 The box shall be provided with continuous gasket made of polyurethane seamless gasket for
providing water tightness and preventing ingress of dust. The gasket shall be held in position
in groove provided in the enclosure and shall be pressed all around uniformly by suitably
shaped projection of the door.
 The combiner box shall be provided with terminal shrouds and screens as a protection
against direct contact to terminals and live parts the terminals will be connected to copper
bus-bar arrangement of proper sizes TUV approved Cu conductor cable only as per TUV2-
PFG1169..
 Fuses shall be specifically designed for protecting photovoltaic strings with
 1000Volts DC and shall be capable of interrupting over/ short circuit currents. Fuses may be
provided only on the positive side within the Combiner box.
 Fuses shall be cylindrical type gave type mounted on appropriately sized non-exposed type
fuse block or fuse holders. The fuse holders / block may be DIN rail adapted with isolating
terminals on both positive and negative side. Fuse assembly shall be finger safe with
pivoting type fuse disconnect facility with spring cage type cable termination arrangement.
 Spring cage cable termination arrangement with disconnecting links to be provided at
negative side prior to busbar connection.
 The boxes will have suitable cable entry points fitted with cable glands of appropriate sizes
for both incoming and outgoing cables. Polyamide glands shall be provided at incoming
side of the combiner boxes. The glands shall be suitable for 6mm2 solar grade TUV
certified DC cables.
 The output cable gland shall be with IP68 rating to be provided. Suitable markings shall be
provided on the bus-bars for easy identification and cable ferrules will be fitted at the cable
termination points for identification.
 All the components to be mounted inside the junction box should be mounted on FRP or
Bakelite sheet with a minimum thickness of 5mm. Adequate clearance shall be maintained
within the various components within the combiner box.
 All boxes shall have an embossed aluminum plate describing string numbers, capacities, and
voltages and designated identification number.
 Operating temperature of the cable glands should be a minimum of 100°C. Minimum
protection level of all glands shall be IP68.

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12.4.SUBMISSION

After securing the project, Contractor shall submit following documents from Manufacturer /
supplier.
 Quality certifications by TUV, CE, UL
 Technical literature giving complete product specifications.
 Makes and specifications, Certifications of all components i.e. fuses, terminal blocks,
cables, enclosure.
 Mounting arrangements, installation manual and operation and maintenance manual shall be
shared.

Manufacturer should submit the GTP, QAP, TUV certifications, performance/experience certificate,
and detailed datasheet

Additional Specifications of Inverter

Detailed Specifications
Power factor 0.95 Inductive to 0.95 Capacitive
Waveform Pure Sine Wave
AC side total harmonic current distortion <
Harmonics 3% AC side single frequency current
distortion < 3%
Ripple DC voltage ripple content shall be not more than 3%.
Efficiency >97% at full load and >90% at 20% load
 Maximum losses in sleep mode: 2W per 5Kw.
Losses
 Maximum losses in stand-by mode: 10W
Casing  Should withstand temperatures from -10 to +60 deg Celsius
Protectio  Should withstand Humidity up to 85%
n
Completely automatic including wakes up, synchronization
Operation
(phase- locking) and shut down
MPPT range must be suitable to individual array voltages in
MPPT
Power Packs
Internal Copper wires shall be insulated with flame resistant material

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  Over voltage; both input & output
 Over current; both input & output
 Over/Under grid frequency
 Over temperature
 Short circuit
Protections
 Lightening
 Surge voltage induced at output due to external source
 Anti-Islanding
 Manual intervention must be possible through an
accessible emergency switch-off button

Indication  Inverter ON
s through  Grid ON
LED/LC  Inverter Under / Over Voltage
D  Inverter Overload
display  Inverter Over Temperature

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13. LOW VOLTAGE AC CABLES
The section herein describes general specifications for low voltage grade up to 1100 volts DC
cables.

13.1. QUALITY CERTIFICATION

Cables shall be compliant to most recent standards (and latest amendments if any) developed by the
Indian Standards.

Table 6 below presents a non-exhaustive list of standards to which the cables should conform.

Table 6: Applicable Standards for Low Voltage AC Cables

IS 7098 XLPE insulated PVC sheathed cables for working
voltages up to and including 1100 volts.
IS 3961 Recommended current ratings for cables
IS 5831 PVC insulation and sheath
IS 8130 Conductors for insulated cables.
IS 3975 Mild steel wires, strips and tapes for armoring of cables.
IS 1255 Installation and Maintenance of power cables
IS 10418 Specification for drums for electrical cables.
IS 10810 Methods of Test for cables.

13.1. SPECIFIC DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

 Cables sizes shall be selected considering the power loss, current carrying capacity, voltage drop,
maximum short circuit duty and the period of short circuit to meet the anticipated currents.
 Cables shall be 1.1kV grade, single / multicore, extruded XLPE, FRLS insulated with extruded
PVC inner/outer sheath shall be of Type ST-2.
 The conductor shall be H2/H4 grade aluminum or high conductivity annealed copper and shall be
smooth, uniform in quality and free from scale and any defects. Cabling from Inverters to
Transformer cables shall be with high conductivity aluminum conductor.
 The maximum conductor temperature shall not exceed 90-degree C during continuous operation at
full rated current. The temperature after short circuit for 1.0 second shall not exceed 250-degree C
with initial conductor temperature of 90-degree C.
 Cables shall be armored with Galvanized steel wires or strips as required for underground and in
trench installations.
 Cables sizes shall be selected considering the power loss, current carrying capacity, voltage drop,
maximum short circuit duty and the period of short circuit to meet the anticipated currents.
 Cables sizes shall be selected considering the power loss, current carrying capacity, voltage drop,
maximum short circuit duty and the period of short circuit to meet the anticipated currents.
 Cables shall be 1.1kV AC grade/1.5kV DC, single core, extruded XLPE insulated with extruded
PVC outer sheath (ST-2).
 The conductor shall be electrolytic grade aluminum shall be smooth, uniform in quality and free from
scale and any defects. Conductor shall be compacted stranded and circular.

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 Conductor shall be insulated with cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulation material conforming
to relevant IEC standard.
 Galvanized Steel strip armor shall be provided for the single core cables. Cables shall be
armored with Galvanized Steel strip armor as required for underground and in trench installations.
 Outer Sheath shall be of suitable grade PVC (ST-2). Compound applied by extrusion process.
Color of the outer sheath shall be black. Color of the outer sheath shall be black for negative pole
and red for positive pole.
 The maximum conductor temperature shall not exceed 90-degree C during continuous operation at
full rated current. The temperature after short circuit for 1.0 second shall not exceed 250-degree
C with initial conductor temperature of 90-degree C.

13.2. CABLING
- LV cables shall be laid underground, in trenches, on cable trays and through pipe sleeves
wherever required and necessary according to Indian standards IS:
1255 and good industry practice. All such trenches, trays, sleeves shall be built and provided by
contractors.
- For underground installation cables shall be laid at depth not less than 0.5m below ground
level. Prior to cable laying, bottom of the trench shall be well compacted
and bedded with fine sand. Subsequently second layer of fine sand shall be spread over the
cable and then covered by compacted soil.
- PVC warning tape of minimum 200mm (width) X 150 microns (thick) shall be laid along the
cable route at depth not less than 300mm. This tape shall be printed with warning in black
letters in English and local language.
- Wherever more than one cable is laid in the same trench, appropriate interspacing shall be
maintained in order to reduce mutual heating and shall also ensure safety of cables. While
laying power cables, interference with control and monitoring cables should be avoided.
After the laying and straightening of cables, it should be covered with a min 80 mm thick
layer of sand
- Cables shall be laid in Hume pipes at all road crossings.
- All the excavation and back fill required for the installation of the cables shall be carried out.
The contractor shall restore all surfaces, roadways, sidewalks, curb walls, landscaping or
other works cut for excavation to their original condition.
- Underground cables and cable joints shall be marked on the surface by markers generally
manufactured and tested to the requirements of relevant Indian standards. Suitable locations
for cable joints and end terminations should be selected as required.
- All cable terminations shall be mechanically and electrically sound and shall comply with
relevant standards and Indian electricity regulations.
- Cable samples shall be taken and tested from each lot for ascertaining the conformity of the lot
to the requirements of the specification.
- Cabling between the inverters and inverter transformer shall be rated for 1.9/3.3kV.

13.3. TESTS AND TESTING REQUIREMNETS TYPE TESTS:

All the type tests in accordance with IS: 7098 (Part 1) - 1988 (amended up to date) shall be
performed on cable samples drawn by purchaser.

ROUTINE TESTS:
All the Routine tests as per IS: 7098 (Part 1) - 1988 amended up to date shall be carried out on each and
every delivery length of cable. The result should be given in test report.

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13.4. SUBMISSION
EPC contractors shall submit manufacturers documents for all the cables. Manufacturer
/supplier shall submit type test certificates issued by a National or International Testing
Authority.
Following the award of contract, contractors shall supply type non-exhaustive test reports of
each of the cable types.
a) Partial discharge test
b) Bending test followed by partial discharge test
c) Impulse withstand test
d) High voltage test.

13.5. PACKING AND MARKING: Packing:

Nonstandard lengths: 5% (five percent) of the ordered quantity of respective size shall be
acceptable in non-standard length which shall not be less than 100 meters in length.

Marking: The following particulars shall be properly legible embossed on the cable sheath at the
intervals of not exceeding one meter throughout the length of the cable.
a. Manufactures name.
b. Voltage grade.
c. Year of manufacture.
d. Successive Length.
e. Size of cable
f. ISI mark

13.6. QU ALITY ASSURANCE PLAN:

A detailed list of bought out items which got into the manufacture of cables should be furnished
indicating the name of the firms from whom these items are procured. The bidder shall enclose
the quality assurance plan invariably along with offer followed by him in respect of the bought-
out items, items manufactured by him & raw materials in process as well as final inspection,
packing & marking.

14. LOW VOLTAGE SWITCHBOARD

The scope of work under this section includes design, manufacture, assembly, testing at
manufacturer's works, inspection, packing for transportation, delivery at site, installation,
connection, testing and commissioning of LT Switchboards. Switchboard shall include all the
specified Switchgears, Control Gears, Busbars, meters, earthing, interconnections etc. The
scope also includes any modification in the existing switch gear and protection system for
connection of Solar PV plant. Bidder has to consider any modification/change in the existing
evacuation and protection system required to connect Solar PV plant in his scope.

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14.1. APPLICABLE STANDARD
All equipment, material and components shall comply with the requirements of the latest
editions of Indian Standards and Electricity Rules with updated amendments. Standards and
Regulations applicable in the area where equipment is to be installed shall also be followed.

The equipment offered complying with other standards; shall be equal to or superior to
those specified below:

Table 7: List of applicable standards for 415V LT Switchgear

IS 13947 Low Voltage Switchgear and Control Gears Specifications

IS 8623 Low Voltage Switchgear and Control gear assemblies

General requirements for switchgears & control gear for

IS 4237 voltage not exceeding 1000V.

Degree of protection for enclosures for low voltage

IS 2147 switchgear and control gear.
IS 5082 Electrolytic Copper / Aluminum
IS 2705 Current Transformers
S 3156 Voltage Transformers

IS 14697 AC Electric Meters

IS 3231 Electrical Relays for Power System Protection

IS 3043 Earthing

IS 2551 Danger Notice Plates

IS 2516 Circuit Breakers, voltages up to 1000 Volts

Air Break Switches, Air Break Disconnectors, for

IS 4064 voltages not exceeding 1000V AC or 1200V DC.

Miniature Circuit Breakers for voltages not exceeding

IS 8828 1000V AC
IS 2959 Contactors for voltages not exceeding 1000 Volt
A.C or 1200 Volts D.C
IS 12640 Residual Current operated Circuit Breakers.

Marking & Arrangement for Switchgear, Bus Bars,

IS 375 main connections and auxiliary wiring.

14.2. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

 General Arrangement drawing of the Switchboard, showing front view, plans, overall dimensions,
foundation plans, floor cut-outs / trenches for external cables and elevations, transport sections and
weights.
 Schematic a n d c o n t r o l w i r i n g d i a g r a m f o r c i r c u i t b r e a k e r a n d p r o t e c t i o n i n c l u d i n g

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 indicating devices, metering instruments, alarms and space heaters etc.
 Terminal plans showing terminal numbers, ferrules markings, device terminal numbers and function
etc.
 Bill of Material and component lists along with makes for all the switchboards.
 Following are the documents that shall be submitted along with the deliveries in 4 Sets:
a. Technical literature giving complete information of the components/equipment.
b. Erection, Operation and Maintenance Manual complete with all relevant information, drawings
and literature for auxiliary equipment and accessories, characteristics curves for relays etc.
c. A comprehensive spare parts schedule.

14.3. DESIGN BASIS

System will be designed with following factors:
 System Voltage - 415 Volts
 System Frequency - 50 Hz.
 No. of Phases - 3 Phase, 4 Wire System
 Fault Level - To be considered at actual
 Max. Ambient Temp. - 50 deg.
 System of Neutral - Solid Earth
 Painting - RAL 7035
 Enclosure - If Polycarbonate Prefabricated then IP 65 otherwise IP 55 for
outdoor and IP - 42 for Indoor installations.
14.4. CONSTRUCTION

a. All the Low Voltage Switchboards along with Main Distribution Panel shall be suitable for
operation with 415 Volts, 50 Hz. And 4 wire system.
b. The General construction of the LV Switchboards shall be factory assembled. The switch
boards shall be dead front totally enclosed, cubicle (compartmentalized) type suitable for
floor/Wall mounted free standing / wall mounted indoor installations. The design shall be
totally dust – tight damp-proof and vermin proof offering degree of protection not Less than
IP-54 for indoor applications and IP-65 for outdoor application. The frame, of individual
vertical panel shall be fabricated using pressed and shaped cold rolled sheet steel of
adequate thickness or using suitable mild steel structure sections. The sheet steel used for
panel shall be of minimum (2mm) 14SWG CRCA except that the doors and covers may
be of 2.5mm CRCA. Wherever required stiffeners shall be provided to increase the stiffness
of large size doors and covers.
c. Danger board (Caution Plate) shall be fitted suitably on the door of Switchboard. Danger
board shall be of 100x100 mm size.
d. Separate segregated compartments shall be provided for circuit breakers, bus bars, cable box,
voltage transformers, wire ways, relays, and instrument and control devices. Switchboard
cubicles / modules shall be provided with hinged doors in front and back with facility for
padlocking doors.
e. All doors, panels, removable covers shall be provided with non-deteriorating (neoprene)
gaskets all around the perimeter.
f. Adequate size cable compartment should be provided for easy clamping of all the incoming
and outgoing cables irrespective of top or bottom entries.
g. Floor mounted panels shall be provided with a 75mm high channel base frame preferably
ISMC channel. The working height shall be limited within 300mm to 1900 mm. Total
height of panel shall not exceed 2400mm.
h. The switchgear cubicles shall be rigid and robust in design and construction fabricated out
of CRCA sheet steel. Cubicles shall be made from rigid welded structural frames made
of structural steel sections or of pressed / formed sheet steel of not less than 3mm
thickness.

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i. The frames shall be enclosed by sheet steel of at least 2mm thickness, smoothly finished,
levelled and free from flaws. Stiffeners shall be provided wherever necessary.

j. The Switchboards shall be readily extensible type from either side with provision of
adding vertical sections after removing of the side end covers. The switchboard shall be
painted with shade RAL 7032 with epoxy-based powder coating paint having thickness 40-
60 micron. The sheet steel shall be treated with 7 tank process.
k. The switchboards then should be powder coated with approved shade. One Name plate
giving designation of the LV switchboard shall be affixed prominently on top of the
switch board describing the panel designation. These labels shall be of non- corrosive
material. All the feeders shall be labelled with similar name plate indicating feeder no,
name, rating (Amps / KW / HP etc.).
l. Unless otherwise noted, ACCB shall be double door type, with single front construction,
front wired and front connected, suitable for floor mounting.
m. The design shall be of fully compartmentalized execution with metal/insulating partitions.
Working height shall be limited to 250 mm to 1800 mm from the floor level or as per cable
turning radius.
n. All doors and covers shall be gasketed.
All hardware shall be corrosion resistant. All joints and connections of the panel members shall
be made by zinc passivated / cadmium plated high quality nuts and star washers.
o. All switches, lamps and indicating instruments shall be flush mounted on the respective
cubicle door whereas breakers and other auxiliary devices may be mounted on a separate
cubicle.
p. The complete Switchboard shall be of coordinated design so that shipping groups of the
board are easily assembled together at site into a continuous lineup. Necessary standard
connecting material shall be supplied.
q. Name plates of elegant and durable design and quality shall be fixed to the individual
compartments, feeder modules etc.
r. Cut outs shall be true in shape and free from sharp edges.
s. The panels shall be suitable for cable entry at bottom/top both. Undrilled, removable gland
plates shall be provided at the bottom/top for the switchboards to suit entry of the cables as
furnished in the schedules. Cable clamping arrangements shall be provided in the cable alley.
t. For ACCB a full height vertical cable chamber with cable supports shall be provided in
each section to facilitate unit wiring.

Busbars & Busbar Chamber

u. The bus bars shall be of high conductivity aluminum/copper, air insulated and housed in a
separate compartment segregated from all other compartments.
v. Busbars should have uniform cross sections with suitable capacity for carrying rated
current continuously and short circuit current for specific time duration without
overheating.
w. Selection of the busbars should be such that the current density in case of aluminum
should be a minimum of 1 Amp / mm2 for currents up to 2000 Amps and 0.8 Amp /
mm2 for currents above 2000 Amps.
x. The main, tap off buses and connections shall be of high conductivity aluminum. The size for
specified current ratings shall be such that maximum temp. rise at bus bar joints shall be
limited to 85 Deg. C (i.e. 35 Deg., C rise over 50 Deg. C ambient).
y. All bus connections shall be provided with anti-oxide grease. For all bus connections
adequate contact pressure shall be ensured by means of two bolt connection with plain and
spring washers and locknuts. The protruding bolts of different phases/ poles shall be
staggered and shall not see each other directly. Bimetallic connectors shall be furnished for
connections between dissimilar metals. Alternatively, the joints surfaces shall be silver
plated.

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 z. Surface of insulators shall be highly glazed and treated with silicon compounds to minimize
accumulation of dust, condensation and tracking.
aa.minimum clearance of 25mm is required between phases of horizontal and vertical busbars and 19
mm between phase and earth irrespective of sleeve/ shroud provided for bus bars.
bb.The connections between the busbars and the switchgear shall be through laminated busbars with
color coding, these heat resistant insulating sleeves shall have a minimum of 5 KV withstanding
capacity for a minimum of 5 minutes.
cc.The switch board shall be provided at the bottom throughout its entire length with
adequately sized copper earth bus to carry the fault current for the same duration as short
time rating of the circuit breaker.
dd.Earth bus shall have two earthing connection facility at its both ends of earthing conductor.
Adequate no. of holes for should be provided on the busbar terminating the cable, this
should be in such a way that only cable lug is bolted in a hole. The panel builder shall
provide with all the necessary hardware required for termination of the cables.
ee.The bus bar rating of ACCB will be rated for LV current of all auxiliary loads plus 20%
margin rounded off to the next higher rating.
ff. Bimetallic connectors shall be furnished for connections between dissimilar metals.
gg.Bus bars and connections shall be fully insulated for working voltage with adequate
phase / ground clearances. Insulating sleeves for busbars and shrouds for joints shall be
provided.
hh.Bus insulators shall be flame-retardant, track resistant type with high creepage surface.

14.5. LT SWITCHGEAR/AC DISTRIBUTION BOARDS

Feeders rated below 800 A shall be provided with MCCB for switching operations with
overload/short circuit/earth fault release. Whereas for feeders rated beyond 800A shall be
controlled through an Air Circuit Breakers (ACB). However, in case of ACB controlled feeders
a separate portable 220V battery and battery charger with 20% margin having standby
period of minimum 2 hours shall be envisaged for supplying power to control circuit, indicating
lamps & meters.
Following are the detail requirement:

 AC Combiner Box (ACCB) shall control the AC power from PCU/ inverter, and
should have necessary surge arrestors. Interconnection from ACCB to mains at LT
Bus bar while in grid tied mode.
 All switches and the circuit breakers, connectors should conform to IEC 60947, part
I, II and III/ IS60947 part I, II and III.
 All the Panel’s shall be metal clad, totally enclosed, rigid, floor/Wall mounted, air -
insulated, cubical type suitable for operation on three phase / single phase, 540 or 312
volts, 50 Hz
 All the 540 Volt AC or 312 volts devices / equipment like bus support insulators,
circuit breakers, VTs etc. mounted inside the switchgear shall be suitable for
continuous operation and satisfactory performance under the following supply
conditions:
Variation in supply voltage: +/-10%.
Variation in supply frequency: +/-3%
 The switchgear and components there of shall be capable of withstanding the
mechanical forces and thermal stresses of the short circuit current.

Control & Indication

- The circuit breaker shall be wired up for local & remote operation. Each breaker cubicle

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 shall be equipped with following:
1. Two (2) heavy duty, oil-tight, push buttons for TRIP & CLOSE.
2. Circuit breaker shall be indicated electrically. The following indication color shall be
used.
• Breaker open - GREEN
• Breaker closed- RED
• Breaker Auto Trip - AMBER
• R-Y-B phase indicator- RED, BLUE and YELLOW
• However, any other indication shall be provided as per requirement
3. Lamps shall be low watt, LED type with series resistor. Lamp and lens shall be
replaceable from the front.
4. For a l l M C C B s f e e d e r s , t r i p i n d i c a t i o n l a m p s h a l l b e p r o v i d e d o n f r o n t o f
t h e compartment.

Cable Termination

1. Switchgear shall be designed for cable entry from the bottom. Sufficient space shall be
provided for ease of termination and connection.
2. A terminal box or chamber with undrilled gland plate or entry panel of sufficient dimension to
determine the specified cables shall be provided.
3. All provisions and accessories shall be furnished for termination and connection of cables,
including removable gland plates, cable supports, crimp type tinned copper / aluminum lugs,
brass compression glands with tapered washer (power cables only) and terminal blocks.
4. Gland plates shall be minimum 3mm thick. The gland plate and supporting arrangement for
power cables shall be such as to prevent flow of eddy current.
5. Cable support shall be provided by the contractor to avoid undue strain on the cable
termination.
6. Cable terminal arrangement for LV power & control cables may be integrated provided that a
barrier separates the two.

Ground bus

1. A ground bus, rated to carry maximum fault current, shall extend full length of the
switchgear.
2. The ground bus shall be provided with two-bolt drilling with G.I. bolts and nuts at each end to
for connection to the grounding conductor / flat.
3. Each satisfactory unit shall be connected directly to the ground bus. The frame of each circuit
breaker shall be grounded through heavy multiple contacts at all times.

Nameplate

1. A nameplate with the switchgear designation shall be fixed at the top of the central panel.
2. A separate nameplate giving feeder details shall be provided for each compartment. A separate
name plate giving details of bus section shall also be provided for switch-gears having more than
one bus section.
3. Name plate shall be provided for each equipment (lamps, push buttons, switches, relays,
auxiliary contactors, etc.,) mounted on the switchboard. Special warning plates one each on
each front of a shipping section shall be provided on removable covers of doors giving access to

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 cable terminals and busbars.
The name plates for feeder compartments shall be in two parts. One part shall have necessary
details pertaining to the switchboard. The other parts shall be removable and shall contain all
details regarding the drives / equipment controlled by the particular module.

Space Heater

1. Each vertical section shall be provided with thermostat-controlled space heater 5A, 3 pin
socket plugs.
2. Cubicle heater and Plug socket circuit shall have individual switch fuse units.

A.C Power Supplies

1. Auxiliary bus bars each of adequate size shall be provided for following application. Exact
number of bus bars shall be depending on various controls, metering and auxiliary power
distribution requirement.
2. Panel space heater supply.
3. AC potential supply for energy meter, and voltage operated relays etc.
4. Tee-off connector shall be used for distributing auxiliary supply to each vertical panel. Rubber
grommets shall be used for all wire entries to make the entries dust and vermin proof. Isolating
links / fish plate shall be provided between two auxiliary bus sections.

Tropical Protection

All equipment, accessories and wiring shall have fungus protection, involving special treatment of
insulation and metal against fungus, insects & corrosions. Screens of corrosion resistant material shall
be furnished on all ventilating louvers to prevent entry of insects.

Painting

1. All sheet steel surfaces shall be chemically cleaned, degreased and pickled in acid to produce
a smooth, clean surface free of scale, grease and rust. After cleaning, the surface shall be
given a phosphate coating followed by a coat of high-quality primer and baking in the oven.
2. The paint shade shall be subject to owner’s approval.
3. Sufficient quantity of touch up paint shall be furnished for application at site.

Tests

1. During the fabrication switchgear shall be subject to inspection by Company or its authorized
representatives. Manufacturer shall furnish necessary information concerning the supply to
Company.
2. All routing and tests shall be carried out at manufacturer’s work under his care and expense.
3. Stage inspection after the pre-treatment and preparation of under surface and before final

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 painting shall be carried out by company.

15. Air Circuit Breakers (ACBs)

- The ACBs shall be suitable for Indian power conditions with supply system of 440 Volts, 50 Hz.
ACBs shall 3/4 poles single throw, air break type with stored energy, trip free mechanism, shunt
trip, modular construction with molded housing flush front and horizontal draw out type.
- It should be equipped with manually or electrically draw out mechanism and shall be
suitably provided with short circuit, overload, earth fault protections etc. through
numerical relays. The short circuit protection shall have adjustable time delay settings.
- This system should be suitable for sensing RMS values to ensure accurate measurements. The
ACBs should be rated for continuous operation and with standing short circuit capacities
as indicated on drawings.
- Mechanical endurance for 20000 operating cycles out of which 6000 cycles should be for
electrical endurance, cooling and extinction of arc.
- Inter phase barriers shall be provided to prevent spark over between phases.
- Arcing contacts shall be of hard-wearing material of copper tungsten or silver tungsten and
shall be readily replaceable. Main contacts shall be of silver alloy.
- The operating mechanism shall be of robust design, with a minimum number of linkages to
ensure maximum reliability.
- Manually operated circuit breakers shall be provided with spring operated closing
mechanism while electrically operated breakers shall have a motor wound spring charged
closing mechanism.
- Breaker operation shall be independent of the motor which shall be used solely for
charging the closing spring. The operating mechanism shall be such that the breaker is at all
times free to open immediately when the trip coil is energized. Mechanical operation
indicators shall be provided to show open and closed position of the breaker.
- Electrically operated breakers shall be additionally provided with mechanical Indications to
show charged and discharged conditions of the charging spring.
- Means shall be provided for slow closing and closing of the breaker for maintenance
purpose, and for manual charging and closing of electrically operated breakers during
emergencies.
- The breaker shall have following four distinct positions within the cassette as follows:
1. Service position with main and auxiliary contacts connected.
2. Test position with main contacts disconnected but any control contacts connected.
3. Isolated position with both power and control circuit contacts fully disconnected.
4. Maintenance position for access to breaker accessories fully outside the panel ready for
maintenance after the cubicle door is opened.
- It shall be possible to achieve any of the first three position mentioned with the cassette
door closed.

- Mechanical position indicators shall be provided for the three position of the breaker.
The moving portion of the circuit breaker shall be so interlocked that it shall not be
possible to isolate it from the connected position, or to plug it in from the isolated
position with the breaker closed.

- The circuit breaker can be closed only when it is in one of the three positions or when it
is fully out of the cassette.

- It shall not be possible to open the hinged door of the cassette unless the breaker is
drawn to the isolated position. Inadvertent withdrawal of the circuit breaker too far
beyond its supports is prevented by suitable stops.

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 - Moving portion of breakers of the same rating shall be interchangeable. Provision shall
be available for the padlocking of the circuit breaker access flaps in any of three
positions.

- Automatically operated safety shutters shall be provided to screen the fixed isolating
contacts when the breaker is drawn out from the cassette.

- The moving portion of the circuit breaker shall be provided with a heavy duty self-
aligning earth contact, which shall make before and break after the main isolating contacts
during insertion into and withdrawal from the service position of the breaker. Even in
the isolated position positive earthing contact should exist.

- Directly operated by the breaker operating mechanism and having 4 NO and 4 NC

contacts shall be provided on each breaker. The auxiliary switch contacts shall have a
minimum rated thermal current of 10 Amps.

- Sets of binary feedbacks shall be provided from ACB to DELREMO for monitoring
the operating conditions like breaker open/closed/trip etc.

Protections
- All protective relays shall be of numerical communicable technology type with master trip
(86), trip circuit supervision & self-monitoring features. Protective relays and timers shall be
flush mounted.
- The protective relays shall be draw-out type and shall be suitable for operation from CT and
VT secondary as required for protection circuit.
The following protection shall be provided in LT circuit breakers with numerical type
relays (as applicable):
 Short circuit protections on all phases.
 Back-up time delayed over current protection on all phases.
 Instantaneous earth fault protection.
Bidder has to review and analyses existing protection system and make sure that the protection
system proposed by bidder is in sync with existing system

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 Molded Case Circuit Breakers (MCCBs)

- The MCCB shall comply with IS13947-1993.

- The MCCB shall be provided with over current protection by means of thermal and magnetic
tripping element. All MCCB tripping mechanism shall be ambient temperature compensated.

- MCCB of frame sizes greater than 150 amps shall be equipped with continuously adjustable
magnetic pick up setting.

- MCCB ‘s used for incoming main feeders shall be provided with continuously adjustable rated
current settings additionally in the range of 40% to 100% of rated current in case of electronic
MCCBs & 80% to 100% of rated current in case of thermal-magnetic release MCCBs.

- MCCB ‘s shall have quick make and quick break mechanism independent of the operating speed.

- The tripping mechanism shall be mechanically ―trip free from the handle so that the handle
cannot be closed against fault conditions.

- MCCBs shall be provided with door interlock handles. All handles shall be large and robust to
carry out the switching operation with ease. The handle shall clearly indicate the ON, OFF and
TRIP positions. The handle shall be able to be locked in the ON or OFF positions. When locked in
the ON position it shall still be possible for the handle to indicate TRIP when the MCCB has
tripped. An interlock release mechanism shall be provided to enable the door to be opened when
the MCCB is locked in the ON position.

- Multi-pole MCCB shall have common-trip bar so that in fault condition on any one pole of the
MCCB, all poles shall trip simultaneously.

- The MCCB interrupting capacity shall be not less than that indicated on the drawings unless
alternative scheme using cascading protection or other schemes are utilized.

- MCCB ‘s of ratings 200A and above shall be of bus bar termination type adaptable for use with bolts
and cable lugs. MCCB ‘s of ratings 200A and above shall be of Micro-processor based.

- The motor mechanism shall utilize universal motor with electromagnetic clutch and shall be
equipped with full handles to allow manual operation of the MCCB. All automatic change over
MCCB ‘s shall have minimum mechanical life of 10,000 operations.

- Indicating lamps shall be of the panel mounting, LED type and shall have execution plates marked
with its function wherever necessary.

- The color of the lamp cover shall be red for ‗ON and green for ‗OFF indicating lamps shall be
provided with series resistor. All MCCBs shall have the accessories such as under voltage release,
shunt release, auxiliary and alarm switches, Front door operating mechanism with door interlock
defeat facility.

- MCCBs shall be provided with spring assisted quick make/break manually operated trip free
mechanism.

- MCCBs shall be provided with adjustable tripping device with inverse time characteristics for
overload protection and instantaneous characteristics for short circuit protection. As per requirement,

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 MCCBs shall also be provided with ground fault protection and 1NO contacts for tripping
indication / alarm for purchaser use.

- MCCBs shall be provided with minimum 2 NO + 2 NC spare auxiliary contacts.

- Above 200A, we have to use microprocessor based MCCB only.

- MCBs shall be used in all the AC control circuits.

- The MCBs shall be suitable for manual closing and opening and automatic tripping under overload
and short circuit conditions. They shall be provided with trip-free mechanism.

- All circuit breakers, MCB or MCCB has to be provided with service rating of fault current.

- The MCBs shall be suitable for housing in the lighting panels and for connection of standard
copper / aluminum wires at both the incoming and outgoing ends by copper lugs or bus bars
connection on the incoming end.

- The terminals of MCB and ON and OFF positions shall be clearly and indelibly marked.

The interrupting current and continuous current rating of the MCCBs shall be as mentioned in the
specification.

Miniature Circuit Breakers (MCBs)/ Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker (ELCBs):

- Supply of electricity to every electrical installation above 2 kW with Voltage exceeding

250V shall be controlled through ELCBs whose maximum earth leakage threshold for
tripping should not exceed 30 mA for domestic connections and 100 mA for all other
installations, so as to disconnect the supply instantly on the occurrence of earth fault or
leakage current. (As per Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply, Amendment
Regulations, 2014, as required under sub-section (3) of section 177 of the electricity Act,
2003.

- MCBs shall comply with IS: 8828.

- They shall be of the current limiting type having sealed ambient temperature independent
thermal magnetic tripping mechanism providing overload and short circuit protection.

- All MCBs shall be of 35mm D/N symmetrical rail mounted type.

- The breaking capacity of MCBs shall be at least equal to the prospective fault level at the
point installation, unless back-up by current limiting upstream breaker of the same make.

- The MCB contacts shall be silver nickel and silver graphite alloy and tip coated with
silver.

- Proper arc chutes shall be provided to quench the arc immediately. MCBs shall be
provided with magnetic fluid plunger release for over current and short circuit protection.

- Each pole shall be provided with bi-metallic thermal element for overload protection and
magnetic element for short circuit protection.

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- The individual operating mechanism of each pole of a multi-pole MCB shall be directly
linked within the MCB casing and not with the operating handles. It shall be possible to fit on
site auxiliaries like shunt-trip coil, under-voltage release, ON/OFF switch or alarm switch.

Contactors

- All contactors and bi-metal relays should conform to IS – 13947.

- The contactors shall be suitable for operation in service temperature up to 50 deg. C.

without de-rating. The contactors and bimetal relays shall have been tested for type-2 co-
ordination at 50 KA, 415 V 50 Hz as per IS 13947. The main contacts shall be of silver or
silver alloy.

- Contactor coil rating shall be minimum pick up of 85% of rated voltage and minimum drop
out of 75% rated voltage.

- The design of the current carrying parts, contact system and the magnet system should be such
that it should increase reliability of electrical and mechanical endurance.

- Auxiliary contact should have double break parallel bridge contact mechanism. For operator
safety the contactors above 45 Amp should have arc-chamber.

- Each contactor shall be provided with 2 N/O and N/C aux. contacts. The exact requirement
of contacts shall be decided by the contractor considering the scheme requirements and
spares.

- The insulation class for the coil shall be class E or better.

- The construction of the arc chamber should be such that there is no emission of arc by-
products on the surrounding equipment. The contactor shall have funneled shaped cable
entries, cable end stops and predetermined insertion depths.

- Contactor below 63 Amp shall have captive screws preventing the screws from falling. Main
contacts should be of silver alloy to have long contact life; it should withstand to keep the
contact bounce to minimum and should be shrouded with an arc chute. Both moving and fix
contacts should be accessible for inspection or replacement without disturbing terminal
wiring.

- The magnet system should have laminated construction to minimize the losses. Coils should
withstand high temperature and ensure low power consumption. Coil should be resin
cast/encapsulated. It should have interred layer insulation.

- Contactor should have facility to mount add-on auxiliary contact block and Mechanical
interlocks should be provided for sequential operations if required. Contactor s h o u l d be
capable of handling high transient currents which occurs at a high time of switching of
capacitors.

- Contactor shall be designed to have Mechanical endurance of the order of minimum 15

million operations or better.

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16. Energy Meters
- There would be installation of bi-directional meter depending on voltage of connectivity
with the distribution system of the licensee.

- The energy meter shall be of approved make of the off-taker and shall conform to the
requirements laid down by the CEA ‘s (Installation and Operation of Meters)
Regulation, 2013 and any amendments thereof. These shall be inspected, tested and
calibrated at the time of installation and also during operation lifetime of power plant.

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The following are technical specifications of the energy meter that shall be used:

Technical Specifications of Energy Meter

1 Applicable IS IS 13779 or IS 14697 depending on accuracy of meter

As per the Central Electricity Authority (Installation and
Operation of Meters) regulation 2006 and its Amendment
2 Regulations
Regulation 2010 and 2013.
As per specifications by Central Electricity Authority
3 Accuracy Class Index or Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory
Commission
415 V (P-P), +20% to -40% Vref, however the meter
should withstand the maximum system voltage i.e. 440 V
4 Voltage
continuously
5 Display LCD (Six digits), pin type
6 Power factor range Zero lag – unity – zero lead
Display parameters: LCD test, kWh export, MD in kW
export, MD in kW import, Date and Time, AC current and
voltages, power factor and meter cover open tamper with
7 Display parameters
date and time (Cumulative kWh will be indicated
continuously by default and other parameters through push
button) Display order shall be as indicated elsewhere
Less than 1 W and 4 VA in voltage circuit and 2 VA for
8 Power consumption
current circuit
9 Starting current 0.2% of lb.
10 Frequency 50 Hz with + / - 5% variation
11 Test output device Flashing LED visible from the front
Meter serial number, Date and time, kWh export, MD in kW
export, MD in kW import, for last 6 billing cycles along with
TOD readings All these data shall be accessible for reading,
12 Billing data
recording and spot billing by downloading through optical
port on MRI or laptop computers at site.
Meter should have RS 485 PORT with MODBUS Protocol
Meter shall store MD every 30 minutes along with date and
time. At the end of every 30 minutes new MD shall be
13 MD registration
compared with previous MD and store whichever is higher
and the same shall be displayed.
Auto resetting of MD shall be indicated at the time of
finalizing GTP and provision shall be made to change MD
14 Auto reset of MD
reset date through MRI even after setting up meter at site
Manual MD resetting using sealable push button is optional.
Meter shall be capable of time of use metering for kWh and
TOD metering MD in kW with 8 time zones (programmable on site through
15
CMRI)

Programmable facility to restrict the access to the

information recorded at different security level such as read
16 Security feature
communication, write communication, etc.
Non-volatile memory independent of battery backup,
17 Memory memory shall be retained up to 10 years in case of power
failure
18 Software and
communication Optical port with RS 485 compatible to transfer the data
compatibility locally through CMRI and remote through PSTN / optical
fiber

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 / GSM / CDMA / RF / any other technology to the main
computer.
The supplier shall supply software required for CMRI and for
the connectivity to AMR modules. The supplier shall also
provide training for the use of software. The software should
be compatible to Microsoft Windows system (Windows 10
system). The software shall have polling feature with
optional selection of parameters to be downloaded for AMR
application Copy of operation manual shall be supplied.
The data transfer (from meter to CMRI / AMR equipment)
rate should be minimum 1200 bps. The supplier shall provide
meter reading protocols.
IS 13779 or IS 14679 for climatic conditions.
19 Climatic conditions The meter should function satisfactorily in India with high
end temperature as 60oC and humidity up to 96%
As per CEA regulations; Supplier shall affix one utility /
20 Meter sealing buyer seal on side of meter body as advised and record
should be forwarded to buyer.
21 Guaranty / Warranty 10 years
A meter shall withstand an insulation test of 4 kV and
22 Insulation
impulse test at 8 kV
The terminal block and meter case shall have safety fire
against the spread of fire. They shall not be ignited by
23 Resistance of heat and Fire
thermal overload of live parts in contact with them as per the
relevant IS.
24 Battery Lithium with guaranteed life of 15 years
25 RTC and micro controller The accuracy of RTC shall be as per relevant IEC / IS
Glass epoxy, fire resistance grade FR4, with minimum
26 PCB
thickness 1.6 mm.
Along with billing history parameters meters shall log
27 Power ON / OFF hours
monthly ON / OFF hours as history.
Last 200 events of magnetic tamper, single wire tamper and
top cover tamper shall be logged in memory along with
28 Tamper logging occurrence and restoration event data. Logic of defining
tamper and OBIS code shall be agreed before supply of
meter
Meter shall continue to record energy or log the event, in case it
29 Protection against HV spark
is disturbed externally using a 35 KV spark gun / ignition coil.

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Influence parameters

In the following conditions and disturbances, the meter shall not get affected and shall at least keep
on recording forward energy.
 Incoming and Outgoing interchanged
 Phase and Neutral interchanged
 Incoming neutral disconnected, Outgoing neutral and load connected to Earth
 Incoming neutral disconnected, Outgoing neutral connected to Earth through resistor and load
connected to Earth
 Incoming neutral connected, Outgoing neutral connected to Earth through resistor and load
connected to Earth
 Incoming phase and neutral interchanged, load connected to Earth
 Incoming and outgoing (phase and neutral) disconnected, load connected to Earth
The meter shall work satisfactorily with guaranteed accuracy limit under the presence of the
following influence quantities:
a. External magnetic field – 0.5 Testa.
b. Electromagnetic field induction.
c. Radio frequency interference.
d. Vibration.
e. Waveform 10% of 3rd harmonics.
f. Voltage variation.
g. Electromagnetic HF field.
h. DC immunity test

Display sequence
A. Default display: Cumulative kWh to be displayed continuously without decimal
B. On-demand display: After using push-button the following parameters shall be displayed:
1. LCD test
2. Date
3. Real Time
4. Current MD in kW
5. Current kW generated by solar system
6. Last month billing kWh reading
7. Last month billing Maximum Demand in kW
8. Last month billing Maximum Demand in kW occurrence date
9. Last month billing Maximum Demand in kW occurrence time
10. Instantaneous AC current and voltages.
11. Power factor
12. Display for tamper
13. MD reset counter
14. % THD of current harmonics R, Y, B
15. % THD of voltage harmonics R, Y, B
16. % THD above threshold value with date and time

In case push-button is not operated for 6 seconds the display shall return to Default display as
mentioned above.

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It is also required to install a utility-controlled manual disconnect switch located on the line side of
the meter. Said manual switch shall have the capability of being locked out to isolate the facility if
an electrical outage occurs. The manual disconnect switch may also be used by the distribution
utility as a means of isolation during maintenance, testing, outage, and/or emergency activities.

Other Requirement
- Accessories: Including hardware, DMC insulators, Terminal Blocks, Bakelite sheets, 4No locks,
Door gasket, PVC duct, Ties & tags, Legend plates, 16A SP MCB, 10kA for Space Heater,
Space Heater with Thermostat for each Feeder 2A Control Fuse with Base Thermostat,
Terminal Block.
- Busbar: C&C/ L&T / SIEMENS / ABB / GEPOWER (SPECTRA) / SCHNEIDER / UNILEC
/
ADLEC / TRICOLITE / SUDHIR / NEPTUNE / INFOTECH Egg (P) Ltd subject to having valid
CPRI Certificate of required fault Level Protection.
- ACDB should have Class I + II (as per IEC 62305; IEC 61643 and IEC 60364-5-53), 100 kA
Surge Suppression inbuilt for surge protection. Surge protection on AC side (Type 1 + Type 2)
shall consist of Pre-wired metal encapsulated spark gap-based solution for fire safe and fire
proof operation at site, consisting of base part and plug in protection modules. Total discharge
capacity/ Lightning Impulse current (Imp) at 10/350 μ sec and nominal discharge current (In) at
8/ 20 μ sec shall be minimum 100 KA for three phase power supply system and 50 KA for
single phase power supply system. The discharge capability of L-N connected module shall be
25 KA at 10/350 μ sec and 8/20 μ sec. All the L-N & N-E connected arresters shall have built
in mechanical health indication. Complete solution shall have voltage protection level (Up) of
<= 1.5 KV to protect the sensitive electronics inside the Invertors, having follow current
extinguishing and limiting capability up to 25 KA rms (at 255V) without tripping of even small
rating 32 AGL/G fuse and approved from international independent test labs like KEMA or
VDE or UL as per latest IEC 61643-1 or equivalent EN 61643-11 standard. SPDs on the ACDB
shall be provided if the same haven’t been provided on the PCU.

- Circuit breakers make: Siemens/ABB/L&T.

- SPD make: CITEL/OBO/DENN/PHIONIX.
- Control fuses with base.
- Indication lamps (R, Y, B, On, Off, Trip etc.)

Testing:

All equipment must have been type tested and certificates to be submitted all equipment shall be
subjected to routine tests and original certificates for panel, relays, meters, shall be submitted.

Special Notes:

a. Color of all switchboards shall be RAL-7032.

b. All Bus bars including circuit connections shall be high conductivity Aluminum
c. The switchgear / control assembly shall be totally enclosed, dust and vermin proof with
minimum degree of protection IP65 for outdoor.
a. The switchgear shall be capable of carrying continuously its rated current without reducing its
making, breaking, dynamic, short-time thermal and operational duty ratings.
b. The panel space heater with MCB and thermostat shall be provided to prevent moisture
condensation and shall be supplied from 240V AC auxiliary bus.
c. All indication lamps, including ON, OFF and TRIP, as required, shall be LED type only.

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 d. Schematic diagram and BOM list with the GA (.dwg) to be submitted by panel manufacturer for
approval.
e. Hinged door with EPDM rubber gasket to prevent water entry.
f. All MCCB above 200 A should be microprocessor based.
g. All Glands should be double compression S.S. gland for cables less than equal to 95 sq. mm and
Brass glands for above.
h. All Control & Power wiring with Multistrand Flexible Cable heavy duty PVC Insulated Copper
conductor.
i. Vendor shall furnish heat load of all LV switchboard.
j. Any accessories required to make the equipment complete, safe and consistent with good
engineering practice shall be provided by the Vendor at no extra cost & delivery and shall be
deemed to have been specified.
k. Type test certificate for all equipment shall be submitted from authorized testing lab (e.g. CPRI)
as a minimum. The type test certificate shall not be more than 5 years old as on the time of
contract award. In case this criterion is not met, the type test shall be conducted before the
delivery of the equipment without any commercial / time schedule implication to the Purchaser.

Approved Make:

(MCB/ MCCB-L&T/Schneider), (SPD-Citel/Mersen), PT- AE/Pragati/Precise), (TVM -

(CT, L&T/Secure/Schneider)

Documents to be required:
1. Internal Wiring circuit diagram
2. Powder coating test report
3. Sheet MTC.
4. GA drawing.
5. IP-65 protection certificate.
6. Factory test report
7. Type test report
8. Routine test report
9. Acceptance test report
10. Datasheets and Certificates of all component.
11. Warranty certificate
12. Declaration certificate for confirmation of Indian Electricity Act and rules (till last
amendment)

17. EARTHING SYSTEM

The entire PV plant area shall be appropriately earthed with adequate number of earth stations.
Earthing system shall comply with the latest edition of IS 3043 describing code of practice
of earthing and IEEE80.
The earthing system shall have complete earthing network comprising of wires, copper
tapes, electrodes and earth bonding of all relevant necessary non-current carrying metal parts
of equipment‘s/ apparatus shall be connected as required.

17.1. SPECIFIC DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

- Earthing network within the PV plant may be of GI. All mounting structures, String

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 combiner boxes shall be connected to earth grid with appropriate size of earth conductor
(Suggested Size & Material can be 25x3 Sq. mm. GI Strip or 1Cx70 Sq. mm. stranded
copper Cable). Sufficient earth stations shall be planned to maintain earth resistance
well below 1.0 ohm ensuring hazard free operation of PV plant. Each equipment shall
be earthed through an additional protective conductor with equipotential bonding
conductor.

- In accordance with practices mentioned in IS: 3043. Dedicated earthing stations shall be
provided for lightning protection system. If required positive or negative pole of the DC
system shall be grounded at Inverter station.

- All the earth pits shall be appropriately connected to maintained overall resistance of
plant well below 1.0 ohm.

- All the earthing stations shall be provided with test links of phosphorus bronze and
located at 150mm above ground level in an easily accessible position for testing.

- All the earth stations shall be kept at minimum 3m away from the edge or civil
foundation of any building/equipment. Also, the distance between nearby earth pits shall
be minimum 3m.

- To ensure the continuity of the earth conductor all the joints between risers from the
equipment ‘s and main earth conductor shall be electric arc welded. Welded joints shall be
coated with bitumen paint. However, wherever there are welded joints above ground (i.e.
between two G.I. strips) then the joints shall be treated with zinc chromate primer and
coated with zinc rich paint.
- The material used for making connections shall be compatible with the earth rod and the
earthing conductor so that galvanic corrosion is minimized. In all cases, the connections
have to be mechanically strong.

- Protective conductors shall be suitably protected against mechanical and chemical

deterioration. Joints of protective conductors shall be accessible for inspection and
testing.

- Earthing installations shall be provided to all apparatus framework or other non- current
carrying metalwork associated with each system.

- All bimetallic connections shall be treated with suitable compound to prevent moisture
ingression.

- Earth conductors in trenches containing power cables should be placed at the top.

- Earthing conductor connections to equipment should be made onto vertical surfaces only. No
connection point should be less than 150 mm above ground level. The earth grid should be run at a
minimum depth of 50 cm below ground.

- If using artificial treatment, the possible corrosive effect of the salt on the driven rods
and connections should be considered.

- Earth strip shall be suitably routed from parapet wall / exteriors of building with the help of
insulators.

- The cable sheaths, screens armor shall be earthed at both ends for multi-core cables. For single
core cables the same shall be done at one end (switchgear end) only.

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 - Electrodes shall be made of copper bonded rod of internal diameter of minimum 40mm
diameter or higher as per design requirements the pipe electrode shall be as far as
practicable embedded below permanent moisture level. The length of the pipe
electrode shall not be less than 3 m.

- The electrode shall be made of one piece. Earth leads to the electrode shall be laid in
copper bonded and connected to the electrode with brass bolts, nuts and washers.
Electrode shall be terminated in a wire meshed funnel.

- The soil around the earthing electrode shall be treated to reduce the resistivity
of the soil by filling the complete depth of electrode with alternative layers of charcoal and
salt.

- The funnel shall be enclosed in a masonry chamber of 600mm x 600mm dimensions. The
chamber shall be provided with GI frame and CI inspection cover. The earth station
shall also be provided with a suitable permanent identifications label tag.

- For earthing of PV plant in the PV arrays area, contractor may provide maintenance free
earth stations.

- Contractor shall ensure that resistance of entire earthing system shall below 1 ohm. If the
resistance is observed to be not less than 1 ohm, the contractor shall derive additional
earth pits such that resistance is less than 1 ohm.

17.2. LIGHTENING PROTECTION

ESE type lightening arrestor required with 75mtr protection Diameter over 5-Meter-High Mast
with digital counter
Lighting Arrestor (100% Plant Coverage)

17.3. TESTING
The earthing stations and the earthing network tested for following on completion of the
installation:
- Earth resistance of electrodes
- Continuity of conductors, joints etc.

17.4. SUBMISSION
Contractor shall make following essential submissions.
- Site plan indicating earth pits, earthing strip routing, etc.
- Earthing calculations along with schematic drawing for the entire network
- Drawing showing the dimensions, materials and position of all components, earth
electrodes, earth conductors etc.

18. Remote Monitoring System

• Inverter level (Zone Monitoring)

• Weather station

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 • Energy meter
• Plant monitoring
• Bidder shall ensure that all Projects are Remote Monitoring System (“RMS”) enabled.

19. Other Requirement:

a. Bidder have to get Completion Certificate from Plant Head & Owners Engineer.
b. The supply from Project to the load points would be resumed, once the DG set comes into service,
Project shall again be synchronized with DG supply and load requirement would be met to the extent of
availability of power. 4 pole isolation of inverter output with respect to the grid/ DG power connection
need to be provided. Apart from this PLC controller required to protect the back feed. Supplier should
ensure surplus energy shall not be fed to the grid and also shall ensure this by installing fool proof
system viz. fast response restriction of generation with respect to loads etc. Control cabling and PLC
to be considered for interacting with load manager installed.
c. Net metering is in bidder scope.
d. The scope is not limited to as mentioned above ;however any requirement for completion of scope as
per order that shall accountable to you .

Warranties and/or guarantees for solar Ground & tin-shed mounted systems

S. System/component Warrant Performance Requirement Workmanship/ Replacement

N y (Years) Guarantee (Years) with an
o equivalent standard
Warrants the products including
1 Inverter 5 functioning of built-in options 5
and against defect of material
Power Evacuation
2 and Metering - NA 5
Equipment
3 Balance of Systems - NA 5 (parts and workmanship)
Power Plant
4 - NA 5
Installation
Structural Breakage and
5 PV Array Installation 25 -
Corrosion

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 SECTION – III

10 MW
PROJECT DETAILS

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 CONNECTED LOAD AT BUDHNI
Running Load at Full Present Load
Sr. No Plant Connected Load (KW)
Capacity (KW) (KW)
1 Towel 23,899 12,428 9000
2 Sheeting 15,440 8,029 3900
3 TYB5 25,078 12,539 13000
4 TYB4 2,267 1,360 1310
5 TYB3 11,320 6,566 5660
6 TYB2 7,775 4,276 3887
7 TYB1 8,166 4,491 4083
  TOTAL 93,945 49,689 40840

TRF Wise Loading & Power Consumption _Oct 2019

Power Power Daily
Sr. Consumption Consumption _ Average
Power Trf TRF-Rating Plant
No _ FTM Oct Daily Average Loading
2019 (KWH) (KWH) (KW)
1 VoltAmp 10/12.5MVA Towel 5596067 186536 7772
2 Schneider 32/40 MVA Sheeting 3571048 119035 4960
3 Schneider 32/40 MVA TYB5 7933974 264466 11019
4 Schneider 32/40 MVA TYB4 966175 32206 1342
25/31.5
5 Areva TYB3
MVA
25/31.5
6 Areva TYB2 8758345 291945 12164
MVA
25/31.5
7 Areva TYB1
MVA
25/31.5
8 Areva Project/Housing 7,391 246 10
MVA
TOTAL 26833000 894433 37268

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SECTION – IV

FORMS

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 ANNEXURE 1: LIST OF PREFERRED MAKES
Bidders are expected to choose project components from the table below and indicate the component proposed for
TRIDENT GROUP 10MWp Solar PV project portfolio. Where mentioned Alternative make bidders are free to
choose components of their choice and submit data sheets and product record of accomplishment along with
techno commercial bids; however, it is to owner‘s discrete for acceptance of any such project component.

Table 12: Solar PV System

Sr
. Equipment Make Proposed
No
1 Modules/Solar Panels - 325-350Wp Adani/JA Solar/ Trina/ Canadian/REC  

2 Inverters 1000 to 1500 V DC Sungrow/ SMA/SolarEdge  

3 MMS (Module Mounting Lohia Solar/ Stroler/ Mpower/ Pennar/ Jay/ Ganges  
Structures)
4 SCBs TrinittTouch/ Statcon/ SMA/Photon Solar/ Hansel/  
Renovagy/VNT/Solaris Power/ Solstron
5 Cables - DC Leoni  

AC Cables, Control, Polycab/

Communication KEI
6 Control Cables Sichem/Lapp  
7 Inverter Transformers ABB/VOLTAS/Schneider/Crompton Grieves  

8 Switch Gears (LT/ HT) and LT L&T/ ABB/Schneider/ CGL/ Siemens  

Panels
9 SCADA GE/ Armax/ Schnyder/Iplon  
10 C&R Panel Venson Electrical/ Schynider/ ABB/ CG  
11 Battery & Battery Charger Emerson/ Hitachi/ Statcon/ Micotek/ Counsel neowatt  
12 Auxiliary Transformer ABB/VOLTAS/VOLTAMPS/SANCTURY/Silchar/  
Scynider/Crompton Grieves/Jayesh Electrical/

13 Weather Monitoring SGS Weather/ Miatech/ BKC Weather  

14 CCTV Green Peas/ Toshniwal Industries/ Sabri ventures  
15 Earthing Materials Jeftech/ VPN/ VNT/ Allied Power/ DEHN  
16 Energy meters Secure/ L&T  
17 ESE Lightning Arrestor True power/JMV/SABO  
18 Surge Protection Devices ABB/LIVA/Citel/DEHNguard  
19 PVC Insulated Copper wires FRLS  
Finolex/Anchor/Polycab
(for internal electrification)
20 Bimetallic Cable lugs Comet/Cosmos/Dowells  
21 Cable Glands Comet/Cosmos/Dowells  

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 ANNEXURE 2: LIST OF SPARES

EPC contractors may be expected to provide comprehensive O&M including all required spares and
consumables, bidders are thus required to submit an exhaustive list of spare and quantities required for first
and subsequent five years.

Table 18: List of Spares

Sr. No. Part Name 0-5

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 ANNEXURE 3: ANNUAL TURNOVER

Bidder must fill in this form

Annual Turnover data for the last 3 years:

Year Amount (INR)

1. The information supplied should be the Annual Turnover of the bidder

2. A brief note should be appended describing thereby details of turnover as per audited results.

SEAL AND SIGNATURE OF THE BIDDER

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 ANNEXURE 4

FINANCIAL DATA FOR LAST AUDITED FINANCIAL YEAR

Description For the year of ___________

Amount (in INR)

1. Current assets

2. Current Liabilities (including secured and un-secured

short-term loans & working capital loans)

3. Working Capital (Current Assets-Current liabilities)

4. Net Worth

Owners funds (Paid up share capital and Free Reserves

& Surplus) (NW)

1. Attached are copies of the audited balance sheets, including all related notes and income statement for the last
Audited Financial year, as indicated above, complying with the following conditions.
 All such documents reflect the financial situation of the bidder
 Historic financial statements must be audited by a certified accountant.
 Historic financial statements must be complete, including all notes to the financial statements.
 Historic financial statements must correspond to accounting periods already completed and audited (no statement
for partial periods shall be requested or accepted)

SEAL AND SIGNATURE OF BIDDER

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 ANNEXURE 5
DETAILS OF SIMILAR WORK DONE DURING PAST YEARS

Full
Postal
S Address Reasons
and phone Date of Scheduled Date of for delay
Description of the Location Value of Commenc
N of nos. of Completion Actual in project
o work the work Contract ement Time Completio complet
Client & of Work (Months) n ion, if
Name of any
Officer-in
Charge

Note: Copies of Letter of awards and completion certificate for the above works to be enclosed. The
Work completed earlier than five years need not be indicated here. The list of work, not of
similar nature need not be indicated here Failing to comply aforementioned instructions may
lead to rejection of bid.

SEAL AND SIGNATURE OF THE BIDDER

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 -
NO DEVIATION CONFIRMATION

To,
The Trident Group

Dear Sir,

We understand that any deviation / exception in any form may result in rejection of bid. We, therefore, certify
that we have not taken any exceptions/deviations anywhere in the bid and we agree that if any deviation /
exception is mentioned or noticed, our bid may be rejected.

(SEAL AND SIGNATURE OF BIDDER)

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 ANNEXURE 7
ADVANCE BANK GUARANTEE (DOMESTIC-SUPPLIER)

BANK GUARANTEE NO:

DATE :

THIS DEED OF GUARANTEE is made on this ………….day of ………………, YYYY between M/s
________________ Limited having its registered office at _____________________, India (hereinafter referred to as
“Purchaser” which expression shall unless excluded by or repugnant to the context include its successors and assigns)
of the one part and the ………………………………………….(Name of Bank) operating through its branch at
…………………………………………………….… (here-in-after referred to as “Bank” which expression shall unless
excluded by or repugnant to the context include its successors and assigns) of the other part.
Whereas the Purchaser has entered into an Agreement No. …….…………….………… dated ………………… (here-
in-after referred to as “Agreement”) with M/s ………………………………………. having its registered office at
……………………………………………….. (hereinafter referred to as “Supplier” which expression shall unless
excluded by or repugnant to the context include its successors and assigns) towards supply of
……………………………………..…………….. (hereinafter referred to as “equipment”) as per the said
Agreement. The Agreement provides that the Purchaser shall make an advance payment to the Supplier to the
extent of Rs. ……….. (Rupees ………………………… only) being ………% of the value of the Agreement on
submission of Advance Bank Guarantee by the Supplier.
AND WHEREAS at the request of the Supplier, the Bank has to execute these presents.
THIS DEED WITHNESSETH AND IT IS HEREBY AGREED AND DECLARED BY AND BETWEEN
PARTIES HERETO AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Bank hereby irrevocably & unconditionally undertakes and guarantees to Purchaser that if the supplier
fails to supply the goods in conformity with the terms of the Agreement for any reason whatsoever, the Bank
shall merely on demand and without demur pay to Purchaser all and any sum up to a maximum of Rs.
……….. (Rupees …………………………) without any reference to the supplier and without questioning
the claim with in three working days of receipt of the demand for claim.
2. The Bank further agrees that the Purchaser shall be the sole judge as to whether the Supplier has failed to
abide by the terms of said Agreement or has failed to perform as per the said Agreement in any respect of the
whole or part of the payment made by the Purchaser. Any demand made on the Bank by the Purchaser shall
be conclusive and binding upon the Bank. The Bank shall pay forthwith the amount demanded by the
Purchaser not withstanding any dispute, if any, between the Purchaser and the Supplier.
3. The Bank undertakes to honor the demand for claim under this bank Guarantee at any of its branch in India.
4. The Bank undertakes to extend the period of this Guarantee merely on request by the Purchaser and with
intimation to the supplier.
5. This Guarantee shall not be affected by any change in constitution of the Supplier, the Purchaser or the Bank
nor shall it be affected by any change in constitution or by any amalgamation or absorption or reconstruction
thereof.

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6. The Bank further agrees, that the Purchaser shall have the fullest liberty without affecting in any way
obligation of the Bank hereunder, with or without the consent or knowledge of the Bank, to vary any of the
terms and conditions of the said Agreement or to extend the time of delivery from time to time or postpone
for any time or from time to time any of the powers exercisable by the Purchaser against the Supplier and
either of forbear or enforce any of the terms and conditions relating to the said Agreement and the Bank shall
not be relieved from its liability by reason of any such variation or any indulge or forbearance shown or any
act or omission on the part of the Purchaser or by any such matter or thing whatsoever under the law relating
to sureties would but for this provision have the effect of so relieving the Bank.
7. It shall not be necessary for Purchaser to proceed against the Supplier before proceeding against the Bank
and the Guarantee herein contained shall be enforceable against the Bank, not withstanding any security
which Purchaser may have obtained or obtain from the Supplier at any time or when proceeding taken
against the Bank, hereunder, be outstanding or realised.
8. The Bank further agrees that this Guarantee shall not be revoked by the Bank at any time during its currency
without previous consent in writing signed by Managing Director of the Purchaser.
9. The Bank further agrees that any legal action or proceedings arising out of this Guarantee shall be brought in
the courts or tribunals at Barnala in India and irrevocably submit themselves to the jurisdiction of such courts
and tribunals.
10. Notwithstanding anything contained herein before, the liability of the Bank under this guarantee is restricted
to Rs. ……………(Rupees ………………………only) and shall remain in force up to DDMMYYYY unless
a claim under the Guarantee is filed against the Bank on or before DDMMYYYY (60 days beyond the
expiry date of the Guarantee)[Thus if the Guarantee is valid up 1 st April, the claim lodging period shall be up
to 31st May] and expires in full automatically, irrespective of whether the Guarantee is returned to the Bank
or not.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Guarantor has hereunto set his hands on the day and year first hereinabove written.

Signature Complete Address of Bank

Name Fax Number of Bank
Email ID of Bank
Designation

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 ANNEXURE 8

PERFOMANCE BANK GUARANTEE (DOMESTIC)

BANK GUARANTEE NO.:

DATE :

THIS DEED OF GUARANTEE made on this …………day of ………………, YYYY between M/s
___________________ Limited having its registered office at ______________________________, India
(hereinafter referred to as “Purchaser” which expression shall unless excluded by or repugnant to the context
include its successors and assigns) of the one part and …………………………. operating through its branch
at ……………………………… (here-in-after referred to as “Bank” which expression shall unless excluded
by or repugnant to the context include its successors and assigns ) of the other part.
Whereas the Purchaser has entered into a Agreement No. ……………………………… dated ………… (here-
in-after referred to as “agreement”) with M/s ………………………………………. having its registered office
at …………………………………. (here-in-after referred to as “Supplier” which expression shall unless
excluded by or repugnant to the context include its successors and assigns) towards supply of
……………………………….. (here-in-after referred to as “Equipment”) as per the said agreement. The
agreement provides that the Supplier shall furnish a Bank Guarantee to the extent of Rs. ……….. (Rupees
…………………………) being ………% of the value of the agreement as security for compliance of the
terms of agreement including satisfactory working of the equipment.
AND WHEREAS at the request of the Supplier, the Bank has to execute these presents
THIS DEED WITHNESSETH AND IT IS HEREBY AGREED AND DECLARED BY AND BETWEEN
PARTIES HERETO AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Bank hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to the Purchaser that the equipment
contracted is capable of performing the work as agreed in the Agreement. In the event of equipment failing
to comply with the terms of the agreement including performing to the satisfaction of the Purchaser, which
shall be final and conclusive of the factum of non-performance, the Bank shall indemnify and keep the
Purchaser indemnified to the extent of Rs. …………(Rupees …………………………………) against any
loss or damage that may be caused to or suffered by the Purchaser consequent to non-performance of the
contracted equipment supplied by the Supplier, without any reference to the supplier and without
questioning the claim with in three working days of receipt of the demand for claim.
2. The guarantee herein shall remain in full force and effect for a period of ……… months from the date of
certification by the Purchaser of successful installation and commissioning of the equipment contracted.
3. The decision of the Purchaser regarding the liability of the Bank under the guarantee and the amount
payable there under shall be final and conclusive and binding on the Bank. The Bank shall pay forthwith
the amount demanded by the Purchaser not withstanding any dispute, if any, between the Purchaser and the
Supplier.
4. This Guarantee shall not be affected by any change in constitution of the Supplier, the Purchaser or the
Bank nor shall it be affected by any change in constitution or by any amalgamation or absorption or
reconstruction thereof.

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 5. The Purchaser have the fullest liberty without affecting the guarantee to postpone at any time or from time
to time any of the powers exercisable by it against the Supplier, either to enforce or forbear the clause
governing guarantee in the terms and conditions of the said Agreement and Bank shall not be released from
its liabilities under the guarantee by any matter referred to or by reason of time being given to the Supplier
or any other forbearance, act or omission on the part of the Purchaser or any material or things whatsoever
which under the law relating to sureties shall, but for the provisions hereof, have the effect of so releasing
the Bank from its liabilities.
6. The Bank further agrees, that the Purchaser shall have the fullest liberty without affecting in any way the
Banks obligations hereunder, with or without consent or knowledge of the Bank, to vary any of the terms
and conditions of the Agreement or to extend the time of delivery from time to time.
7. The Bank undertakes to extend the period of this Guarantee merely on request by the Purchaser and with
intimation to the supplier.
8. The Bank undertakes to honor the demand for claim under this bank Guarantee at any of its branch in India.
9. The Bank further agrees, that in order to give full effect to the guarantee herein contained, the Bank shall
be entitled to act as if the Bank is the principal debtor of the Purchaser in respect of claim against the
Supplier hereby guaranteed by the Bank as aforesaid, and the Bank hereby expressly waive its rights of
suretyship and other rights, if any, which are in any way inconsistent with the above or any other provision
of this Guarantee.
10. The Bank further agrees that any legal action or proceedings arising out of this Guarantee shall be brought
in the courts or tribunals at Barnala in India and irrevocably submit themselves to the jurisdiction of such
courts and tribunals.
11. Notwithstanding anything contained herein before, the liability of the Bank under this guarantee is
restricted to Rs. ……………. (Rupees ………………………) and shall remain in force up to ……………
unless a claim under the Guarantee is filed against the Bank on or before ……………………(60 days
beyond the expiry date of the Guarantee)[Thus if the Guarantee is valid up 1 st April, the claim lodging
period shall be up to 31st May ] and expires in full automatically, irrespective of whether the Guarantee
is returned to the Bank or not.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Guarantor has hereunto set his hands on the day and year first hereinabove
written.

Signature Complete Address of Bank

Name Fax Number of Bank
Designation Email ID of Bank
Note : To be executed on Stamp Paper of Rs 100/- or such higher value as per Stamp Duty applicable in the
State in which the Guarantee is issued. Stamp Paper should be in the name of the Bank Issuing the
Guarantee).Bank Guarantee to be issued from any of the following Banks:
1. State Bank of India
2. Punjab National Bank
3. Corporation Bank
4. Oriental bank of Commerce
5. Central Bank of India
6. Canara Bank
7. Indian bank
8. Allahabad Bank

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 ANNEXURE 9

INLAND SIGHT DRAFT RECTIFICATION

FORM OF DOCUMENTARY
40A IRREVOCABLE
CREDIT

20 DOCUMENTARY CREDIT NUMBER

31C DATE OF ISSUE

31D DATE AND PLACE OF EXPIRY

50 APPLICANT TRIDENT LIMITED

E - 212, KITCHLU NAGAR

LUDHIANA (INDIA)

59 BENEFICIARY NAME & ADDRESS

32B CURRENCY CODE, AMOUNT INR /-

PERCENTAGE CREDIT AMOUNT

39A +/- 0%
TOLERANCE

AVAILABLE WITH, BY (NAME

41D ANY BANK
AND ADDRESS)

BY NEGOTIATION

42C DRAFTS AT AT SIGHT

42A/42
DRAWEE - BIC
D

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43P PARTIAL SHIPMENT PERMITTED

43T TRANSHIPMENT NOT PERMITTED

ON BOARD/DISP/TAKING
44A Any Port
CHARGE AT/F

44B FOR TRANSPORTATION TO AS PER PI

44C LATEST DATE OF SHIPMENT

DESCRIPTION OF GOODS AND/OR

45A Description of goods
SERVICES

INCOTERMS: AS PER SUPPLY CONTRACT/PI

46A/
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED PART A:
46B

DRAFT FOR 100 PCT OF THE BASIC VALUE PLUS 100 PCT
1
FREIGHT, TAXES AND DUTIES AMOUNTING INR ____ /-

SIGNED COMMERCIAL TAX INVOICES IN TRIPLICATE SHOWING

THE TOTAL ORDER VALUE, THE BALANCE PAYABLE AGAINST
2
THE LC AND CERTIFYING THAT THE GOODS ARE AS PER SUPPLY
AGREEMENT NO. AND PROFORMA INVOICE NO:

MTR/GR/RR/LR OF IBA APPROVED TRANSPORT COMPANY MADE

OUT TO ORDER OF ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE, OVERSEAS
BRANCH, MILLERGANJ, LUDHIANA, INDIA MARKED FREIGHT
PREPAID/COLLECT AND NOTIFY TRIDENT LIMITED
3
(YARN/TOWEL/PCD), HOSANGABAD ROAD, BUDHNI, SEHORE
(M.P.) AND US. THE MTR/GR/RR/LR COPY TO SHOW THE FINAL
DESTINATION AS BUDHNI, M.P.- SAME WILL BE AS PER PI/
CONTRACT

PACKING AND WEIGHT LIST IN TRIPLICATE DULY SIGNED BY

BENEFICIARY CERTIFYING THE FOLLOWING (I) THAT ALL THE
GOODS HAVE BEEN SECURELY PACKED IN FIRST CLASS
4
PACKING SUITABLE FOR SHIPMENT BY ROAD(II) ALL
EQUIPMENTS ARE PROPERLY PACKED AND ARE PROPERLY
PLACED AND FIXED TO PREVENT DAMAGE DURING TRANSIT.

5 INLAND TRANSIT INSURANCE CERTIFICATE IN DUPLICATE FOR

AT LEAST THE INVOICE VALUE OF THE GOODS PLUS 10 PCT
ENDORSED IN BLANK, COVERING INLAND TRANSIT RISK AS PER
INLAND TRANSIT CLAUSE “A”, SRCC RISK AS PER INSTITUTE

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 STRIKES CLAUSE (CARGO) AND WAREHOUSE TO WAREHOUSE
(CARGO) WITH CLAIMS PAYABLE IRRESPECTIVE OF
PERCENTAGE.

WARRANTY CERTIFICATE BY THE BENEFICIARY AS PER

6 AGREED FORMAT AS PER SUPPLY AGREEMENT NO. AND
PROFORMA INVOICE NO

BENEFICIARY CERTIFICATE CERTIFYING THAT GOODS ARE

7 FREE FROM MANUFACURING DEFECT AND ARE AS PER SUPPLY
AGREEMENT NO.

PRESHIPMENT INSPECTION CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE

APPLICANT ON THE INSPECTION OF GOODS AT THE
BENEFICIARY'S PREMISES BEFORE THE DESPATCH TAKES
8
EFFECT. CERTIFICATE TO BE SIGNED BY MR. DEEPAK NANDA
OR ANY PERSON AUTHORIZED BY EITHER ONE OF THEM IN
WRITING.

BENEFICIARY CERTIFICATE STATING THAT ONE SET OF NON

NEGOTIABLE DOCUMENTS HAS BEEN SENT TO TRIDENT
9 LIMITED, E-212 KITCHLU NAGAR, LUDHIANA BY COURIER
WITHIN THREE WORKING DAYS FROM THE DATE OF SHIPMENT.
COURIER REPORT SLIP TO ACCOMPANY THE DOCUMENTS

PARTICULARS OF SHIPMENT TO BE E-MAILED AT EMAIL ID OF

@TRIDENTINDIA.COM BY THE BENEFICIARY WITHIN TWO
WORKING DAYS FROM THE DATE OF DISPATCH AND SUCH
10 ADVICE ALONGWITH EMAIL CONFIRMATION REPORT TO
ACCOMPANY THE DOCUMENTS. PARTICULARS OF SHIPMENT TO
BE E MAIL ARE COPY OF MTR/GR/RR/LR, INVOICE, PACKING
AND WEIGHT LIST.

ALL DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE. ALL

47A/ ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
DOCUMENTS SHOULD BEAR THE LC NO, DATE & NAME OF THE
47B 1
ISSUING BANK.

ALL THE INVOICE AND DOCUMENTATION TO BE ADDRESSED TO

APPLICANT'S WORK ADDRESS I.E. M/S TRIDENT LIMITED
2
(YARN), TRIDENT COMPLEX, HOSHANGABAD ROAD, BUDHNI-
466445, BHOPAL.

DOCUMENTS TO BE FORWARDED BY COURIER TO, ORIENTAL

3 BANK OF COMMERCE, OVERSEAS BRANCH, JHANDU TOWER,
MILLERGANJ, LUDHIANA

NEGOTIATION UNDER RESERVE ON ACCOUNT OF ANY

DISCREPACNY(IES) NOT PERMITTED WITHOUT OUR PRIOR
4
PERMISSION. DISCREPANT DOCUMENT TO BE SENT STRICTLY
ON COLLECTION BASIS.

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 SPECIMEN SIGNATURE OF MR. DEEPAK NANDA FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PRE-SHIPMENT INSPECTION, THE FORMAT OF
5 WARRANTY AND FOR PBG SHALL BE SEND BY LC OPENING
BANK THROUGH COURIER SEPARATELY AND THIS DOCUMENT
WILL FORM AN INTEGRAL PART OF LC.

IF SUPPLY IS DELAYED BEYOND DELIVERY SCHEDULE AS PER

SUPPLY AGREEMENT NO. THEN THE PAYMENT SHALL BE
6 RELEASED AFTER DEDUCTION OF LD CHARGES (IF APPLICABLE)
@ 0.5PCT OF CONTRACT/INVOICE VALUE PER WEEK OF DELAY
TO A MAXIMUM OF 5PCT.

THE CREDIT IS SUBJECT TO UCPDC 2007 REVISION PUBLICATION

7
NO 600

ORIGINAL GST TAX DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED TO ENABLE

8
PURCHASER TO AVAIL TAX BENEFITS.

APPLICANT BANK CHARGES EXCEPT DISCREPANY CHARGES

AND EXTENSION CHARGES ARE TO BE BORNE BY THE
APPLICANT AND ALL BENEFICIARY BANK CHARGES AND LC
71B CHARGES
EXTENSION CHARGES PROVIDED THE REASONS FOR
EXTENSION ARE NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE PURCHASER HAS
TO BE BORNE BY THE BENEFICIARY.

DOCUMENTS MUST BE PRESENTED AT THE COUNTER OF

48 PERIOD FOR PRESENTATION NEGOTIATING BANK WITHIN 21 DAYS FROM DATE OF
SHIPMENT BUT WITHIN CREDIT VALIDITY.

49 CONFIRMATION INSTRUCTIONS WITHOUT

WE SHALL REMIT PROCEEDS AS PER NEGOTIATIONG BANK'S

INSTR TO
78 INSTRUCTIONS ON RECEIPT OF DOCUMENTS COMPLYING WITH
PAYG/ACCPTG/NEGOTG BANK
THE L/C TERMS.

57A ADVISE THROUGH BANK-BIC Details to be filled.

72 SENDER TO RECEIVER INFORMATION

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 ANNEXURE 10:

PROJECT SCHEDULE FORMAT

(Bidder may submit their own formats)

Project Schedule & Progress (in%)

Budhni Sanghera
Site Name Manufacturing Facility Manufacturing Facility Scheduled Date:
Location Budhni Sanghera
Vendor      
AC Capacity (MW) 10 2  
Civil Work      
MMS Mounting      
Module Mounting      
Inverter Installation      
DC Cable Laying and
   
termination  
ACDB Installation      
AC Cable laying and
   
termination  
LA mounting & MCS      
Net-metering & CEIG      

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