Azure Power has won the contract to develop a 2 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) project for the Udaipur Smart City Limited (USCL). It will design, supply, install, commission, and operate the grid-connected rooftop solar PV project for a period of 25 years at various government buildings in Udaipur.
The project is estimated to save 25 percent of USCL’s present electricity cost. The estimated cost of the project is ₹120 million (~$1.86 million) and the project completion timeframe is 12 months.
The municipal corporation of Udaipur Smart City Limited (USCL) had tendered 2 MW of rooftop solar in June 2017, to be developed on selected buildings in Udaipur.
Azure Roof Power has a customer base which include the distribution companies in smart cities, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Indian Railways, Delhi water utility company and various government of India ministries, among others.