Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (TPDDL), a Joint Venture of Tata Power and Delhi Government, asked to debar Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Ltd due to the poor performance of solar projects.
TPDDL has awarded three solar projects to Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Ltd, a unit of the Moser Baer group.
A letter has been issued by TPDDL to the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) which says:
- The performance of the solar plants installed by Moser Baer has not been up to the industry standards.
- The letter cites a number of failures, including failure to adhere to contractual timelines leading to “tremendous delay” in commissioning of the projects, poor engineering leading to “faulty design and frequent change in layouts”, quality of workmanship and high system losses leading to actual electricity generation being much less than the guaranteed generation.”
- The “poor response to client’s complaints for rectification of faults” and the “weak operations and maintenance support”.
As per the news reports, the said letter has been copied to around 87 industry people of Ministry of Power, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy and various State Electricity Regulatory Commissions.
AS said by TPDDL, “We had been following it up with them (Moser Baer) for over one year but there was no proper response. However, after the letter was issued (on May 7), there has been some action from Moser Baer side. If the action is satisfactory, we may withdraw the letter.”
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