The Plants, in sizes of 0.5 MW, 1 MW, 1.5 MW, and 2 MW (AC), are to be set up on a build-own-operate basis and will come up on barren or agricultural lands, pasturelands and marshlands falling within a 5 km radius from the identified 24 numbers of 33/11kV substations of four power distribution companies (Discoms) which are subsidiaries of UP Power Corporation Limited. The respective Discom will sign a 25-year power purchase agreement with successful bidders.
The tender document mentioned that the solar power Generator may be operated by an individual farmer, group of farmers/cooperatives/panchayats/farmer-producer organisations/water user associations or project developers to whom the land has been leased by farmers. The individual project capacity to be developed in a particular substation shall be a minimum of 0.5 MW and a maximum of 2 MW per bidder. A bidder may participate for all 24 substations, but it will not be allowed to bid for more than a single solar power plant of 0.5 MW, 1.0 MW, 1.5 MW, or 2 MW capacities at a particular 33/11kV substation.