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					</table><p>Commercial and industrial (C&amp;I) businesses across India are increasingly turning to renewable energy solutions as a strategic response to rising electricity tariffs, grid reliability concerns, and sustainability mandates.</p>
<p>Rooftop solar and open-access renewable power have emerged as preferred options for factories, business parks, institutions, and large residential complexes, offering long-term tariff certainty, lower operating costs, and reduced dependence on the grid.</p>
<p>Nashik, one of Maharashtra’s fastest-growing industrial centers, is emerging as a key location for clean energy adoption, owing to its concentration of engineering, auto components, pharmaceuticals, textiles, and food processing units.</p>
<p>Mercom India has been hosting the <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/event/c-and-i-clean-energy-meet-2026-nashik" target="_blank" rel="noopener">C&amp;I Clean Energy Meet</a> series across Indian cities and will host the first event of the 2026 series in Nashik on January 9, 2026.</p>
<p>The event focuses on rooftop and open access solutions and is designed exclusively for commercial and industrial energy buyers. The event aims to provide decision-makers with practical information on clean energy technologies, regulatory provisions, and financing options that enable cost reduction and supply security.</p>
<p>Registrations for the day-long event will begin at 9:30 AM, followed by an inaugural session from 10:35 AM to 10:55 AM.</p>
<p>The first panel discussion, titled <strong>“Harnessing the Green Route to Reducing Electricity Bills,”</strong> will feature Rounak Muthiyan, Director at <a href="https://kalpapower.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kalpa Power</a>, and Bhavya Master, Sales Lead for India and Global Head of Marketing at <a href="https://www.candi.solar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Candi Solar</a>, focusing on rooftop solar adoption and cost reduction strategies.</p>
<p>This will be followed by a session on <strong>“Switching to Renewable Energy and Optimizing Savings,”</strong> featuring Jayant Mhetar, CEO of Ztric India, and Rahul Makahaniya, Chief Marketing Officer at <a href="https://www.soleosenergy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Soleos Energy</a>, who will discuss renewable procurement models and savings optimization.</p>
<p>After a short networking tea break, Kalpa Power, Candi Solar, and Ztric will present their case studies on consumer clean energy adoption examples, savings, and procurement plans.</p>
<p>The case studies will be followed by the third panel discussion <strong>on “Attractive Financing Options – Easy and Affordable Green Loans,”</strong> featuring Rajesh Deshmukh, DGM and Zonal Manager of <a href="https://bankofmaharashtra.bank.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bank of Maharashtra</a>, and Sangram Sathe, Relationship Manager, SME, <a href="https://onlinesbi.sbi.bank.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">State Bank of India</a>, will highlight financial instruments supporting clean energy investments.</p>
<p>The event will include a networking lunch break and conclude with a Q&amp;A session from 03:00 PM, enabling direct interaction between C&amp;I consumers and solution providers on technical, regulatory, and financial aspects of clean energy adoption.</p>
<p>You can read the detailed agenda <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/event/c-and-i-clean-energy-meet-2026-nashik/agenda" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</p>


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					</table><p><a href="https://www.servotech.in/https:/www.servotech.in/https:/www.servotech.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Servotech Power Systems</a>, an electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions provider, has secured an order to build nine EV charging stations for the Nashik Municipal Corporation (<a href="https://nmc.gov.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NMC</a>) in Maharashtra.</p>
<p>With the new order win, Servotech will install 29 EV charging stations in Nashik. .</p>
<p>NMC <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/nashik-tender-install-20-ev-charging-stations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">floated</a> a tender to install 20 EV charging stations in July 2023. The work included a location survey, supply, commissioning, and construction of the charging stations.</p>
<p>Under the tender, 20 four-wheeler dual gun CCS2 (60 kW) DC plus 100 two/three-wheeler (3.3 kW) AC chargers were to be installed.</p>
<p>Servotech will oversee the installation, supply, and maintenance of EV charging stations.</p>
<p>The company offers an extensive range of AC and DC chargers that are compatible with different EVs and serve multiple applications, such as commercial and domestic.</p>
<p>According to Sarika Bhatia, Director of Servotech Power Systems, the order will help the city meet its growing need for convenient EV charging infrastructure and support the transition towards sustainable transport solutions for interstate and intercity travel.</p>
<p>In February 2024, the company also <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/servotech-contract-deploy-1800-ev-chargers-bpcl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won</a> an order to install 1,800 DC Fast EV Chargers across India from Bharat Petroleum Corporation (<a href="https://www.bharatpetroleum.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BPCL</a>), a government-owned oil and gas major. The order is valued at ₹1.2 billion (~$14.46 million) and encompasses installing and commissioning two charger variants, 60 kW and 120 kW in the 70:30 ratio.</p>
<p>Recently, Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments, a joint venture between the Government of India and the Government of Rajasthan, <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/reil-invites-bids-to-at-eight-locations-in-delhi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issued</a> a tender for the selection of a charge point operator to set up EV charging stations across eight New Delhi Municipal Council sites.</p>
<p>Last year, the government informed Parliament that India had <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/8738-public-ev-charging-stations-june-minister" target="_blank" rel="noopener">installed</a> 8,738 public EV  charging stations, as of June 30, 2023, according to the Bureau of Energy Efficiency and the Ministry of Power data.</p>


Servotech Power Systems to Install 29 EV Charging Stations in Nashik


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					</table><p>Nashik Municipal Corporation (<a href="https://nmc.gov.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NMC</a>) has invited bids for the supply, erection, installation, and commissioning of 20 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at various locations under its jurisdiction.</p>
<p>The successful bidder will also be responsible for the charging station&#8217;s operation and maintenance (O&amp;M) for three years from the contract&#8217;s signing date.</p>
<p>The scope of the work includes location survey, planning, designing, engineering, supply, testing, inspection, packing, transportation, delivery to the project site, unloading, handling and storage, erection, and commissioning of the charging equipment and any other allied work required for successful commissioning.</p>
<p>A total of 20 four-wheeler dual gun CCS2 (60 kW) DC plus 100 two/three-wheeler (3.3 kW) AC chargers are to be installed under the tender.</p>
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<p>The last date to submit the bids is August 14, 2023. Bids will be opened on August 17.</p>
<p>Bidders must submit ₹500,000 (~$6,096) as an earnest money deposit. Also, the successful bidder must submit an amount equivalent to 1% of the accepted contract value as a security deposit.</p>
<p>The project&#8217;s estimated cost is ₹100 million (~$1.22 million).</p>
<p>The successful bidder should ensure that charging stations should be commissioned within four months from the date of the issuance of the letter of award.</p>
<p>To be eligible, bidders should have completed at least three similar works, each costing not less than 40% of the estimated contract cost, or two similar works, each costing not less than 50% of the estimated project cost, or one similar work costing at least 80% of the estimated contract cost in any one of the last two financial years.</p>
<p>Also, they should have experience in installing and commissioning at least ten fast or moderate AC/DC chargers, which should have been operational for at least six months from the date of the commissioning.</p>
<p>The bidder should have a minimum net worth of ₹30 million (~$365,787) based on the unconsolidated audited annual accounts of the company for the last two financial years.</p>
<p>Further, the net worth of bidders during the last financial year should be positive, and the profitability during the last two financial years should also be positive.</p>
<p>They should have a minimum working capital of ₹30 million (~$365,787) as of the last audited financial year.</p>
<p>According to tender documents, the charging equipment should be type tested as per AIS 138 at an Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) or National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL)-accredited laboratory or any International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC)-accredited laboratories in the world.</p>
<p>In November last year, Pune Municipal Corporation <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/pmc-bid-electric-vehicle-charging-stations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> proposals for the commissioning, operation, and maintenance of EV charging stations for the public at designated locations in Pune.</p>
<p>Earlier, Brihan-Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) had <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/best-bids-installation-ev-charging-stations-mumbai" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids to select an operator to install and operate EV charging stations by sharing the infrastructure of BEST.</p>
<p>Subscribe to Mercom&#8217;s <a href="https://mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-tender-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India Solar Tender Tracker</a> to stay on top of the real-time tender activity.</p>


Nashik Municipal Corporation Floats Tender to Install 20 EV Charging Stations

<p>Ujaas Energy will develop a 15 MW (AC) ground-mounted solar project for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at the HAL Ojhar Township premises in Nashik, Maharashtra.</p>
<p>The company stated, “it received an order from HAL for design, engineering, manufacturing, procurement, supply, construction, erection, testing and commissioning of a 15 MW (AC) solar power project,” in a <a href="http://corporates.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachLive/45e5d6a8-4ecc-47e0-8320-456c66c7c246.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)</a> filing.</p>
<p>Mercom previously <a href="https://mercomindia.com/hindustan-aeronautics-limited-tenders-15-mw-ac-solar-maharashtra/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a> that, HAL tendered this 15 MW solar project in December 2016.</p>


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