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Study on “Solar Recycling in India: Guidelines, Toolkits and Framework for Plann
Procurement Process
RFP - Request for proposal
Office
UNDP-IND - INDIA
Deadline
23-Jun-25 @ 08:00 AM (New York time)
Published on
09-Jun-25 @ 12:00 AM (New York time)
Reference Number
UNDP-IND-00601,1
Contact
Ranjan Sinha - ind.procurement@undp.org
Introduction
SCOPE OF TENDER
Following are the main Scope of Work:
- Institutional & Regulatory Review in the End of Life (EOL) Management of Solar PV and its balance of system (BOS).
- Develop solar waste management toolkits and generate recommendations on standards and guidelines for solar waste handling, collection, transport, storage, reuse, delamination, dismantling, disposal and recycling etc.
- Suggest amendments to existing rules on E-Waste Management, Solid Waste Management (including non-recyclable materials), Hazardous Chemicals, Critical Minerals and any other relevant policies, as necessary for the solar EoL management.
- Recommend recycling directives for solar manufacturers by module type (monocrystalline, polycrystalline, thin film, etc.) and condition (recyclable, reusable, landfill), include mechanisms to enforce EPR.
- Based on India’s NDC and Lt-LEDS targets, recommend weight-based “bulk recovery” targets for the heavier components such as aluminium and glass, while also recommending “material quotas” for rare earth and critical minerals - short, medium and long-term targets.
- Define the private-public business models, including other fiscal mechanisms to enhance economic viability for solar recycling - justify material recovery for sale at market rates.
- Design a GIS-enabled digital tool to support cost-effective, market-driven sub-national solar recycling planning (projections on installations and waste generation will be provided).
- Conduct capacity building of both institutional and informal waste management personal on physical separation/delamination at or close to source.
- Generate at least one sub-national/regional solar EoL waste mapping report and recycling plan (pilot regions based on criteria such as high solar adoption rates, existing waste management infrastructure, and stakeholder readiness)
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