Capability in depth
Project Management Consultancy (PMC)
Owner-side control of schedule, cost, quality and contractors — from NTP to COD and beyond.
Overview
As your PMC and owner's engineer, we run the project on your behalf with a disciplined, phase-gated regime — proven on gigawatt-scale RE programs and standalone BESS plants alike.
Resident engineers hold the line at site: 100% attendance at hold points, daily geo-tagged reporting, stop-work and reject authority, and RA-bill certification against measured physical progress only. The full nine-phase lifecycle below is what your program gets.
Scope of work
Level-3 baseline programme & schedule control
Design review & AFC drawing control
Procurement support, factory audits & FATs
Construction supervision with hold-point regime
Quality (ITP/NCR) & HSE enforcement
Earned value (SPI/CPI) & cost control
Statutory approvals & utility interface
Testing, commissioning, PG tests & COD dossiers
Defect liability & performance monitoring
The nine-phase regime
What your program gets, phase by phase
Phase 01
Mobilisation & Baselining
- Core team & resident engineers deployed site-wise
- Document environment, dashboards & mobile reporting live
- Level-3 baseline programme agreed and frozen
- Land, design & approval file audit with exception log
- Field Quality Plans & ITPs issued per discipline
Phase 02
Design & Engineering Review
- Design basis, DC:AC ratio, module/inverter & layout verification
- Independent energy-yield re-run vs financial model (P50/P75/P90)
- Civil, electrical, earthing & protection design checks
- Evacuation & interconnection scheme review vs utility requirements
- AFC drawing register, comments log & deviation/waiver control
Phase 03
Procurement & Contract Support
- Technical specs & approved make lists per package
- Independent BoQ take-off and bid evaluation with compliance matrix
- Factory audits, FAT witness & pre-dispatch inspections
- LD, PG, DLP & retention terms drafted into contracts
- Milestone payment schedules tied to certified physical progress
Phase 04
Construction Supervision
- Setting-out, civil, structure & electrical works supervision
- 100% attendance at hold points; witness & review point control
- Daily geo-tagged progress reports and three-week look-aheads
- Stop-work, reject and certify authority exercised on the owner's behalf
- RA bill certification against measured physical progress only
Phase 05
Quality & HSE Assurance
- Hold/witness/review point regime from piling to pre-COD
- NCR issue, ageing and closure management
- Contractor HSE plan approval & permit-to-work oversight
- Incident reporting within 24 hours with root cause in 7 days
- Statutory labour & welfare compliance checks
Phase 06
Schedule & Cost Control
- Critical-path tracking with float consumption reporting
- Earned value (SPI/CPI) reported monthly per cluster
- Delay analysis & recovery plans for slipping milestones
- Variation and change-order evaluation with rate analysis
- Lender drawdown certification against certified milestones
Phase 07
Statutory & Utility Interface
- Connectivity, bay allocation & interconnection approvals
- Electrical inspectorate drawing approval & energisation permission
- Metering, testing & sealing coordination with the utility
- Scheme & domestic-content compliance verification
- Live approvals tracker across all sites
Phase 08
Testing, Commissioning & COD
- Mechanical completion & punch-list closure control
- String IV, insulation, transformer & protection testing witness
- Charging, synchronisation & stabilisation oversight
- Performance guarantee test conduct and certification
- Complete COD dossier: as-builts, warranties & asset register
Phase 09
Defect Liability & Performance
- Defect log with contractor call-out & closure tracking
- Monthly generation vs P50/guaranteed CUF monitoring
- PR trending with root-cause investigation of underperformance
- O&M contract adherence & preventive maintenance audits
- Annual thermography/EL campaigns with condition reports
In the news
Latest developments — refreshed daily
Curated automatically from news outlets, government releases and industry reports relevant to this practice.
SPML Infra’s Made-in-India BESS Battery Pack Clears Key Global Tests - themachinemaker.comthemachinemaker.comSPML Infra’s Made-in-India BESS Battery Pack Clears Key Global Tests - themachinemaker.comthemachinemaker.comPakistan Mandates Battery Storage For Solar, Wind Auction - TaiyangNewsTaiyangNewsRequest for Proposals: Agent-Based Model for Distributed Renewable Energy Adoption - fundsforNGOsfundsforNGOsDaily News Wrap-Up: India Adds 8.2 GWh Battery Storage in 1H 2026 - Mercomindia.comMercomindia.comWhy India’s industrial sector is looking beyond the grid for energy security - pv magazine Indiapv magazine India
State-wise regulatory navigator · 36 states & UTs · interactive India map
Which portal, which format, which office — every approval from single window to COD, state by state
Official links with the process for each step, marked online or manual, technology-specific approvals for solar, BESS, RE+BESS, wind, hydro, small hydro and green hydrogen, STU substations with capacity available for injection, plus daily portal & PM-KUSUM updates.
Single-window portalCTU / STU connectivityCEIG approvalFire NOCPermission to charge · Format I & IICODPM-KUSUM
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Regulatory Pulse
MNRE & CEA updates relevant to re & storage advisory
Only circulars and releases our Vidura tags as relevant to re & storage advisory — auto-updated daily.
MNRECall for proposals for Concentrating Solar Thermal Technology for Indian IndustryMinistry of PowerPower Ministry allows curtailed RE under T-GNA to charge co-located BESS - Power Peak DigestMinistry of PowerIndia's installed power generation capacity crosses 530 GW, may reach 600 GW next year: Power Ministry - ANI NewsMinistry of PowerMinistry of Power Allows Sale Of T-GNA Curtailed Renewable Power Through Co-Located BESS - SolarQuarterMinistry of PowerMNRE seeks sweeping powers under Electricity Act to govern India’s renewable energy sector - The HinduMNREAdvisory on co-locating Energy Storage Systems with Solar Power Projects to enhance grid stability and cost efficiencyMNREViability Gap Funding (VGF) Scheme for development of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) supported through Power System Development Fund (PSDF)MNREAmendment in Operational Guidelines for viability Gap Funding Scheme for development of Battery Energy Storage System supported through Power System Development Fund (PSDF)MNREAmendment in Guidelines for Viability Gap Funding for development of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) funded through PSDFMNRECall for proposal for skilling, up-skilling and re-skilling under the National Green Hydrogen Mission
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