NTPC arm tenders 30 MW solar in Madhya Pradesh

Bids are invited to set up 30 MW grid-connected solar capacity across various locations in the State. The projects shall be awarded through domestic competitive bidding. Bidding closes on January 7.

December 18, 2020 Uma Gupta

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NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited, has invited domestic bids to install 30 MW solar PV capacity (rooftop/small ground-mount/elevated structures) across various locations of Madhya Pradesh.

The work includes design, engineering, supply, construction, erection, testing, commissioning, along with operation and maintenance for ten years.

To be eligible, the bidder should have an average annual turnover of not less than INR 410 million during the last three financial years.

The bidder should also have executed similar work, as an EPC contractor or developer, for a minimum solar capacity of 5 MW, out of which at least one plant should have been minimum 500 kW. The reference plant must have been in successful operation for at least six months before the techno-commercial bid opening date.

Or, it should have executed in the last ten years an industrial project, either as a developer or as an EPC contractor, of a minimum INR 400 million value in a single project. The project should be in operation for at least one year before the techno-commercial bid opening date. It should also have executed at least one electrical sub-station of 11 kV or above voltage level, either as a developer or as an EPC contractor, which should be in successful operation for at least one year.

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