SECI Extends Bid Submission Deadline for Chhattisgarh’s 100 MW Solar Project

Solar Energy Corporation (SECI) has extended the bid deadline for the 100 MW solar project to be commissioned in Chhattisgarh.

The revised deadline is now September 24th. The bidding documents were issued in July this year.

The installer shall set up the proposed project at a land identified, acquired, and purchased by it on SECI’s behalf and shall transfer the same in favor of SECI.

The scope of work includes design, engineering, supply, construction, construction, testing, test run, and 15 years of comprehensive operation and maintenance of photovoltaic power plants.

The minimum amount of land required for a project is 400 acres and bidders must consider this minimum land requirement when bidding.

The cells and modules used in the project shall be sourced only from the models and manufacturers included in the first list (solar modules) under the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) order issued by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy on March 10, 2021. The commissioning period for the 100 MW solar project with land handover is 18 months from the award of the contract.