SECI Announces Tender for 400 MW of Solar Modules Produced Domestically

For the purpose of producing, testing, packaging, forwarding, supplying, and transporting 400 MW of solar modules made in India, Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a request for bids.

Bids must be submitted by December 23, 2023, which will be opened on the same day.

The solar modules require cells that are made in India.

Bidders are required to submit bids for a minimum of 100 MW of supply capacity of solar modules.

The contract performance security, which is equal to 5% of the project or order cost, must be paid by the winning bidder.

These four packages are available to bidders, and they must submit the corresponding earnest money deposit (EMD) in the manner listed below:
• Package 1: 100 MW, EMD ₹2.7 Cr
• Package 2: 200 MW, EMD ₹5.4 Cr
• Package 3: 300 MW, EMD ₹8.1Cr
• Package 4: 400 MW, EMD ₹10.8 Cr

There are no intermediary package capacities for bidders to quote for.
The project location for the module delivery can be anyplace in India. When the supplier ships the modules, the owner will let them know the specifics of the site.

One kind of module technology—crystalline technology, specifically—must be provided by the bidders, and these modules must have the same dimensions.

The tender requires that domestically produced solar cells and modules that satisfy MNRE standards be obtained from manufacturers on the ALMM list.

Within a nine-month delivery window, modules and the required spares specified in the award must be supplied through staggered deliveries.

When confirming the order, the owner reserves the right to modify the quoted capacity of the modules by ±10% without changing the agreed-upon price, terms, and conditions.

Furthermore, the owner will have the authority to place a follow-up order for a further quantity equal to 100% of the module package capacity that was first awarded.

Also, the price, terms, and conditions of this follow-up order will remain the same as they were in the initial agreement.

Depending on their technical eligibility, bidders can choose between two qualifying routes.

Route II is for bidders with a solar module manufacturing facility under construction; bid submission is restricted to original module manufacturers with a capacity of at least 133 MW annually for a package of 100 MW. Route I is for those with an operational solar module manufacturing facility that is currently in operation.

The technical eligibility listed above is for a single 100 MW package.

Bidders who wish to participate in the higher packages must fulfill the corresponding technical eligibility requirements in multiples of two, three, or four.