NTPC Renewable Energy Limited Invites Bids for 795MW Solar PV Projects at Khavda RE Power Park

In a significant move towards expanding renewable energy capacity, NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) has announced an invitation for online bids from eligible bidders for an EPC package to develop 795MW of Solar PV projects at Khavda RE Power Park, located in the Rann of Kutch. The bidding process will follow a Single Stage Two Envelope system, comprising Envelope-I: Techno-Commercial Bid and Envelope-II: Price Bid.

The project involves designing, engineering, manufacturing, supplying, and installing a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant. This includes site preparation, construction of foundations and Tracker Based Module Mounting Structures (MMS), providing power and water for construction, building Pre-Engineered Inverter rooms and switchgear, and grid interfacing with a 33/400kV GIS Substation. It also involves installing HT cables, a robotic dry-cleaning module system, internal roads, drainage, security infrastructure, a perimeter road, a SCADA system for remote monitoring, a weather station, and dynamic reactive power compensation equipment. Additionally, it covers three years of operation and maintenance post-commissioning and the supply of mandatory spares.

Qualifying Requirements for Bidders

Technical Criteria:

• The bidder must have experience in designing, supplying, erecting, and commissioning SPV-based grid-connected power plants with a cumulative capacity of 40 MWp or higher, with at least one plant of 10 MWp or higher capacity.

• Alternatively, the bidder could be a developer of such projects.

• The bidder must have executed an industrial project in the last ten years with a minimum financial figure of INR 240 crores for one block, INR 416 crores for two blocks, or INR 636 crores for three blocks.

• The bidder should have executed at least one electrical sub-station of 33 kV or above voltage level.

Financial Criteria:

• The average annual turnover of the bidder should not be less than INR 240 crores for one block, INR 416 crores for two blocks, or INR 636 crores for three blocks.

• The bidder’s net worth should be at least 100% of its paid-up share capital.

Interested bidders are required to register with ISN Electronic Tender Services (ETS) and submit the cost of bidding documents along with a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). The bidding documents must be downloaded from the ETS portal using the Tender Search Code NTPCREL-2024-TN000015.

NTPC REL reserves the right to reject any or all bids or cancel the invitation for bids without assigning any reason