Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has issued a tender related to the establishment of a 400 kV Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) under Package SS-148T. The tender is part of the transmission system planned for the proposed Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia projects in the Vizag area of Andhra Pradesh under Phase-I. The project will be implemented through the Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) route, and the current tender is meant for pre-bid tie-up activities before the submission of the Request for Proposal (RfP) bid by POWERGRID to BPC.
According to the tender details, the scope of work involves a 400 kV GIS substation to be set up at the 765/400 kV Pendurthi (Vizag) GIS substation, which will support upcoming green hydrogen and green ammonia developments in the region. Although the project is linked to Andhra Pradesh, the location of work has been mentioned as “All Over India,” indicating that associated activities or sourcing may span multiple locations.
The tender was officially published on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at 10:36 PM. The document sale also started on the same date and time. Interested bidders can access and purchase the tender documents until Monday, February 23, 2026, at 11:55 PM. The bid submission process for the soft copy opened on January 28, 2026, at 10:36 PM and will close on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 11:00 AM. The bid opening is scheduled for the same day, February 25, 2026, at 11:30 AM. No separate dates have been specified for hard copy submission or for a pre-bid meeting in the available tender information.
The tender has been categorized as an open tender under the “Works” category, with the form of contract also specified as works. It falls under the Power and Energy sector, with Haryana listed as the state for tendering purposes, as the tender inviting authority is based in Gurgaon.
One notable aspect of this tender is that there is no tender fee, no Earnest Money Deposit (EMD), and no indicative tender value mentioned. The EMD amount has been clearly stated as INR 0. Similarly, the tender notice does not specify any Performance Bank Guarantee (PBG) amount at this stage, which is likely to be detailed later in the RfP or contract conditions.
The tender has been invited by Prashant Verma, Engineer, with employee number 60004479, based in Gurgaon. Overall, the tender reflects POWERGRID’s ongoing efforts to strengthen transmission infrastructure to support India’s emerging green hydrogen and green ammonia ecosystem, especially in strategic industrial regions like Vizag.
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