NTPC Renewable Energy Invites Bids For Solar PV Module Supply At 1200 MW Khavda RE Project

NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL), a subsidiary of NTPC Green Energy Limited, has invited bids for the supply of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for its large-scale renewable energy project at the Khavda Renewable Energy Park in Gujarat. The tender is aimed at supporting 1200 MW solar PV projects being developed in the South Block of the Khavda RE Park located in the Rann of Kutch region. The bidding process will be conducted through domestic competitive bidding under a single-stage two-envelope system, which includes techno-commercial bids and price bids, followed by a reverse auction process.

According to the tender document, the selected bidders will be responsible for manufacturing, supplying, packing, forwarding, and transporting crystalline bifacial solar PV modules for the project. The entire project has been divided into four separate blocks identified as S1, S2, S3, and S4. These blocks have individual capacities ranging between 325 MWp and 455 MWp DC capacity. The cumulative project size makes it one of the major module procurement initiatives in India’s renewable energy sector.

The tender specifies that all supplied modules must comply with the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) issued by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. This requirement is intended to ensure quality standards and encourage the use of approved domestic manufacturing sources for solar equipment deployment in the country.

NTPC REL has also laid down strict technical eligibility criteria for participating companies. Bidders must have prior experience in manufacturing and supplying solar PV modules or solar cells with a cumulative capacity of at least 200 MWp during any continuous 12-month period within the last five years. In addition, at least one individual supply order executed by the bidder must be for a minimum capacity of 50 MWp. These conditions are intended to ensure that only experienced and capable manufacturers participate in the tender.

Financial qualification requirements have also been included in the bid conditions. Companies will need to meet annual turnover criteria based on the total capacity they intend to bid for. Additionally, the net worth of the participating bidder must not be less than 100 percent of its paid-up share capital.

The Invitation for Bids was officially issued on May 8, 2026, while the downloading of bidding documents will begin from May 13, 2026. NTPC REL has scheduled the pre-bid conference and the last date for submission of queries on May 14, 2026. The final deadline for bid submission has been fixed for May 22, 2026, at 3:00 PM IST, while techno-commercial bids will be opened on the same day at 3:30 PM IST.

The Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) requirement varies according to the project capacity for which a bidder applies. The bid security starts from ₹5 crore for Block S1 and increases up to ₹50 crore for bidders applying for all four blocks with a combined capacity of 1575.6 MWp. NTPC REL stated that bids submitted without acceptable bid security documents will be treated as non-responsive and rejected.