Four firms submit bids for conducting geotechnical investigation for 1,000 MW offshore wind projects

Four firms have submitted bids for conducting offshore geotechnical investigation in the Gulf of Khambhat, off the coast of Gujarat, for the development of 1,000 MW commercial offshore wind projects. These include Coastal Marine Construction and Engineering Limited, Fugro Survey (India) Private Limited, RINA Consulting S.P.A. and Velciti Consulting Engineers Private Limited. The bids were reinvited by the National Institute of Wind Energy in March 2019. The scope of work includes carrying out offshore geotechnical investigation work at the existing light detection and ranging (LiDAR) location in the proposed 365 square km area (three boreholes) and additional boreholes at the proposed LiDAR locations (two boreholes) in the Gulf of Khambhat.