Gujarat Industries Power Company Limited (GIPCL) has issued a request for proposals for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) package, including land for up to 500 MW solar projects in the state.
According to the tender guidelines, the scope of work under the project includes the identification, acquisition, and full transfer of ownership or lease of unencumbered land to GIPCL. Additionally, the developer will be responsible for identifying and facilitating grid connectivity to the Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation substation. The developer will take on the EPC responsibilities for the project, including conducting performance tests to ensure guaranteed generation at the interconnection point. Furthermore, the developer will be responsible for operations and maintenance of project for a period of five years. The bidders are required to submit Rs 300,000 per MW as an earnest money deposit. The developer is required to furnish performance bank guarantee equaling 10 per cent of the project cost. The bid submission deadline is April 2, 2024.
To be eligible, the bidders must possess experience in the development, design, supply, erection, or supervision of commissioning or commissioned grid-connected solar power projects, with a combined capacity of 40 MW or more. Among these, a minimum of one project should have had a capacity of 10 MW or more at a single location and must have been operational for at least six months before the bid opening date. Those submitting bids for projects within the Madhya Gujarat Vij Company (MGVCL) territory, with evacuation at 11 kV in the MGVCL grid, are required to have commissioned grid-connected solar power projects, totaling a capacity of 10 MW or more. Among these, a minimum of one project should have had a capacity of 4 MW or more at a single location, and it must have been operational for at least six months before the bid opening date.
Recently, in Febraury 2024, Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) issued a tender to procure power from 500 MW grid-connected wind-solar hybrid projects, phase II, with an additional 500 MW greenshoe option.
