NTPC Limited has issued a request for proposals for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of a 26 MW floating solar power project. The project will be located at reservoir 1B of NTPC sipat thermal power plant in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.
According to the tender guidelines, the tasks encompassed in the project involve designing, erecting, testing, and commissioning the floating solar project, along with establishing the power evacuation system. This encompasses the provision and installation of solar modules within the specified area. Additionally, the scope covers three years of operation and maintenance for the entire project, along with annual maintenance for critical equipment. The bid submission deadline is March 28, 2024.
To be eligible, prospective bidders must have experience in designing, supplying, erecting, or overseeing the erection and commissioning of grid-connected solar power projects with a combined capacity of 20 MW or more. Among these projects, a minimum of one should have a capacity of 10 MW or more at a single location and should have been operational for a minimum of six months before the bid opening date. Projects involving rooftop solar power connected to the grid, developed through special-purpose vehicles, will be taken into account during the qualification process.
Alternatively, bidders must have undertaken an industrial project, serving as either a developer or an EPC contractor, within the domains of power, steel, oil and gas, petrochemical, fertiliser, cement, coal mining (including coal handling plant), or any other process industry. The project should have a value of Rs 1.1 billion or more in a single project within the past ten years, and it should have been operational for a minimum of one year before the bid opening date. Additionally, bidders must have completed a minimum of one electrical substation with a voltage level of 33 kV or above. This substation should include circuit breakers and power transformers at the 33 kV or above voltage level, and the transmission project associated with it must be operational for at least one year before the bid opening date.
