Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has put out a Call for Proposals for setting up green hydrogen hubs in India under the National Green Hydrogen Mission. The scope of the work is selection of executing agency for construction of two hydrogen hubs. The deadline for the bid submission is October 7, 2024.
The bidders have to submit a non-refundable document fee of Rs 50,000 and GST. There is also a tender management fee of Rs 450,000 for each applicant.
Under this call for proposals, SECI will provide central financial assistance (CFA) of up to Rs 1 billion for setting up two green hydrogen hubs of 100,000 MTPA capacity each. If the work is not completed by March 31, 2026, a six-month grace period will be provided. Beyond that, penalty will be imposed, a maximum of 0.5 per cent of CFA.
The tender also covers storage and transportation facilities for green hydrogen/its derivatives, development or upgradation of pipeline infrastructure, development of green hydrogen vehicle re-fuelling facility, and utilisation of hydrogen compression and/or liquefaction technologies.
In August 2024, SECI had issued a tender inviting bids for the development of 2,000 MW of Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS)-connected solar projects with integrated storage facilities. Further, in July 2024, SECI had issued a request for proposals to select green hydrogen producers for developing manufacturing facilities for green hydrogen as part of Component II (Mode 1, Tranche II) of the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) programme.
