CIL Navikarniya Urja, a subsidiary of Coal India, has issued a tender for the engineering, procurement and construction of a 40 MW solar power project at Johilla Area, Umaria, Madhya Pradesh.

The last date to submit the bids is November 26, 2024. Bids will be opened on November 27.

Bidders must pay an earnest money deposit of ₹500,000 (~$5,947).

The scope of work includes design and engineering, procurement and supply of equipment and materials, erection, testing, and commissioning of a 40 MW grid-connected ground-mounted solar project.

The successful bidder must operate and maintain the project for ten years.

The project must be completed in 12 months.

Bidders should have the following work experience to qualify for the bids:

• Experience in EPC execution of grid-connected ground-mounted solar projects on a turnkey basis, including design, supply, installation, and commissioning of a cumulative capacity of 15 MW, with projects having a minimum capacity of 4 MW in the last seven financial years.
• Experience executing grid-connected ground-mounted solar projects as a developer with a cumulative capacity of 15 MW, with projects having a minimum capacity of 4 MW in the last seven financial years.

The bidders’ average annual financial turnover during the last three years, ending March 31, 2024, should be ₹693 million (~$8.2 million).

In 2023, the company invited bids to commission a 20 MW solar power project and associated transmission system in Dhanbad, Jharkhand.

In the same year, CIL Navikarniya Urja invited bids to commission 35 MW of solar power projects along with the associated transmission system in Maharashtra.

Recently, Coal India awarded Enerture Technologies an engineering, construction and procurement contract to commission two grid-connected solar projects with a total capacity of 13 MW to be set up near two coal mines in Jharkhand.

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