NTPC has invited bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of a 100 MW/400 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at NTPC Ramagundam, Telangana.

The last date for submitting bids is November 22, 2024. Bids will be opened the same day.

The scope of work encompasses the design, engineering, supply, packaging and forwarding, transportation, unloading, storage, installation, and commissioning of the BESS with a discharge capacity of 100 MW and 400 MWh.

Bidders must provide bid security of ₹100 million (~$1.2 million).

They must gather site-specific data from the project owner to develop detailed installation and implementation plans.

The successful bidder will also supply all additional equipment, components, and services necessary to install a fully functional BESS.

The successful bidder must operate and maintain the BESS for ten years from the date of the successful trial run.

The BESS system will include a battery system, battery management system, energy management system, SCADA, power conversion system, protection systems, communication systems, high-tension and low-tension systems, auxiliary power systems, monitoring and control systems, fire-fighting systems, remote control and monitoring, and all associated materials and accessories required for seamless operation and maintenance.

NTPC plans to finance this project using its internal resources.

Bidders can qualify through one of the four routes:

Route 1:

• Bidders must have manufactured and supplied batteries for grid-interactive BESS with a cumulative installed capacity of at least 40 MW.
• At least one such system should have a capacity of 10 MW or more and have been in operation for a minimum of six months before the date of the techno-commercial bid opening.

Route 2:

• Bidders must be integrators of grid-interactive BESS with a cumulative installed capacity of at least 40 MW.
• At least one such system should have a capacity of 10 MW or more and should have been in operation for at least six months before the bid opening.

Route 3:

• Indian bidders must have a technical collaboration agreement, a manufacturing license, or be part of a joint venture with a battery manufacturer that meets the criteria outlined in Route 1.
• Bidders must submit the collaboration/license agreement or joint venture documents valid for at least the entire O&M period.
• Additionally, an undertaking must be submitted, jointly executed by the bidder and the technology provider or joint venture partner, ensuring full performance of the contract.

Route 4:

• Bidders must have completed an industrial project in the past ten years in the power, steel, oil and gas, petrochemical, fertilizer, cement, coal mining, or other process industries, valued at ₹3.06 billion (~$37 million) or more in a single project. This project must have operated for at least one year before the bid opening.
• Bidders must also have completed at least one electrical substation of 33 kV or higher voltage, consisting of equipment like circuit breakers and power transformers, which must have been operational for at least one year.

The bidders’ average annual turnover for the last three financial years must not be less than ₹3.06 billion (~$37 million).

As of the last financial year, their net worth should be at least 100% of their paid-up share capital. If this requirement is unmet, it can be fulfilled through the net worth of their subsidiaries, holding companies, or subsidiaries of their holding companies.

In August, NTPC REL invited bids for land and power evacuation packages to develop 1,000 MW solar power projects in the Mandsaur region, Madhya Pradesh.

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