NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC REL) has invited bids for the balance of system (BoS) package for 1.4 GW of grid-connected solar power projects in Lalitpur (2 x 300 MW) and Chitrakoot (2 x 400 MW) in Uttar Pradesh.

Bids must be submitted by January 1, 2025. Bids will be opened on the same day.

The capacity available for a single bidder is outlined as follows:

The projects are located at the Lalitpur and Chitrakoot Solar Parks developed by TUSCO.

Selected bidders must design, engineer, manufacture, supply, pack and forward, transport, unload, store, install, test, and commission the solar photovoltaic project. NTPC REL will supply the solar modules as free-issue items.

Successful bidders must also receive, unload, store, install, test, and commission the supplied solar modules. They must grade and clear vegetation at the project site and conduct topographical surveys and geotechnical investigations.

They must design and construct the foundations and erect the fixed tilt module mounting structures for the solar panels at a 1.45 DC: AC ratio. This responsibility includes installing and interconnecting the modules.

Selected bidders must also arrange the power and water supplies for construction purposes.

In April this year, NTPC REL invited bids for the BoS package (excluding land and transmission system) of a 500 MW state transmission utility-connected solar power project in Bhadla, Rajasthan.

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