NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) has invited bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of a 6 MW (2×3 MW) ground-mounted solar power project for Cement Corporation of India at its Tandur factory in Telangana.

The bid is open only to enlisted bidders who have already qualified based on their financial criteria eligibility.

Bids must be submitted by April 24, 2025. Bids will be opened on the next day.

Bidders must submit a bid security of ₹5 million (~$58,341).

Selected bidders must furnish a performance bank guarantee of 10% of the contract price within 28 days of the award.

The project will be connected behind the meter, and the selected bidders must obtain all the requisite approvals. The work must be completed within seven months from the date of notification of award.

The scope of work also includes comprehensive operation and maintenance for 10 years and an annual critical equipment maintenance contract for the same period.

The Cement Corporation of India intends to finance the project through external commercial borrowings, domestic commercial borrowings, or its own sources. NVVN is the management consultant for project implementation.

The contractor must use 540 Wp modules, which are included in the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers notified by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

Modules used must be warranted for their output peak watt capacity, which should be at least  90% at the end of ten years and 80% at the end of 25 years.

In January, NVVN issued tenders for the engineering, procurement, and construction of 4 MW grid-connected rooftop solar power projects at the Defence Research and Development Organisation campuses in Delhi and Bengaluru.

In October last year, NVVN invited bids to develop 3.92 MW of rooftop and 2.4 MW of ground-mounted solar power projects at NTPC stations Simhadri and Ramagundam in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

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