The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has floated a tender for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a 2.01 MW solar project to be implemented across 35 locations in ONGC Uran thermal project in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.

The last date to submit bids is March 18, 2025. Bids will be opened on March 19.

The project must be completed within 240 days.

The solar project will involve rooftop, bus port, shed, and solar tree systems.

The project involves the design, engineering, manufacture, procurement and supply of equipment and materials, erection, testing, and commissioning of grid-connected solar projects.

It also involves operation and maintenance for 10 years, extendable up to 15 years.

Bidders must submit an earnest money deposit of ₹2.75 million (~$31,435.5) and EPC performance guarantee of 10% of the contract value.

They must also provide a bank guarantee for the operation and maintenance (O&M) works, which amounts to 3% of the total O&M cost for 10 years.

Bidders must quote a minimum of ₹1.5 million (~$17,146.6) for the O&M charges for the first year with a mandatory annual increment of at least 3%.

All power evacuations associated with this project will be on a 415 V at a low-tension level.

The module mounting structure must be designed for an optimum seasonal/fixed tilt angle to meet the offered net energy generation guarantee.

Bidders must procure modules listed in the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers.

In December, 2024, ONGC floated a tender for the O&M of 1.54 MW grid-connected solar systems distributed across 19 installations under its Mehsana asset in Gujarat.

In the same month, it floated a tender to set up captive wind-solar hybrid power projects with a capacity of 1,000 MW (500 MW solar + 500 MW wind) anywhere in India.

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