SJVN Green Energy (SGEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of SJVN, has invited bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of solar photovoltaic power projects up to a capacity of 200 MW anywhere in Gujarat under GUVNL Phase XXII.

The last date to submit bids is November 5, 2024. Bids will be opened on the same day.

Bidders must submit an earnest money deposit of ₹69 million (~$821,845) for 50 MW projects, ₹138 million (~$1.64 million) for 100 MW projects, ₹207 million (~$ 2.46 million) for 150 MW projects, and ₹276 million (~$3.28 million) for 200 MW projects.

Bidders must have completed at least one of the works in the last ten years:

• The design, supply, erection/supervision of the EPC of a solar project with a minimum cumulative installed capacity of 30 MW, out of which at least one project must be 10 MW and should have operated for at least three months before the tender was issued.
• The development of a solar project with a minimum cumulative installed capacity of 30 MW, out of which at least one project must have a minimum capacity of 10 MW. The reference project should have operated for at least three months before the tender was issued.
• The execution of an industrial project, either as a developer or as an EPC contractor, in the area of power/ steel/ oil and gas/ petrochemical/ fertilizer/ cement/ coal mining, and any other process industry, with a value of ₹20.7 million (~$246,554)/MW in a single project or single work. The reference project should have operated for at least six months before the tender was issued.

Additionally, bidders must have executed at least one electrical substation of 33 kV or above voltage level, consisting of equipment such as 33 kV or above voltage level circuit breakers and power transformers, either as a developer or EPC contractor. The project should have operated for at least six months before the tender was issued.

Bidders must have an annual average turnover of ₹20.7 million (~$246,554) /MW in the last three financial years.

The work also involves comprehensive operation and maintenance of the solar project for three years.

In May, SGEL invited bids for the manufacture and supply of solar modules with a capacity of 376.60 MW for the GUVNL (Phase-XIV) solar power project.

In April, SGEL invited bids for the outright purchase or lease of up to 800 acres of land for 28 years with all statutory clearances to set up solar power projects of 200 MW capacity in Assam.