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					</table><p>NTPC Renewable Energy (<a href="https://ntpcrel.co.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NTPC REL</a>) has invited bids for land and an extra high voltage (EHV) transmission system package to develop interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected solar power projects of up to 800 MW capacity in Maharashtra.</p>
<p>The last date for the submission of bids is January 16, 2023. Bids will be opened the same day.</p>
<p>The land-related tasks for the proposed solar power project in Maharashtra&#8217;s Solapur region involve securing five acres/MW of leasehold or freehold land. Access roads to the project boundary and potential interconnections between plots must be established independently or with state machinery.</p>
<p>A topography survey is required, including cutting or filling activities to maintain a 10% average slope across the solar project land, preferably in one direction for at least 100 meters. Geotechnical investigations focus on the transmission system for foundation design.</p>
<p>Additionally, fencing with at least two entry/exit gates and security cabins is necessary for the solar project, excluding transmission line-related land.</p>
<p>For the thermal station&#8217;s transmission system, the scope of the work includes establishing grid connectivity, designing and constructing the EHV transmission system up to the grid interconnection point, ensuring ‘Right of Way,’ setting up a terminal bay, implementing a telemetry system, supplying necessary spares for the transmission line, and handling operation and maintenance for three years post project commissioning.</p>
<p>NTPC REL plans to fund the specified package through its own resources or borrowings.</p>
<p>Bidders must have experience executing works for grid-connected solar projects/solar parks or wind projects/wind parks with a cumulative capacity of 100 MW or higher.</p>
<p>Among these projects, at least one should have a capacity of 50 MW or more. This experience should include arranging land for the project and obtaining technical feasibility approval for power evacuation through a state transmission utility or ISTS substation.</p>
<p>The average annual turnover for any three out of the preceding five financial years, as of the date of bid opening, should not be less than the specified financial figures mentioned below:</p>
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<li>For a total quoted capacity between 50 MW and 300 MW, the minimum average annual turnover must be ₹80 million (~$959,595).</li>
<li>For capacities exceeding 300 MW, the required average annual turnover is ₹270,000 (~$3,239)/MW of the total quoted capacity.</li>
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<p>NTPC REL <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/ntpc-bids-land-transmission-2-gw-solar-projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids for land and an EHV transmission system package for the development of up to 2 GW of ISTS-connected solar power projects in Rajasthan (Tranche-III).</p>
<p>Recently, NTPC <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/ntpc-tender-1-5-gw-ists-connected-solar-projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids to set up 1,500 MW of ISTS-connected solar power projects across India.</p>
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NTPC Tenders Land and EHV Transmission Package for 800 MW Solar Projects


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					</table><p><a href="https://ntpcrel.co.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NTPC Renewable Energy</a>, a wholly-owned subsidiary of <a href="https://www.ntpc.co.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NTPC</a>, has invited bids for land and extra high voltage (EHV) transmission system package for the development of up to 2 GW of interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected solar power projects in Rajasthan (Tranche-III).</p>
<p>The successful bidder must also manage the operation and maintenance of the EHV transmission line and terminal bay at the ISTS end for three years from the project commissioning date.</p>
<p>The last date to submit the bids is November 14, 2023. Bids will be opened on the same day.</p>
<p>The minimum capacity quoted by an individual bidder should be 300 MW, followed by higher multiples of 100 MW.</p>
<p>The successful bidder will be responsible for arranging private land equivalent to 5 acres/MW on a lease basis in the non-Great Indian Bustard (GIB) zones of Bikaner or nearby areas in Rajasthan. The lease period must be for a minimum period of 30 years.</p>
<p>If required, a maximum of 10% of the total land can be government land to provide a contiguous land parcel for the project.</p>
<p>The successful bidder will also be responsible for the topography survey for land parcels and any cutting or filling with 95% compaction per standard proctor density test to maintain an average slope of 10% for project land to install tracker-based module mounting structures.</p>
<p>Bidders should have executed grid-connected solar projects, solar parks, wind projects, wind parks, or a combination thereof, of a cumulative capacity of 100 MW or higher, of which at least one project should have been 50 MW or higher capacity.</p>
<p>The reference project of 50 MW or above capacity should be at a single location.</p>
<p>The average annual turnover of bidders should be at least ₹67.5 million (~$812,032) for capacity above 50 MW and up to 300 MW and ₹225,000 (~$2,707)/MW of the total quoted capacity for capacity above 300 MW.</p>
<p>If the bidder does not satisfy the annual turnover criteria stipulated above, its holding company must meet the stipulated turnover requirements.</p>
<p>Bidders must have a positive net worth as of the last day of the preceding financial year.</p>
<p>Recently, NTPC <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/ntpc-tender-1-5-gw-ists-connected-solar-projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids to set up 1,500 MW of ISTS-connected solar power projects across India.</p>
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NTPC Seeks Bids for Land and Transmission Package for 2 GW of Solar Projects

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