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					</table><p><a href="https://engineersindia.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Engineers India</a> (EIL) has invited expressions of interest from renewable energy developers to procure 6 million units of renewable power per annum in Gurugram and New Delhi on a long-term basis.</p>
<p>The total requirement will be reviewed annually, and EIL may increase or decrease the requirement by 10%.</p>
<p>The last day to submit the bids is June 20, 2024. Bids will be opened the next day.</p>
<p>The EOI aims to establish uniform specifications and parameters for power procurement and to shortlist potential suppliers. Technical discussions or presentations may be held with renewable energy generators deemed technically capable of supplying the power. This process is to gauge market potential and secure power from interested renewable energy suppliers. EIL may also sign bilateral agreements through a separate bidding process with terms finalized later.</p>
<p>Bidders should submit details of commercially operational renewable energy projects or projects expected to be commissioned on or before June 2025.</p>
<p>They must declare their guaranteed annual power supply. Power calculations will be made yearly from April 1 to March 31. For the first operational year, annual power will be pro-rated from the start of supply to March 31. In subsequent years, calculations will cover April 1 to March 31.</p>
<p>Bidders could sell the excess power elsewhere if the power supplied exceeds 110% of the guaranteed annual amount. If the supply is less than 90% of the guaranteed amount, the bidder must compensate EIL for the shortfall. This compensation is four times the cost shortfall in energy terms at the applicable tariff for the year.</p>
<p>Compensation will be adjusted for grid non-availability. The compensation will be four times the cost shortfall in energy terms, calculated at the applicable tariff payable during the year. The billed energy charges will be considered applicable for the first month of the subsequent financial year.</p>
<p>Bidders must provide a renewable energy generation profile in 15-minute time blocks per day for the entire year. EIL will not pay for the excess if more power is supplied than defined in the profile. If EIL cannot consume the defined power, then EIL will pay for it. EIL will provide hourly or 15-minute load data if needed. Bidders must match the load profile and meet the guaranteed annual power.</p>
<p>Bidders must specify whether the power will come from a single source or a portfolio of sources and whether it is from solar, non-solar renewable, or a combination of non-renewable sources. They must make the project available to EIL per the contracted power scheduling capacity.</p>
<p>Bidders can combine storage to achieve the required minimum annual availability. However, a minimum of 51% of energy must be offered annually from renewable energy sources. This must also include the offer from the storage system, provided renewable sources were used to store energy in the storage system.</p>
<p>Bidders must ensure the project operates to provide at least 90% availability of the contracted capacity each year and maintain at least 90% availability monthly for 11 months each year. They must also maintain 90% availability during peak hours as defined by the Regional Load Despatch Centre according to Central Electricity Regulatory Commission regulations.</p>
<p>Bidders must declare availability 48 hours in advance daily or as per current regulations.</p>
<p>In February last year, Engineers India <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/eil-concentrated-solar-projects-suppliers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids from suppliers of concentrated solar technology systems to provide balance of project services.</p>
<p>Subscribe to Mercom’s <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-tender-tracker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India Solar Tender Tracker</a> to stay on top of tender activity in real time.</p>


Engineers India Invites EOI to Procure 6 MU of Renewable Energy


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					</table><p>The <a href="https://heavyindustries.gov.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ministry of Heavy Industries</a> has appointed <a href="https://engineersindia.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Engineers India</a>, a public sector engineering consultancy company, to oversee the progress of selected beneficiaries under the Production Linked Incentives (PLI) program for Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) for energy storage.</p>
<p>Engineers India will act as independent engineers for all three beneficiaries who are in the concluding stages of developing advanced chemistry cells.</p>
<p>With the prototype testing almost done, commercial production is expected to begin gradually in FY 2024.</p>
<p>Ola Cell Technologies is setting up its manufacturing facility in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, whereas ACC Energy Storage is setting up its facility in Dharwad, Karnataka. Reliance New Energy Battery Storage is setting up a facility in Jamnagar, Gujarat, and has acquired three overseas companies in the ACC manufacturing business.</p>
<p>Advanced chemistry cells can store electrochemical or chemical energy and convert it back to electric energy when required.</p>
<p>The total investment by these beneficiary organizations has reached ₹20.9 billion (~$252.8 million).</p>
<p>The initial bidding for the ACC Energy Storage PLI Program <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/reliance-ola-hyundai-rajesh-exports-win-bid-50-gwh-acc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">concluded</a> in March 2022, with Ola Electric Mobility, Hyundai Global Motors, Reliance New Energy, and Rajesh Exports securing bids to set up 50 GWh capacity. However, Hyundai Global Motors withdrew from bidding, leaving behind an unallocated capacity of 20 GWh.</p>
<p>The Ministry is currently in the <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/ministry-retender-20-gwh-battery-pli" target="_blank" rel="noopener">process</a> of re-issuing the tender for the unallocated 20 GWh capacity.</p>
<p>In June 2021, the Department of Heavy Industry issued a notification for the PLI program &#8216;National Program on ACC battery storage&#8217; to implement ACC manufacturing facilities for EVs. The department allocated a total of ₹181 billion (~$2.18 billion) as the program&#8217;s total incentive pay-out for five years.</p>
<p>The program aims to strengthen the country&#8217;s electric mobility and battery storage ecosystem, contributing to the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative.</p>
<p>According to NITI Aayog, the PLI program would boost the sector as India&#8217;s annual battery market could <a href="https://mercomindia.com/india-annual-battery-market-could-surpass/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">surpass</a> $15 billion by 2030.</p>


Engineers India Appointed as Independent Engineer for PLI ACC Program


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					</table><p>Engineers India (<a href="https://engineersindia.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EIL</a>), a central government undertaking, has invited bids from suppliers of concentrated solar technology (CST) systems to provide balance of project services.</p>
<p>The tender is open for both Indian and foreign companies.</p>
<p>The last day to submit the bids is March 7, 2023. Bids will be opened on March 9.</p>
<p>Bidders must be technology licensors or suppliers of CST systems, including linear/parabolic concentrators, dish/engine, and power tower systems.</p>
<p>Bidders with a demonstrated CST system that is not fully commercialized can also submit their bids. EIL is open to establishing a partnership and collaborating toward the commercialization of the technology.</p>
<p>The scope of work encompasses civil and structural work, turbine package, and the entire utility systems consisting of cooling tower, water block, effluent treatment, instrument and plant air system, and electrical and instrumentation systems.</p>
<p>Potential technology licensors or suppliers of CST must have commissioned at least one CST project using the proposed technology within the last ten years.</p>
<p>They can also participate if they have at least one CST project that uses the proposed technology and is under execution. These projects should have been awarded within the last five years.</p>
<p>The CST concentrator (reflector and receiver combined) used in the reference projects must have achieved a minimum thermal efficiency of 70%.</p>
<p>They must provide test certification for mirrors that comply with ASTM/EU/ISO standards, demonstrating that they meet the minimum quality requirements for optical, visual, and edge faults, as well as durability tests for the reference project.</p>
<p>Bidders must furnish audited annual financial statements, including the balance sheet and profit and loss account for the latest financial year.</p>
<p>Their net worth must be positive, as shown in the immediately preceding year&#8217;s audited financial statement.</p>
<p>Globally, concentrated solar power companies had raised $13 million in venture capital deals in 2022, according to Mercom Capital&#8217;s <a href="https://mercomcapital.com/product/annual-q4-2022-solar-funding-ma-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2022 Solar Funding and M&amp;A Report</a>.</p>
<p>Subscribe to Mercom&#8217;s <a href="https://mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-tender-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India Solar Tender Tracker</a> to stay on top of tender activity in real-time.</p>


EIL Seeks Bids from Concentrated Solar Projects Suppliers for Services   


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					</table><p><a href="https://www.adanienterprises.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adani Enterprises</a> becomes the first company to start the construction of a polysilicon and monosilane manufacturing facility to be constructed in Mundra, Gujarat.</p>
<p>State-owned construction and engineering company <a href="http://www.engineersindia.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Engineers India</a> (EIL) has secured an assignment for providing owner&#8217;s engineer services for 30,000 MTPA polysilicon and 500 MTPA monosilane project from Mundra Solar Technology, a group company of Adani Enterprises.</p>
<p>Globally, polysilicon production is concentrated outside India, and the country conventionally has been dependent on the import of polysilicon. Polysilicon is the primary component in making photovoltaic panels.</p>
<p>Other companies, like <a href="https://ssel.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shirdi Sai Electricals</a> and <a href="https://www.ril.com/OurBusinesses/New-Energy.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reliance New Energy</a>, qualified under the PLI program, are expected to come up with similar polysilicon facilities to aid India in amplifying its domestic manufacturing sector and cutting down on imports.</p>
<p>According to Mercom sources, the manufacturing facility will produce a small quantity of polysilicon capacity mandated under the production-lined incentive (PLI) program, while a large part of the production will contribute to the company’s projects outside the PLI program.</p>
<p>Adani Solar is building a fully integrated and comprehensive 10 GW solar manufacturing ecosystem in Mundra.</p>
<p>The Mundra plant is expected to play host to the entire solar manufacturing ecosystem, from polysilicon to modules, including ancillaries and supporting utilities. The company currently has a solar cell and module manufacturing capacity of 3.5 GW.</p>
<p>Engineers India is a design engineering procurement construction and integrated project management firm primarily focused on India&#8217;s oil and gas and petrochemicals industries and internationally.</p>
<p>The assignment would be a step towards realizing the vision of <em>Atmanirbhar Bharat</em> and would also contribute towards the nation&#8217;s target of net zero by 2070, the company said in its exchange filing.</p>
<p>Jinko Solar, Trina Solar, JA Solar, LONGi Solar, and Adani Solar were the <a href="https://mercomindia.com/jinko-trina-ja-longi-adani-top-solar-module-suppliers-1h-22/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">leading</a> module suppliers to the Indian solar market in the first half (1H) of the calendar year (CY) 2022, according to Mercom’s recently released <a href="https://mercomindia.com/product/mercoms-india-solar-market-leaderboard-1h-2022-market-shares-and-profiles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India Solar Market Leaderboard 1H 2022</a>.</p>


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