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					</table>Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (<a href="https://www.hindustanpetroleum.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HPCL</a>) has invited bids from contractors to develop two solar projects with a cumulative capacity of 3.6 MW in the towns of Yediyur and Hiriyur in Karnataka. The company has floated two tenders for a capacity of 1.7 MW and 1.9 MW.
Bidders must submit an earnest money deposit (EMD) of ₹2.5 million (~$30,185) for each of the projects.
Successful bidders will have to furnish a performance bank guarantee at the rate of 10% of the total order value for each of the projects.
1.7 MW Yediyur Project Tender 
The deadline for submitting bids for the Yediyur project is June 2, 2023, and the proposals will be opened on the same day.
To be eligible, bidders should have an average annual financial turnover of ₹27.05 million ($326,587) for non-MSE (Micro and Small Enterprises) bidders and ₹22.99 million ($277,569) for MSE during the last three years.
Bidders must have completed similar turnkey design, supply, installation, and commissioning projects of a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic power plant with a capacity of at least 0.5 MWp in the last seven years.
The bidders should have acted as the Engineering Procurement Contractor (EPC) for at least one solar power plant project, which included collaborating with DISCOM or TRANSCO (Transmission Company) from any state.
The qualification requirements vary depending on the bidder&#8217;s status.
Non-MSE bidders must have either one completed project, with a minimum cost of ₹72.15 million (~$871,173), or two completed projects, each costing not less than ₹45.09 million (~$544,471), or three completed projects, each costing not less than ₹36.07 million (~$435,552).
MSE bidders need to demonstrate either one completed project, costing not less than ₹61.33 million (~$740,631), or two completed projects, each costing not less than ₹38.33 million (~$462,942), or three completed projects, each costing not less than ₹30.66 million (~$370,305).
1.9 MW Hiriyur Project Tender 
For the Hiriyur project, the deadline for bid submission is June 5, 2023, and the bids will be opened on the same day.
Bidders should have an average annual financial turnover of ₹38.81 million ($468,531) for non-MSE bidders and ₹32.99 million ($398,269) for MSE during the last three years.
Non-MSE bidders must have completed either one project, with a minimum cost of ₹103.51 million (~$1.2 million), or two projects, each costing not less than ₹64.69 million (~$781,153), or three projects, each costing not less than ₹51.75 million (~$624,898).
MSE bidders need to have completed either one project, costing not less than ₹87.98 million (~$1 million), or two projects, each costing not less than ₹54.99 million (~$664,082), or three projects, each costing not less than ₹43.99 million (~$531,241).
Last month, HPCL <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/hpcl-11-mw-solar-uttar-pradesh-haryana" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids for the EPC of 11 MW of solar power projects at its Panipat and Jhansi site for captive use in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
Subscribe to Mercom’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 the real-time tender activity.

HPCL Invites Bids for 3.6 MW of Solar Projects in Karnataka

Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (<a href="http://www.reiljp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">REIL</a>), a joint venture between the Government of India and Rajasthan, has issued a notice inviting tender for rate contract of energy net meters and whole current solar meters.
The last day to submit the bids is March 11, 2022. The bids will be opened on March 12.
Successful bidders must submit a performance bank guarantee of 10% of the invoice value.
The total order quantity is 100 units of each type of meter, and 20 units should be delivered within two weeks of receiving the order.
The contract period will be up to April 4, 2022.
The energy net meters and whole current solar meters should be tested and approved by the Jaipur distribution company (DISCOM). The test report is required to be kept along with the meters.
Bidders must provide a warranty of five years against breaking, rejection from DISCOM, burning of meters, error in reading, etc. The manufacturer should provide a warranty certificate mentioning the serial number of items and each invoice. The manufacturer&#8217;s name and month of manufacturing should be marked on the item. A packing list is also to be provided with the invoice.
REIL will release 90% of the payment after receiving the meters, subject to their acceptance by REIL. The rest, 10%, will be released against the performance bank guarantee.
Medium and small enterprises (MSE) bidders must declare their Udhyam Registration or Udhyog Aadhar number on Central Public Procurement (CPP) Portal. Failing to submit these documents will disqualify the bidder from availing of benefits offered by procurement policy for MSE. If Udhyam registration is not available, confirmation is needed that the bidder has applied for Udhyam Registration.
Of the whole tendered quantity, 20% is earmarked for MSE. If MSE bidders participate in the tender quotes within the price band of L1+15%, they will be allowed to supply the portion of the requirement subject to acceptance of L1 price by the MSE vendor.
If the delivery of the items is not made by the stipulated date, bidders will have to pay liquidated damages at 0.5% of the value of the items per week. This is subject to a maximum of 5% price of each unit delayed.
REIL has <a href="https://mercomindia.com/rajasthan-electronics-bids-1-mw-rooftop-solar-jammu-kashmir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids for the survey, installation, and commissioning of 1 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects on various buildings in Jammu and Kashmir. The last date to submit the bids online is March 9, 2022.
According to the recent data released by the National Smart Grid Mission, 3.73 million smart meters have been <a href="https://mercomindia.com/smart-meter-installations-grow-steadily/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">installed</a> across the country out of the total allocated quantity of 11.16 million smart meters as of January 2022.

Rate Contract Tender Issued for Solar and Net Meters in Rajasthan

The Agency for New &amp; Renewable Energy Research and Technology (<a href="https://anert.gov.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ANERT</a>) has invited expressions of interest (EoIs) from contractors to conduct a site survey to install solar power projects in the premises of public buildings under the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.
The last date to submit the bids is February 18, 2022. The bids will be opened on the following day.
Interested bidders will have to submit an amount of ₹3,000 (~$40) as an earnest money deposit.
The successful bidder will have to sign the agreement and, within the period specified in the letter of acceptance of his tender, deposit a sum equivalent to 3% of the value of the contract as security for the satisfactory fulfillment of the contract.
There will be no exemption for micro and small enterprises (MSEs) for depositing the security amount.
The scope of work includes conducting site feasibility inspections at approximately 338 public buildings under the Trivandrum Corporation Area. The performance study report must be submitted within 15 days from the date of award of work.
If the contractor fails to perform the service within the specified time, the contractor will have to pay, as liquidated damages, a sum equivalent to 0.5 % of the delivered price of the delayed stores or unperformed services for each week of delay until actual delivery, subject to a maximum of 10% of the contract price of the delayed stores and services.
ANERT has stated that 95% of the contract value will be paid on successful completion of the work and after submitting the report to ANERT, duly certified by the authorized personnel at ANERT. The remaining amount will be released after one month.
Last month, ANERT <a href="https://mercomindia.com/eoi-installation-new-renewable-technologies-kerala/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> EoIs to select agencies to implement new and innovative renewable energy technologies on a pilot basis for demonstration in Kerala. The demonstration process’s main objective is to evaluate the performance of various new technologies in Kerala conditions, which will be carried out through a separate monitoring and evaluation process that ranges over five years.
Earlier, ANERT had <a href="https://mercomindia.com/bids-invited-register-vendors-installation-solar-projects-in-kerala/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids to register vendors for installing solar projects in Kerala. The scope of work included the supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of on-grid, off-grid, and hybrid solar power projects in the state.
According to Mercom’s <a href="https://mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-tender-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India Solar Tender Tracker</a>, ANERT has so far floated tenders for 30.5 MW of solar power projects.

Bids Invited to Conduct Site Survey for Solar Projects in Thiruvananthapuram

Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (<a href="http://www.reiljp.com/default.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">REIL</a>), a joint venture between the state and the central government, has invited bids for the supply of 200,000 monocrystalline or multicrystalline solar cells of wattage output greater than or equal to 4.62W.
The last date to submit the bids is February 21, 2022. Bids will be opened on February 22.
The cells must be 156 × 156 ± 1.0 mm in dimensions and five busbars in length. The thickness of the cell should be 200 +/- 20 µm.
The cells must be free of cracks, holes, cuts, edge chipping, missing gridlines, patches, spots, marks, mechanical damage, or color and pattern mismatches.
The total quantity must be supplied in two lots of 100,000 each within two weeks from the delivery clearance.
The solar cells should be packed in boxes of 100, and one box should contain solar cells in the power band of 0.05W.
The vendors who have not supplied these cells earlier should submit a sample of 140 solar cells free of cost to REIL for evaluation and acceptance before the tender’s due date.
New vendors will be considered for the trial order for a maximum quantity of 20%, subject to the approval of the sample and the suitability of terms and conditions. Further orders will be released based on performance in the trial order.
If the delivery of the items is not made by the stipulated date, the party will have to pay liquidated damages at 1% of the value of the items per week, subject to a maximum of 10% of the unit delivered price of each unit so delayed.
If the lowest quoting vendor is an approved vendor and the second-lowest is also an approved vendor to REIL, 100% of the tender quantity would be split amongst the approved vendors only in the ratio of 70:30 at the rate and terms applicable in the tender.
REIL has stated that 25% of the tendered quantity has been earmarked for micro and small enterprise (MSE) suppliers. Out of this, 20% has been allocated for procurement from MSEs owned by Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe entrepreneurs.
An MSE vendor quoting within the price band of L1 (lowest bid) +15% will be allowed to supply the portion of the requirement subject to the acceptance of the L1 price. In the case of more than one such MSE vendor, the supply will be shared proportionately.
Last October, REIL <a href="https://mercomindia.com/rajasthan-electronics-bids-1-million-mono-or-multicrystalline-solar-cells/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids for the supply of one million monocrystalline or multicrystalline silicon solar cells of wattage output 4.67W.
Earlier, REIL had <a href="https://mercomindia.com/rajasthan-electronics-200000-mono-multicrystalline-solar-cells/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids for the supply of 200,000 monocrystalline or multicrystalline silicon solar cells of wattage output 4.57W.
According to Mercom’s <a href="https://mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-tender-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India Solar Tender Tracker</a>, REIL has so far floated tenders for 8.24 million solar cells.

Tender Launched for 200,000 Mono or Multicrystalline Solar Cells

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (<a href="https://www.bhel.com/index.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BHEL</a>) has invited bids for the supply of 3.117 million monocrystalline passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC) cells of 5.38 Wp output and 16.555 million multicrystalline solar cells of 4.67 Wp output.
The last date to submit the bids is April 1, 2021. Bids will be opened on the same day.
The mono PERC cells should be 156.75 ± 0.5 mm *156.75 ± 0.5 mm in dimension. The thickness of the cells should be 200 +/- 20 µm.
The multicrystalline solar cells should be 157 ± 0.5 mm *157 ± 0.5 mm in dimension. The thickness of the solar cells should be 200 +/- 20 µm.
Bidders should have a minimum of 100 MW per annum in-house manufacturing capacity of polycrystalline and mono PERC cells. They should have supplied at least one million pieces of 156 to 158.75 mm of polycrystalline silicon solar cells and mono PERC cells each to solar module manufacturers in the last three years.  Bidders should have an established quality assurance system and valid ISO 9001: 2008/2015 certification.
Bidders should have an average annual turnover s of ₹30 million (~$411,414) in the last three financial years.
The cells must be free of any cracks, holes, cuts, edge chipping, missing gridlines, smudges, patches, spots, marks, mechanical damage, or color and pattern mismatches. The cells should have homogeneous silicon nitride coating without any color variations.
The benefits and facilities applicable to micro and small enterprises (MSEs) will be available. Out of the 25% purchase preference for MSEs, 3% will be reserved for women-owned MSEs, and6.25% of the total will be earmarked for SC/ST-owned MSE firms.
For mono PERC cells, one million cells should be supplied within 30 days from the purchase order. Another one million cells should be supplied within 60 days from the purchase order. The remaining 1.117 million cells should be supplied within 90 days of the purchase order.
For the multicrystalline solar cells, 4.555 million solar cells should be supplied within 30 days of the purchase order, and another three million cells should be supplied within 60 days of the purchase order. Similarly, three million cells should be supplied within 90 days. Another three million should be supplied within 120 days. The remaining three million cells should be supplied within 150 days of the purchase order.
In January this year, BHEL <a href="https://mercomindia.com/bhel-bids-multicrystalline-mono-perc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids for the supply of 8,352,000 multicrystalline and monocrystalline passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC) solar cells. The scope of work included the supply of 8,316,000 multicrystalline solar cells 5BB of 157 mm² in dimension and 4.72Wp output, 18,000 multicrystalline solar cells 5BB of 158.75 mm² and 4.72Wp output, and 18,000 mono PERC solar cells 5BB of 158.75 mm² and 5.62Wp output.
According to Mercom&#8217;s <a href="https://mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-tender-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India Solar Tender Tracker</a>, BHEL has floated tenders for 30,890,000 solar photovoltaic cells as of December 2020.
Mercom&#8217;s flagship event <a href="https://mercomindia.com/mercom-solar-summit-india-virtual-solar-event/overview/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mercom India Solar Summit</a>, to be held virtually on April 8 and 9, has an exclusive session on <a href="https://mercomindia.com/mercom-solar-summit-india-virtual-solar-event/agenda/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8216;Solar Modules to Not to Make in India</a>?&#8217;. You can <a href="https://mercomindia.com/mercom-solar-summit-india-virtual-solar-event/register/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here </a>to register for the event. Panelists will discuss how Indian manufacturers are gearing up to set up new production units backed by  the production-linked incentive program and other incentives.

BHEL Tenders for Mono PERC and Multicrystalline Solar Cells

The Energy Efficiency Services Limited (<a href="https://www.eeslindia.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EESL</a>) has invited bids to hire a liaising agency for land acquisition for 50 MW solar power projects in Maharashtra&#8217;s Sangli district. The projects will be developed under the Mukhyamantri Saur Krishi Vahini Yojana.
The last date to submit the bids online is February 09, 2021. Bids will be opened on the same day.
Convergence Energy Services Private Limited will conduct the competitive bidding process.
The tender specifies that 25% of the quantity is earmarked for micro and small enterprises, of which 4% and 3% are reserved for procurement from companies owned by scheduled caste (SC) and scheduled tribe (ST), and women entrepreneurs, respectively.
Any bidder from a country that shares a land border with India and registered with the competent authority will be eligible to participate in the bidding process.
To take part in the competitive bidding process, the bidder should have an office set up in Maharashtra&#8217;s Sangli district. The bidder should have executed a similar work for government entities or distribution companies valued at ₹6 million (~$81,967), or two works of ₹3.75 million (~$51,229) each, or three work orders of ₹3 million (~$40,983) each in the last three years.
The bidder&#8217;s average annual turnover in the last three financial years should not be less than ₹2.25 million (~$30,737). The company should be a profit-making entity in any two of the last three financial years, and its net worth should not be less than 100% of the paid-up share capital.
The successful bidder should submit 3% of the contract value as the performance security deposit within 28 days from the notification of award.
In August last year, EESL <a href="https://mercomindia.com/eesl-tender-solar-projects-maharashtra/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">issued</a> a tender for 279 MW of solar projects across Maharashtra. The projects will be partially funded through the corpus India had received from KfW, the German state-owned development bank, towards the cost of &#8216;scaling up demand-side energy efficiency (sector) project.&#8217;
Mercom reported in June 2019 that EESL had <a href="https://mercomindia.com/eesl-solar-tender-100-mw-maharashtra/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">issued</a> a Request for Selection (RfS) to install 100 MW of solar power generating systems in Maharashtra.
According to Mercom&#8217;s <a href="https://mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-tender-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">India Solar Tender Tracker</a>, EESL has so far floated tenders for 739 MW of solar power projects in Maharashtra.

EESL Floats Tender for Land Acquisition for 50 MW Solar Projects in Maharashtra

The Energy Efficiency Services Limited (<a href="https://www.eeslindia.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EESL</a>) has invited bids from approved civil contractors for land development, including site survey, design, site leveling, and fencing including necessary statutory approvals and clearances for decentralized solar power projects in Maharashtra.
Convergence Energy Services Private Limited (CESPL) will be conducting the competitive bidding process.
The last date to submit the bids online is February 15, 2021. Bids will be opened the same day. The pre-bid meeting will take place on February 05.
The tender specifies that 25% of the quantity has been earmarked for micro and small enterprises, of which 4% and 3% have been reserved for procurement from companies owned by scheduled caste (SC) and scheduled tribe (ST), and women entrepreneurs, respectively.
The successful bidder will have to submit 10% of the contract price as the performance security deposit.
To participate in the competitive bidding process, the bidder should have been in existence for the last three financial years and have an office for the past year in Maharashtra. The bidder should also be an approved civil contractor of the distribution company (DISCOM) or public works department (PWD) and possess a civil contractor license.
The average annual turnover of the bidder in each participating district for the last three financial years:
<a href="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/EESL-5.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-24284 size-full" src="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/EESL-5.png" alt="EESL 5" width="401" height="280" srcset="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/EESL-5.png 401w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/EESL-5-300x209.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px" /></a>
The bidder should not have suffered any financial loss in any two of the last three financial years. The bidder&#8217;s net worth in the last financial year should not be less than 100% of the paid-up share capital.
EESL has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of New and Renewable Energy (DNRE) of Goa to carry out feasibility studies to implement the decentralized solar energy projects in the state.
EESL will utilize the land provided by gram panchayats or electricity boards to install around 100 MW of decentralized ground-mounted solar power projects, which will be used for agricultural pumping. The solar projects, with capacities between 500 kW to 2 MW,  will be installed near substations that will allow the distribution companies to supply power during the day time and decrease transmission losses.
Earlier, EESL <a href="https://mercomindia.com/eesl-empanel-consultants-solar-projects/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">invited</a> bids to empanel consultants for a detailed project report for solar power projects in West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, and northeastern states.
Subscribe to Mercom&#8217;s <a href="https://mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-tender-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">India Solar Tender Tracker </a>for timely updates on all solar tenders issued by various agencies in India.

EESL Seeks Contractors for Decentralized Solar Projects in Maharashtra

The Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (<a href="http://www.reiljp.com/HindiWeb/indexH2.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">REIL</a>), a joint venture between the center and the Rajasthan government, has invited bids for the supply of 200,000 multicrystalline solar cells of 4.50W capacity.
The last date to submit the bids is December 22, 2020, and the opening of bids will take place on December 23, 2020.
The solar cells should be 156*156 ± 1.0 mm or 156.75*156.75 ± 1.0 mm for a capacity greater than 4.50W solar cells. The thickness of the solar cells should be 200 +/- 20 µm.The vendors who have not supplied these cells earlier should submit a sample of 140 solar cells free of cost to REIL for evaluation and acceptance before the tender&#8217;s due date. A new vendor will be considered for trial order subject to the sample&#8217;s approval and suitability of terms and conditions.
As per the tender documents, 25% of the tendered quantity has been earmarked for micro and small enterprise (MSE) suppliers. Out of the 25% reserved for MSE suppliers, 20% has been allocated for procurement from MSEs owned by SC/ST entrepreneurs.
The cells should be free from any crack or pinholes, edge chipping, smudges of paste on the front side of the cell, and visible mismatch in the cell&#8217;s color or pattern.
According to Mercom&#8217;s <a href="https://mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-project-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">India Solar Tender Tracker</a>, REIL has so far floated tenders for 5.55 million solar cells.
Recently, REIL <a href="https://mercomindia.com/reil-invites-bids-under-dcr-category/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">invited</a> bids for the supply of 200,000 multicrystalline solar cells of 4.50W and 4.60W capacity under the domestic content requirement category. The scope of work under the DCR category included the supply of 100,000 multicrystalline solar cells, each of 4.50W and 4.60W.
Earlier, REIL <a href="https://mercomindia.com/tender-mono-perc-multicrystalline-cells/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">invited</a> bids for the supply of 5,000 monocrystalline passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC) solar cells of 5.8 W capacity.
Previously, Mercom <a href="https://mercomindia.com/reil-new-tender-calls-for-supply/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a> that REIL had issued a tender for 200,000 multicrystalline silicon solar cells. The company sought the supply of 100,000 each of 4.5W and 4.6W solar cells.

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