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					</table><p>Gurgaon-based <a href="https://delectrik.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Delectrik Systems</a>, an energy storage technology company, has been awarded a contract by <a href="https://ntpc.co.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NTPC</a> for its NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA division) to implement a 3 MWh Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) based Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).</p>
<p>This VRFB system will serve as a long-duration energy storage (LDES) solution, enhancing NETRA&#8217;s microgrid capacity to achieve full autonomy for an entire day, moving it  closer to energy self-sufficiency.</p>
<p>The installation will utilize Delectrik&#8217;s newly introduced large-scale product architecture, designed for significant commercial, industrial, and utility applications.</p>
<p>This system is set to be deployed at the NETRA campus in Greater Noida in the first half of 2025.</p>
<p>Delectrik secured the tender in partnership with <a href="https://www.rayspowerinfra.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rays Power Infra</a>, an EPC company that has commissioned over 1.5 GW of solar projects across India and Southeast Asia.</p>
<p>The company said the flow batteries can provide up to 12 hours of continuous power supply, with their modular design allowing for easy scaling from kWh to GWh capacity.</p>
<p>With a lifespan of over 20 years, these batteries offer a durable energy storage solution. The aqueous electrolyte used in VRFBs is non-flammable, enhancing overall safety.</p>
<p>Flow batteries are expected to play a crucial role in addressing the intermittency challenges associated with solar and wind power generation.</p>
<p>NTPC <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/ntpc-invites-bids-vanadium-redox-flow-battery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids for the supply, installation, commissioning, and integration of a 600 kW/3000 kWh Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) storage system at the NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA) facility in Greater Noida.</p>
<p>Recently, NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) also <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/nvvn-invites-bids-battery-storage-systems" target="_blank" rel="noopener">floated</a> a tender for setting up 500 MW/1000 MWh standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) with Viability Gap Funding (VGF) support.</p>
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Delectrik Secures NTPC Contract for Long-Duration Energy Storage Solution


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					</table><p><a href="https://ntpc.co.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NTPC</a> has invited bids for the supply, installation, commissioning, and integration of a 600 kW/3000 kWh Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) storage system at the NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA) facility in Greater Noida.</p>
<p>Unlike conventional batteries, which store energy in solid electrodes, flow batteries store energy in liquid electrolytes that flow through the system.</p>
<p>The last date for bid submission is July 8, 2024. Bids will be opened the next day. A bid security amount of ₹2 million (~$24,000) is required.</p>
<p>The scope of work includes design and detailed engineering, procurement, fabrication, supply, packing, loading, forwarding, transportation, unloading, storage, preservation, freight, insurance, clearances, customs or any other duty, construction, erection, commissioning, shop and field quality tests, and performance guarantee tests of the VRFB system.</p>
<p>The successful bidder must operate and maintain the storage system.</p>
<p>Manufacturers of VRFB systems with a proven track record of having designed, engineered, manufactured, erected, and commissioned VRFB systems with a cumulative capacity of 2400 kWh in one or a maximum of five orders during the last decade can participate in the tender.</p>
<p>At least one of their reference projects, with a minimum capacity of 400 kWh, should have been in operation for at least six months before the techno-commercial bid opening date.</p>
<p>Alternatively, bidders can pursue the EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) route, provided they associate with a qualified manufacturer of VRFB systems. In this case, the bidders should have executed grid-connected solar or off-grid solar-battery energy storage system projects on an EPC basis during the last ten years, with a minimum value of one such project being ₹114 million (~$1.43 million). The reference project should have been in operation for at least six months before the bid opening date.</p>
<p>The average annual turnover of the bidders in the preceding three financial years should not be less than ₹143 million (~$1.79 million). Their net worth should not be less than 100% of their paid-up share capital as of the last day of the preceding financial year.</p>
<p>NTPC recently <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/ntpc-250-battery-energy-storage-systems" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids to develop 250 MW/500 MWh standalone BESS at its thermal power stations in Gadarwara and Solapur.</p>
<p>In December, Jayram Industries India <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/jayram-industries-lands-ntpc-battery-storage-project/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">secured</a> the contract from NTPC Renewable Energy to commission a 250 kW/1,200 kWh BESS supporting solar power projects at the Khavda Renewable Energy Park in Gujarat.</p>


NTPC Invites Bids for Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Storage System

<p><a href="https://www.ntpc.co.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NTPC Limited</a> has invited bids to install a 4 MW ground-mounted solar project with a 1 MW/1 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) and induction-based cooking system at the NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA) facility in Greater Noida.</p>
<p>The scope of work includes design, engineering, fabrication, procurement, packing, supply, transportation, construction, erection, and commissioning of the project along with supply, installation, and commissioning of an induction-based cooking system at NETRA, in Greater Noida.</p>
<p>The last date to submit the bids is July 21, 2021, and bids will be opened on July 23.</p>
<p>The successful bidder will have to furnish performance security for 10% of the contract value for all contracts within 28 days from receiving the notification of award.</p>
<p>The completion of all the facilities should be attained within 12 months from the date of notification of award.</p>
<p>If the contractor fails to complete all the facilities within the stipulated time, liquidated damages calculated at the rate of ₹116,100 (~$1,585) for each day of delay will be deducted. The amount of liquidated damage will be subject to a maximum of 5% of the total contract price.</p>
<p>To participate in the bidding process, the bidder should have designed, supplied, erected, and commissioned grid-mounted solar projects of a minimum capacity of 3.2 MW at any single location. The bidder should also have installed a grid-connected BEES of a minimum capacity of 500 kW at any single location.</p>
<p>The reference project should have been in successful operation for at least six months before the bid opening date.</p>
<p>The bidder&#8217;s average annual turnover should be at least ₹162.5 million (~$2.22 million) in the last three financial years as of the bid opening date. The net worth of the bidder on the last day of the preceding financial year should not be less than 100% of the paid-up share capital.</p>
<p>The local content requirement to categorize a bidder as a &#8216;Class-I local supplier&#8217; is a minimum of 50%. For &#8216;Class-II local supplier&#8217;, the local content requirement is a minimum of 20%.</p>
<p>For a joint venture to qualify, each of its partners must meet the minimum criteria listed for an individual bidder for the component of the contract they are designated to perform. Failing to comply with this requirement will result in the rejection of the joint venture&#8217;s bid. A firm can be a partner in only one joint venture; bids submitted by joint ventures, including the same firm as a partner will also be rejected.</p>
<p>Earlier, NTPC had <a href="https://mercomindia.com/ntpc-retenders-solar-battery-storage-andaman-nicobar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tendered</a> 25 MW of solar projects with BESS to be developed on the island of Andaman &amp; Nicobar. The tender included an 8 MW solar project with BESS to be developed in Chidiyatapu in southern Andaman and a separate 17 MW solar project with BESS to be developed in the village of Manglutan in south Andaman.</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> or timely updates on all solar tenders issued by various agencies in India.</p>


NTPC Releases Tender for a 4 MW Solar Project with Battery Storage in Noida

<p>The <a href="https://www.ntpc.co.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)</a> has tendered a 2 MW grid connected solar PV multi-technology test bed at NTPC Energy Technology research Alliance (NETRA), under domestic competitive bidding. NETRA is located in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida region.</p>
<p>The scope of work includes the supply, installation, and commissioning of all the components along with civil foundations for different mounting structures, different PV modules, DC cabling, string inverters, AC cabling, port cabin, AC evacuation system, interconnection, setting up SCADA and monitoring system, required software, soiling station, weather station, panel washing system and other works for the completion of the test bed in all respect.</p>
<p>Important dates regarding the tender are as follows.</p>
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<li>Technical opening date: October 31, 2018</li>
<li>Bid opening date: November 9, 2018</li>
<li>Last query date: October 19, 2018</li>
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<p>NTPC has also chalked out qualifying requirements for the prospective bidders.</p>
<p><a href="https://mercomindia.com/ntpc-tenders-22mw-floating-solar-kerala/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Recently,</a> NTPC had tendered a 22 MW grid-connected floating solar project to be developed at Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant (RGCCPP) Kayamkulam in Kerala.</p>
<p>In <a href="https://mercomindia.com/ntpc-tenders-2-75-gw-solar/#cd-search451" target="_blank" rel="noopener">March, 2018</a>, NTPC tendered a total of 2,750 MW of grid-connected solar projects to be developed across the country. In recent past, NTPC has tendered a total of 751 MW of solar under domestic content requirement (DCR) category. These include a <a href="https://mercomindia.com/ntpc-seci-announce-230-mw-solar-tenders-dcr-category/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">225 MW</a> grid-connected solar project under the DCR category in Uttar Pradesh, <a href="https://mercomindia.com/ntpc-tenders-35-mw-solar-dcr-category/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">35 MW </a>tendered for captive use by NTPC projects, <a href="https://mercomindia.com/ntpc-tenders-241-mw-solar-dcr-category/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">241 MW </a>of solar to be developed across the states of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan, and <a href="https://mercomindia.com/ntpc-tenders-250-mw-solar-dcr-category/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">250 MW </a>of solar to be developed anywhere in India.</p>
<p>NTPC has also re-tendered <a href="https://mercomindia.com/ntpc-retenders-250-mw-solar-pavagada-solar-park-karnataka/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">250 MW </a>of solar at Pavagada Solar Park in Karnataka under DCR category in March 2017.</p>


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