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					</table><p>The Kerala government’s Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (<a href="https://www.anert.gov.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ANERT</a>) has invited bids to select an agency for developing 13 public electric vehicle fast charging stations in Thiruvananthapuram.</p>
<p>The scope of the work includes the design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning, and maintenance of the charging stations for five years.</p>
<p>The developers must install 9 fast Combined Charging System (CCS) charger connectors with a minimum power rating of 120 kW with two charging points with two charging guns at a single site. The remaining 4 fast CCSs must have a minimum power rating of 240 kW with similar requirements for a single site.</p>
<p>The projects will be installed under the Solar City project funded by Smart City Thiruvananthapuram.</p>
<p>The last date to submit the bid is May 17, 2023. Bids will be opened the next day.</p>
<p>The project’s estimated cost is valued at ₹100 million (~$1.2 million).</p>
<p>Bidders should furnish ₹500,000 (~$6,118) as an earnest money deposit.</p>
<p>The successful bidder must deposit 3% of the contract as a performance bank guarantee, which should have validity for three months from the date of the agreement.</p>
<p>The bidder must have installed a total capacity of at least 300 kW in electric vehicle charging infrastructure (EVCI) public charging stations, including DC fast chargers with a minimum capacity of 50 kW.</p>
<p>Additionally, the bidder or an electrical contractor authorized by the bidder must have successfully commissioned electrical infrastructure for high-tension connections with a combined capacity of at least 2 Mega Volt Amp (MVA) in India.</p>
<p>This infrastructure must include the supply of 11 kV cable, a main ring unit, and an 11/0.415 kV transformer with a minimum capacity of 250 kVA or more.</p>
<p>The bidder must have a positive net worth for at least two of the last five financial years. Additionally, the bidder must have had a minimum average annual turnover of no less than ₹120 million (~$1.4 million) during any two of the last five financial years.</p>
<p>The agency had recently <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/anert-100-mw-rooftop-solar-kerala" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited </a>bids to develop rooftop solar projects with a cumulative capacity of 100 MW in Thiruvananthapuram.</p>
<p>Earlier in the month, ANERT had <a href="https://mercomindia.com/anert-issues-rfs-to-implement-1-mw-solar-in-kerala/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids to implement a 1 MW grid-connected solar project at a government medical college campus in Thiruvananthapuram.</p>
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Kerala Invites Bids for Developing 13 Public Electric Charging Stations


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					</table><p>The Kerala government’s Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (<a href="https://www.anert.gov.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ANERT</a>) has invited bids for 1.25 MW of rooftop solar projects at 18 locations in Thiruvananthapuram.</p>
<p>The scope of the work includes the design, supply, engineering, erection, testing, and commissioning of grid-connected rooftop solar power projects, along with ten years of operation and maintenance.</p>
<p>The projects will be installed under the Solar City project funded by Smart City Thiruvananthapuram.</p>
<p>The last day to submit the bids is May 10, 2023. The bids will be opened the next day.</p>
<p>The eligible vendors must be registered with ANERT and possess the necessary experience, capability, and expertise to provide the proposed services.</p>
<p>The agency will evaluate the technical bids to determine whether they qualify for the essential eligibility criteria, following which the qualified bidders will be shortlisted.</p>
<p>Bidders will be allocated the capacity based on the lowest bid.</p>
<p>The successful bidder must deposit 3% of the contract as a bank guarantee which will be returned after the commercial operation date.</p>
<p>The solar modules used should be Mono PERC type with a capacity of 500 Wp or above. The modules must be listed in the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers list issued by MNRE.</p>
<p>Modules must be warranted for ten years, and the output peak watt capacity should be at least 90% at the end of 10 years and 80% at the end of 25 years.</p>
<p>The commission of the projects can be extended by 25% of the original time. The maximum extension that can be given for a work will be limited to half the initial completion time.</p>
<p>For any delay in installation and commissioning beyond the period mentioned above, the ANERT will charge a penalty of 0.5% of the order value/week or part thereof, subject to the cost not exceeding 10% of the total cost.</p>
<p>The agency had recently <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/anert-100-mw-rooftop-solar-kerala" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited </a>bids to develop rooftop solar projects with a cumulative capacity of 100 MW in Thiruvananthapuram.</p>
<p>Earlier, ANERT had <a href="https://mercomindia.com/anert-issues-rfs-to-implement-1-mw-solar-in-kerala/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids to implement a 1 MW grid-connected solar project at a government medical college campus in Thiruvananthapuram.</p>
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Kerala Invites Bids for 1.25 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects


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					</table><p>Kerala government’s Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (<a href="https://www.anert.gov.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ANERT</a>) has invited bids for 2 MW solar projects at multiple locations of the Travancore Titanium Products company campus at Kochuveli, Thiruvananthapuram.</p>
<p>Out of the cumulative capacity, 1.5 MW will be ground-mounted, and 500 kW of solar systems will be installed on the rooftop of various buildings within the campus.</p>
<p>The projects will be installed under the Solar City project funded by Smart City Thiruvananthapuram.</p>
<p>The last date for the submission of bids is April 26, 2023. Bids will be opened on the next day.</p>
<p>The scope of the work includes design, supply, engineering, erection testing, and commissioning of grid-connected solar power projects along with ten years of operation &amp; maintenance.</p>
<p>Bidders should furnish ₹200,000 (~$2,437) as an earnest money deposit.</p>
<p>The successful bidder must deposit 3% of the contract till the completion of installation works. The deposit must be in the form of a bank guarantee which will be returned after the commercial operation date.</p>
<p>Bidders must have previously installed and put into operation a solar power project or projects connected to the grid with a capacity of at least 1 MW for a single project and a combined capacity of over 5 MW.</p>
<p>This project must have been commissioned at least two months before the opening of the bid.</p>
<p>The bidder must either have a minimum average annual turnover of ₹80 million (~$975,229) in any two of the previous five financial years before the bid deadline, with the caveat that they must have completed at least two financial years.</p>
<p>Alternatively, the bidder must have a net worth that is equal to or greater than ₹100 million (~$1.2 million).</p>
<p>The solar modules used should be made in India and from the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers list issued by MNRE from time to time of Mono PERC type having module capacity of 600 Wp or above.</p>
<p>The agency had recently <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/anert-100-mw-rooftop-solar-kerala" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited </a>bids to develop rooftop solar projects with a cumulative capacity of 100 MW in Thiruvananthapuram.</p>
<p>Earlier in the month, ANERT had <a href="https://mercomindia.com/anert-issues-rfs-to-implement-1-mw-solar-in-kerala/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids to implement a 1 MW grid-connected solar project at a government medical college campus in Thiruvananthapuram.</p>
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ANERT Invites Bids for 2 MW of Solar Projects in Kerala

<p>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.</p>
<p>The last date to submit the bids is February 18, 2022. The bids will be opened on the following day.</p>
<p>Interested bidders will have to submit an amount of ₹3,000 (~$40) as an earnest money deposit.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>There will be no exemption for micro and small enterprises (MSEs) for depositing the security amount.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>


Bids Invited to Conduct Site Survey for Solar Projects in Thiruvananthapuram

<p>Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (<a href="https://www.keralartc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">KSRTC</a>) has issued a tender to lease 1,500 electric buses.  It has issued three separate tenders for 500 (500*3) electric buses for a period of 10 years.</p>
<p>The three tenders pertain to three different zones: Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, and Ernakulam. The tender calls for 12-meter non-AC electric buses (Battery Powered) on wet or dry lease.</p>
<p>In a wet lease option, the bidder will provide the buses along with a driver and KSRTC will deploy its own conductor. In a dry lease option, KSRTC will deploy the driver and conductor, and the bidder will only provide the bus.</p>
<p>KSRTC will have the absolute right to choose between the two lease option or could opt for a combination of both.</p>
<p>According to KSRTC, the electric bus must run for a distance of 250 kilometers on a single charge and should not be more than six months old when supplied to KSRTC. The mileage of buses should be a minimum of 1.5 kWh/km.</p>
<p>Delivery of buses has to start within 45 days from the date of award of the contract.</p>
<p>Bidders will have to guarantee that the battery-powered electrical buses offered in this tender will run for 250 km in a single charge at 80% of the state of charge unconditionally. If the range falls below 95%, the bidder is required to rectify the issue immediately and work to maintain it at a level not less than 95% of the assured range of 250 kilometers.</p>
<p>This tender has been issued <a href="https://mercomindia.com/kerala-byd-electric-buses-pilgrims/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">five months after</a> Olectra-BYD, an electric vehicle maker, deployed ten commercial grade electric buses in collaboration with KSRTC to take pilgrims to the Sabarimala shrine, located in the southern state of Kerala.</p>
<p><a href="https://mercomindia.com/kerala-announces-ev-policy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Recently</a>, Kerala announced its Electric Vehicle Policy and has put out ambitious targets for the full electrification of all classes of motor vehicles by 2030. It includes bringing one million EVs on the road by 2022 and creating a pilot fleet of 200,000 two-wheelers, 50,000 three-wheelers, 1,000 goods carriers, 3000 buses and 100 ferry boats by 2020.</p>
<p>Other states like <a href="https://mercomindia.com/tender-announced-100-electric-buses-in-goa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Goa</a> and <a href="https://mercomindia.com/delhi-tender-385-electric-buses-clusters/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Delhi</a> have also issued tenders for the procurement of electric buses in the recent past.</p>


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