THDC India has invited bids to empanel consultants for the acquisition of land to develop 2,000 MW ultra mega renewable energy parks in Rajasthan under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) Solar Park Program.

The last date to submit the bids is August 10, 2023. Bids will be opened the following day.

The consultants will be empaneled for two years under the following categories:

• Class A: Land acquisition consultancy for projects requiring more than 500 acres of land.
• Class B: Land acquisition consultancy for projects requiring 250 to 500 acres of land.

To be eligible, bidders should have experience executing consultancy services for the acquisition of encumbrance and encroachment-free private or government land on a freehold or lease basis or encumbrance-free private land on an upfront charge basis or a lease basis for a minimum of 20 years during the last five years.

For Class A empanelment, the bidder should have completed consultancy services for a land parcel of more than 500 acres of land.

For Class B empanelment, the bidder should have completed consultancy services for a land parcel in the range of 250 to 500 acres.

The consultant firm should have at least one such employee, partner, or director with a legal background and experience handling the land acquisition of at least 250 acres of land for Class-B applicants and at least 500 acres for Class-A applicants against contracts in the last five years.

Also, the consultancy firm should have at least one such employee, partner, or director with prior experience working for at least 15 years as an officer in the land revenue department or administrative department of the Government of Rajasthan.

Recently, TUSCO, a joint venture company of THDC India, and the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency awarded the consultancy contract to prepare a feasibility-cum-detailed project report for an 800 MW ultra-mega solar power park in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh.

Last year, THDC India had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation (RREC) to develop large solar power projects with a combined capacity of 10 GW. As per the MoU, THDC will form a special purpose vehicle with RREC as a joint venture company to implement renewable energy parks.

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