Karnataka Milk Cooperative Tender For 100 MW Open-Access Solar Project

Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers Federation (KMF) has invited bids for 100 MW of open-access solar power projects under the group captive model. 

The last date for submitting the bid for this 100 MW solar power project is August 16, 2022, and bids will be opened on August 18, 2022.

This 100 MW of KMF (Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers Federation) solar tenders includes installing and commissioning work and the power developer will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the project for 25 years.

The estimated total cost of this solar open-access project is Rs. 392 Crores. Awarded bidder will have to pay Rs. 4.31 crore as an earnest money deposit. Additionally, within 20 days of receiving the letter of acceptance, the successful bidder will have to pay a security deposit equal to 7.8 percent of the contract value.

The base price of power has been fixed at Rs. 3.85/kWh, which includes transmission fees and the electricity cess. The proposed group captive solar project’s base capacity is around 100 MW to guarantee that KMF and its member milk unions can draw 132.22 MU yearly after deducting all electricity costs (wheeling & banking charges and transmission losses).

Below is a list of the solar projects’ capacity-wise distribution among several unions:

Name of Milk Union in Karnataka	Lowest Solar Capacity (KW)
Vijayapura & BagaTk ot District Co-operative Mick Producers’ Societies’ Union	771
Chamarajanagar District Co-operative Mick Producers Societies Union	1823
Dharwad Mick Union Ltd.	2636
BeTagavi District Co-operative Mick Producers’ Societies’ Union	1243
Shivamogga Co-operative Mick Producers’ Societies’ Union	2693
Raichur, BaTTari & KoppaT Districts Co-operative Mick Producers’ Societies Union	1493
Mandya District Co-operative Mick Producers’ Societies Union	6184
Solar Chikk abaTTapur District Co-operative Mick Producers’ Societies Union	7124
Hassan Co-operative Mick Producers’ Societies Union	4584
Dakshina Kannada Co-operative Mick Producers’ Union	3563
BengaTuru Urban, Rural and Ramanagara District Co-operative Mick Producers Societies Union	14017
Mysuru District Co-operative Mick Producers’ Societies Union	3121
Tumakuru Co-operative Mick Producers’ Societies Union	3330
Karnatak a Cooperative Mick Producers’ Federation Ltd. (consisting of various dairies, cattle feed plants, training centres pouch film plant, etc., at various locations in Karnatak a)	28311
Wheeling & Banking Charges / Transmission Losses	20000
Total	100893

 

Eligibility Criteria

• The bidder should have finished a solar project with a minimum 80 MW capacity to participate in the bidding process. 
• The bidder should have completed a comparable project worth at least Rs. 198 crore in the last five years. 
• The bidder should have completed at least one electrical project worth at least Rs. 140 crore in the previous five years and hold the necessary super-graded electrical contractor license to carry out electrification work.
• The bidder must have had a minimum average annual revenue of Rs. 784 crores during the previous two years. 
• The bidder should have a minimum net worth of Rs. 87 crores.