NTPC Invites Tenders for Battery Energy Storage System for 17 MW Solar PV Project in South Andaman

NTPC in its tender document has mentioned that the scope of work include design, engineering, installation, testing, grid integration with 17 MW solar PV Plant and 33 kV grid, of 6 MW, 24 MWh (at 33KV output throughout life of 25 Years) Battery Energy Storage System.

NTPC Ltd. has invited online bids from eligible bidders in TWO STAGES (i.e.  Stage-I:  Techno-Commercial Bid and Stage-II: Price Bid) from eligible bidders for Battery Energy Storage System for 17 MW Solar PV Project at Manglutan in South Andaman.

In its tender document, the NTPC has stated that the scope of work will include Design,  Engineering,  Supply,  Packaging  and  Forwarding,  Transportation, Unloading, Storage, Installation, Testing, Commissioning, Grid Integration with 17 MW Solar PV Plant and 33 kV grid, of 6 MW, 24 MWh (at 33KV output throughout life of 25 Years) Battery Energy Storage System (BESS, PCU, Transformers, BMS, EMS, Switchgears, Cables, Illumination, SCADA, weather  prediction  system, fire detection system,  33KV  Metering  Station etc. required for smooth operation) including twenty five year Operation and Maintenance (O&M) works on turnkey basis.

Bidder shall provide comprehensive operation & maintenance of the grid connected BESS System for a period of twenty-five (25) years from the date of successful completion of trial run. Bidder shall be responsible for identifying and providing any and all the other additional equipment, component and services necessary for its integration with the existing ac systems, as a fully functional grid interactive BESS System.

NTPC will also be financing the subject package through either domestic funding or its own resources. The Delhi-headquartered company has planned capacity addition of about 1 GW through renewable resources by 2017 and has already commissioned 310 MW solar PV projects.