NTPC Issues Tender For 600kw/3000kwhr Vanadium BESS

NTPC Issues Tender For 600kw/3000kwhr Vanadium BESS

NTPC Limited has now issued a tender seeking parties for 600Kw/3000Kwhr Vandium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) Storage System. The Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) issued the tender for its NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA) center. 

The tender mandates the bidders to supply, commission and integrate the BESS for the NTPC’s NETRA power needs. The tender also asked the bidders to ensure the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of the energy storage units. 

“Design and detailed engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, Supply, Packing, Loading, Forwarding, Transportation, Unloading, Storage, Preservation, Freight, Insurance, Clearances, Custom or any other duty, Construction, Erection, Commissioning, Shop, Field Quality Tests and PG Test of plant and O&M of the plant at NTPC-NETRA,” the brief scope of the work said. 

The government entity has asked the bidders to submit their tenders by the end of June 26. It also asked the bidders to submit a bid security amount of Rs 20 lakh. The tender document also asked for the experience in the BESS as a prerequisite. 

“The bidder should have designed, engineered, manufactured/got manufactured, erected/got erected, commissioned VRFB Systems of cumulative capacity of 2400kWh in one or maximum 5 orders during last ten (10) years. At least one such reference project, having at least 400kWh capacity, should be in successful operation for at least 6 months prior to the date of techno-commercial bid opening,” the tender read.

It also allowed EPC route and other criteria to bid for the tender issued by India’s power behemoth.  “The bidder should have executed the “Grid-connected Solar PV” or “Off Grid Solar PV-BESS” Project on EPC basis during last ten (10) years, with a minimum value of one such project as ₹114 Million (INR One hundred Fourteen Million Only). The reference project should be in successful operation for at least 6 months prior to the date of techno-commercial bid opening,” it added.