NTPC-SAIL Tenders 50 MW Solar Power Project in Tamil Nadu

The 50MW solar power project will be constructed in two splits, 20MW and 30MW, and will be implemented in a single engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) package.

NTPC-SAIL Power Company Limited (NSPCL), a Joint Venture of NTPC Limited and Steel Authority of India Limited, is in the process of setting up a 50 MWp Photo Voltaic Solar Power Project in the vicinity of Salem Steel Plant (DSP) at Salem, District Salem in Tamil nadu.

The company has invited online bids from eligible bidders on Single-Stage-Two- Envelope (i.e. Envelope-I: Techno-Commercial Bid and Envelope-II: Price Bid) with Reverse Auction for Development of aforesaid 50 MW solar power project using PV cells and modules from any source (Non-DCR/ Open category) as per the scope of work briefly mentioned hereinafter. The bid submission deadline for the project is August 10, 2017.

The project capacity of 50MWp shall be constructed in two splits. 20MWp split shall be connected to 33kV MRSS Sub-Station of Salem Steel Plant and 30 MWp split shall be connected to 110 kV WRSS Sub-station of Salem Steel Plant after installing step-up transformer (33 kV/110 kV). Power evacuation alines of 2X75% capacity for each split (i.e. 20 MWp & 30 MWp) by means of 33 kV Cables along with necessary control gear, metering & protection shall be constructed by the bidder.

The scope of work for the project includes Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply, Packing and Forwarding, Transportation, Unloading, Storage, Installation and Commissioning of grid connected minimum D.C. capacity of 50 MWp Solar PV Power Project on turnkey basis at Salem, District- Salem, in State of Tamil Nadu. Bidder shall also provide comprehensive operation & maintenance of the plant & transmission system for a period of five years from the date of successful completion of trial run.

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