NTPC to Purchase 1000 MW from Existing Solar and/or Wind Energy Producers

The RfS document is available for download from November 27, 2018 to December 9, 2018 and the last date for submission of technical bid is December 20 2018.

National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), India’s largest energy conglomerate, has recently invited bids from existing solar PV power plants and wind power plants for the reverse auction of purchasing 1,000 MW of electricity.

The RfS document is available for download from November 27, 2018 to December 9, 2018 and the last date for submission of technical bid is December 20 2018. Financial bidding will happen on December 27, 2018 along with the reverse auction of the 1000 MW capacity.

NTPC in its tender document has stated that the Solar/Wind plant should be commissioned on the date of bidding and NTPC will require the commissioning certificate as a proof.

“NTPC  Ltd. invites online bids from eligible bidders on Single Stage Two Envelope (i.e. Envelope-I:  Technical Bid and Envelope-II: Financial Bid) with Reverse Auction for Purchase of Power from existing  Solar PV Power Plants and Wind Power Plants upto Cumulative Capacity of 1000 MW,” the tender document said.

Earlier this month, NTPC had floated bids for 1200 MW of Grid Connected Solar PV Projects with interstate transmission system connectivity through NTPC generating switchyards in Western Region under OPEN category.

Prior to that NTPC has invited bids for the development of solar-wind hybrid power project at NTPC, located in Kudgi, Karnataka.