PGCIL Issues Statcom Package-I & II Tenders for Evacuating 8.1 GW Solar Energy in R’sthan

State-owned Maharatna company Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has floated a tender for Statcom Package-I & II for the evacuation of 8.1 GW of power from solar energy zones in Rajasthan.

The PGCIL described in a tender document for package-I as “Statcom Package-I for Statcom at 400kV Fatehgarh-II PS associated with transmission system strengthening scheme for the evacuation of power from solar energy zones in Rajasthan (8.1 GW) under phase-II-part B1.”

Whereas for package-II, it stated “Statcom Package-II for Statcom at 400kV Bhadla-II PS associated with transmission system strengthening scheme for the evacuation of power from solar energy zones in Rajasthan (8.1 GW) under phase-II-Part B1.”

Both the tenders are available to download from May 11, 2020, onwards and will be closed on June 03, 2020, at 11:00 a.m., while for submitting the hard copy the date is June 5, 2020, upto 11:00 a.m.

Further, the pre-bid meeting date & time for the two tenders is fixed for May 18, 2020, at 11:30 a.m., whereas, these bids will be opened on June 05, 2020, at 11:30 a.m.

Also, the location of work for the two tendered projects will be Rajasthan and the tender fee is Rs 25,000 each.

Under the package-I tender, the earnest money deposited (EMD) will be Rs 5,27,21,000, while under package-II, the earnest money deposited (EMD) will be Rs 5,27,27,000.

For more information on Statcom Package-I tender click here and for Statcom Package-I tender click here.

Last month also, the company had issued a tender for transmission line package TW01 for the evacuation of 8.1 GW of power from solar energy zones in Rajasthan.