SECI seeks Bids for Tender of 160 MW Solar-Wind Hybrid Power Plant in Andhra Pradesh

The tender includes design, engineering, supply, construction, erection, testing & commissioning including 10 years plant O&M under International competitive bidding.

Under the ‘Innovation in Solar Power and Hybrid Technologies Project’, Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has floated tender for 160 MW of solar-wind hybrid power plant with Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh.

The tender includes design, engineering, supply, construction, erection, testing & commissioning including 10 years plant O&M under International competitive bidding.

Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has applied for financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Project of Innovation in Solar Power and Hybrid Technologies and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract.

The bidding process would unfold according to the World Bank’s ‘Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers- Procurement in Investment Projects Financing’.

Further, October 1, 2018 is the last date for the bid submissions and the pre-bid meeting is set on August 31, 2018.

The bidders are liable to submit a tender security amount of Rs. 10 crore.

As per the new ‘Solar Power and Hybrid Technologies Project’ the government is obligatory to provide a framework for the expansion of grid-connected wind-solar hybrid systems in the country.

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