UoH Re-Tenders For On-Grid Inverters For 100kW Solar Plant

By Ayush Verma/ Updated On Thu, Jun 13th, 2019

UoH has issued the tender for procuring on-grid inverters for a 100 kW solar plant being developed at the IGM Library in the university, for a second time.

UoH Solar Plant

The University of Hyderabad (UoH) has issued the tender for procuring on-grid inverters for a 100 kW solar plant being developed at the IGM Library in the university campus for a second time.

The brief scope of work for the selected bidders will include the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the on-grid inverters for the solar power plant. The selected bidders will have a period of 3 months to complete work on the project.

The last date for bid submission is June 26, 2019, and the techno-commercial bids will be opened on June 27, 2019. The estimated cost of the tendered project is Rs 16 lakhs and bidders must submit an Earnest Money Deposit of Rs 32 thousand along with their bids.

To be eligible, the bidder must be familiar with solar power grid modular integration & Inverters works along with Electrical works for the last 7 years. And, should have satisfactorily completed similar works of electrical or solar for government /semi-government/ private works in the same period.

One electrical installation of solar/ wiring works etc. completed work not less than 80% of the estimate cost Rs.12,80,000 or (ii) Two completed work each costing not less 50% of estimated cost Rs.8,00,000 or (iii) Three completed works each costing not less than 40% of estimated cost Rs.6,40,000.

The University had first issued the tender in May 2019 with similar provisions. The deadline for bid submissions on the last tender was May 9, 2019, with techno-commercial bids scheduled to be opened on the same date.

Recently, according to the report by IHS Markit, the world grid-connected PV inverter shipments remained almost flat in 2018. However, while the world grid-connected three-phase PV inverter shipments were slightly down at 93,427 MW, the shipments of the single-phase segment increased by 11.2% to 11,098 MW last year.