BHEL tenders for 22 MW floating solar, with balance of system

Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has launched a tender for a 22 MW, floating-solar project at the Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Project in Kerala. BHEL, which launched the tender for NCTP, also aims to procure the balance of systems for the floating-solar scheme. The bid-submission deadline is 5 June. Floating solar comprises roughly 102 MW of Kerala's 110 MW project pipeline, according to Mercom.

 

The Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has invited bids for a 22 MW (AC) floating solar grid-connected power project for NTPC Limited.

The project will be installed at Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Project (RGCCPP) at Kayamkulam in Kerala.

Through this tender, BHEL is also looking to procure the balance of systems (BoS) for the project.

The last date for the submission of bids is June 05, 2020 and interested bidders will have to submit an amount of ₹2.03 million (~$26,855) as the earnest money deposit (EMD).

In January 2020, BHEL had floated a tender for the design and supply of a solar floatation platform of 22 MW capacity. In this tender, the vendor had to supply floats and float accessories to fix 95,460 PV modules. BHEL had also issued a tender for conducting a detailed survey for a proposed 22 MW floating solar project in Kerala.

The NTPC had floated a tender for the development of this project in June 2018. This project is financed through NTPC’s internal resources. This was an international tender under which engineering procurement construction (EPC) services were required by NTPC.

To take part in the bidding process, the bidder should have executed similar projects in the last ten years. The bidder should have executed one similar work of at least ₹40 million (~$529,164), or two similar projects, each valued at least ₹25 million (~$330,727), or three similar projects of at least ₹15 million (~$198,436) each.