NTPC Re-invites Bid for Faridabad Solar Photovoltaic Project

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources India (Delhi, India)--NTPC Limited (BSE:532555) (New Delhi, India), India's state-owned power producer, is scouting for a developer to set up a 5-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (SPV) plant at its Faridabad gas-based power station, near New Delhi. The power major on Thursday issued a fresh set of bid documents for selection of developers, cancelling the bidding process initiated last year, reportedly due to low participation from the bidders.

According to NTPC, the scope of work under the current bidding process will involve the design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, installation and commissioning of the plant with the execution of all associated civil engineering work, such as site-grading, filling, leveling, construction of the foundation and mounting structures for SPV panels, along with the supply and installation of all power-conditioning systems, including combiner boxes, inverters, DC and AC circuit breakers, as well as integrated microprocessor-based SCADA.

The selected developer also will be responsible for grid interfacing, including all equipment required for the same up to the terminal, such as transformers, breakers, isolators, lightning arrestors, panels, protection equipment, cables, metering, and earthing of the transformer and panel-yard, as per statutory requirements and to comply with Indian Grid Code, along with comprehensive operation and maintenance of the plant. Sale of bid document is closing on January 22, 2013.

As per pre-conditions laid down by NTPC, a prospective bidder should be a manufacturer of SPV-modules in India using crystalline silicon, which should have been type-tested as per IEC 61215 standards in an independent laboratory. The offered modules must have been in successful operation for at least one year prior to the date of techno-commercial bid-opening. Further, the bidder must have designed, supplied, erected and commissioned an SPV-based, grid-connected power plant with a cumulative capacity of 250 kilowatt-peaks (kWp) or more, out of which at least one plant should have a capacity of 100 kWp or more.

In terms of financial standards, the average annual turnover of the bidder in the preceding three financial years should not be less than $9.45 million, with a minimum net worth of 25% of the paid-up share capital.

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