NTPC REL Floats EPC Tender for 900 MW Solar Project in Andhra Pradesh
NTPC REL has invited bids for an EPC contract with land for a 900 MW ISTS-connected solar project near its Kurnool solar project in Andhra Pradesh, with bids due on November 16, 2026.
October 21, 2026. By Mrinmoy Dey
The scope includes acquiring encumbrance-free land, including for BESS, and transferring ownership or lease rights to NTPC REL. It also covers installing a 400 kV terminal bay at NTPC REL’s Kurnool Solar Project pooling substation and developing a dedicated 400 kV transmission line with right of way.
The contractor will execute EPC works for the solar PV plant, including module supply, civil and structural works, power evacuation, telemetry, CCTV and grid-compliance systems.
The scope also includes performance testing, mandatory spares, and three years of O&M for the solar plant, switchyard and power evacuation system from commissioning.
Bidders must deposit INR 50 crore as bid security.
The last date for submission of bids is November 16, 2026, till 3:00 PM. The techno-commercial bids will be opened on the same day at 3:30 PM.
The crystalline solar PV bifacial modules and solar PV cells proposed for use in the project must be selected only from the models and manufacturers listed in the latest applicable Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM).
The bidder must have experience as a developer or an EPC contractor for grid-connected solar PV power plants of cumulative installed capacity of at least 40 MWp, out of which at least one plant must be of 10 MWp or higher capacity. The reference plant of 10 MWp or higher capacity must have been in successful operation for at least six months prior to the date of techno-commercial bid opening.
Alternatively, the bidder must have executed in the last 10 years an industrial project either as a developer or as an EPC contractor in the area of power, steel, oil and gas, petrochemical, fertiliser, cement, coal mining including coal handling plant and or any other process industry, of a value of at least INR 590 crore in a single project or single work. The same should be in successful operation for at least one year for industrial projects other than RE projects and for at least six months for solar and wind projects.
Additionally, the bidder must have executed at least one electrical substation of 33 kV or above voltage level, consisting of equipment such as 33 kV or above voltage level circuit breakers and a power transformer, either as a developer or as an EPC Contractor. The same should be in successful operation for at least one year for industrial projects other than RE projects and for at least six months for RE projects, prior to the date of techno-commercial bid opening.
The average annual turnover of the bidder must not be less than INR 590 crore during the preceding three financial years as on the date of the techno-commercial bid opening.
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