NTPC REL Issues EPC Tender for 250 MW Solar Project with 50 MW/200 MWh BESS in Uttar Pradesh
NTPC Renewable Energy has issued an EPC tender for developing a 250 MW solar PV project integrated with a 50 MW/200 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh. Bid submission ends on February 6, 2026.
January 02, 2026. By Mrinmoy Dey
The scope of work includes the design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, packing and forwarding, transportation, unloading, storage, installation, testing, and commissioning of a 250 MW ground-mounted solar PV plant (including supply of modules) with 50 MW/200 MWh BESS.
Bidders must deposit INR 20 crore as a bid security.
The last date for submission of bids is February 6, 2026 till 3:00 PM. The techno-commercial bids will be opened on the same day at 3:30 PM.
Design life of the BESS system, including that of the battery, must be 25 years from the date of commissioning. Batteries offered must be rated for a minimum of 10,000 cycles of operation.
Bidder must guarantee a minimum 92 percent of dispatchable capacity at POI across all 15 years, starting with 100 percent of rated dispatchable capacity for the first year.
They must also provide comprehensive operation and maintenance (O&M) services for three years for the solar project and 15 years for the BESS.
The bidder must be a developer or an EPC company having designed, supplied, erected/supervised erection, and commissioned/supervised commissioning of Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) based grid-connected power plant(s) of cumulative installed capacity of 40 MWp or higher.
Out of this, at least one plant must have been 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 the 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, fertilizer, cement, coal mining including coal handling plant and or any other process industry, of a value of at least INR 236 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 sub-station of 33 kV or above voltage level, consisting of equipment such as 33 kV or above voltage level circuit breakers and 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 236 crore during the preceding three financial years as on the date of the techno-commercial bid opening.
please contact: contact@energetica-india.net.
Rajat Singh
Co-founder and CEO
Why Unified Intelligence is Key for C&I Renewables? Rajat Singh of EarthSync Answers
Nidhi Sharma
Director
R&D is an Integral Part of Zuvay Technologies' Growth Strategy, Says Director Nidhi Sharma
Anilkumar Mukundan
President – Sales
How Can India–Sweden Partnership Drive Decarbonisation?
Rajiv Kumar
CEO
What’s Behind Vedanta Aluminium’s Clean Energy Push? Rajiv Kumar Answers
Nirmal Reddy
President
Electric Mobility Success Depends on Execution, Not Intent, says ETO Motors’ Nirmal Reddy