SECI Invites Bids for 800 MW/3,200 MWh BESS
Solar Energy Corporation of India has issued a tender for supplying energy from 800 MW/3,200 MWh standalone battery energy storage system in India. Bid submission ends on October 30, 2026.
October 05, 2026. By Mrinmoy Dey
The projects must be set up under the build, own, operate (BOO) model.
Bidders must pay INR 59,000 as a tender document fee. They also need to deposit INR 20,000/MW (plus GST) as a bid processing fee, subject to a maximum amount of INR 20 lakh (plus GST). Further, they need to furnish INR 7.184 lakh/MW as an earnest money deposit (EMD). Selected bidders must deposit INR 17.96 lakh/MW as a performance bank guarantee (PBG).
The last date for submission of bids is October 30, 2026. The techno-commercial bids will be opened on November 4, 2026.
The minimum capacity for bidding will be 50 MW/200 MWh.
The BESSD must set up, operate, and maintain a BESS, with the primary objective of providing stored energy from the BESS to the buying entities on an “on-demand” basis.
Identification of land, installation and ownership of the project, along with obtaining connectivity and necessary approvals and interconnection with the ISTS network/ STU or InSTS network (as applicable) will be under the scope of the BESSD.
The charging power for the BESS project must be arranged by the BESSD such that at least 51 percent of the energy used for charging the BESS is procured from renewable energy sources.
The BESSD must guarantee a minimum system availability of 85 percent on a monthly basis.
The net worth of the bidder must be at least INR 71.84 lakh/ MW, as on the last date of FY26, or as on the day at least 7 days prior to the bid submission deadline.
To demonstrate adequate financial capacity for the project, the Bidder must meet at least one of the following criteria: an annual turnover of at least INR 87.514 lakh/MW in FY26 or as of at least seven days before the bid submission deadline; PBDIT, excluding other and exceptional income, of at least INR 17,50,280/MW as of the end of FY26 or at least seven days before the bid deadline; or an in-principle bank/lender sanction for a working capital line of credit of at least INR 21,87,850/MW.
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