SECI Invites Bids for Short-Term Power Supply of 80 MW Firm Power in Tripura
Solar Energy Corporation of India has invited bids for the short-term supply of 80 MW firm power in Tripura, under open access mode, allowing a mix of energy sources, including solar, wind, hydro, thermal, nuclear, hybrid, or storage solutions. Bid submission ends on April 8, 2026.
April 04, 2026. By Mrinmoy Dey
Bidders may offer a mix of any energy sources like thermal, nuclear, solar, wind and/or hydro capacity, hybrid, BESS, storage, etc. However, the bidder must quote not less than 10 MW of power from a single source of generation.
A single composite tariff must be quoted for the offered capacity. The tariff (INR/kWh) must be constant, and there shall be no escalation during the contractual period.
Bidders must deposit INR 40,000 (plus GST) as a tender processing fee. They must also furnish INR 7,500/MW/month as an earnest money deposit (EMD). Selected bidders must deposit INR 50,000/MW/month as a contract performance guarantee.
The last date for submission of bids is April 8, 2026.
The supply will be for the period of April-June 2026.
Tripura State Electricity Corporation (TSECL) will be the end procurer/buying entity with SECI acting as an intermediary.
Delivery point shall be Tripura State Periphery. All the open access charges, transmission withdrawal charges (T-GNA), including STU charges and losses, scheduling charges, operating charges, application fee of SLDC beyond the delivery point, including the delivery point, shall be borne by TSECL. And the same up to the delivery point, if any, must be borne by the bidder.
SECI shall enter into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Bidder, once approved by the Tripura Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC). Power supply will commence 1 day after the signing of the PPA.
The buying entity (TSECL), as well as the supplier, must ensure that actual scheduling does not deviate by more than 15 percent of the contracted power as per the approved open access on a monthly (requisition) basis.
If TSECL deviates by more than 15 percent from the contracted energy in a given month, it is required to pay SECI a compensation equal to 20 percent of the tariff for the shortfall exceeding the 15 percent limit, which SECI will remit to the Seller. The buying entity will continue to pay open access charges as per the contract.
Similarly, if the supplier deviates by more than 15 percent from the contracted energy, it must pay the procurer 20 percent of the tariff for the shortfall above the permitted 15 percent, with SECI transferring this amount to the buying entity. In addition, the seller is responsible for the open access charges for the portion of energy not supplied to the buying entity.
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