Coal India Invites EPC & O&M Contractors For Its Floating Solar Plans

• Public sector endeavor and the globe's largest coal miner, Coal India Limited, continues to prepare grounds for its enthusiastic renewable resource plans.

In a tender notification on Might 17, the PSU has welcomed expressions of rate of interest from relevant companies to obtain empaneled with it for its floating solar strategies. The Maharatna firm has actually established a target of 3 GW of solar plants, lined up to its broader goal to be an internet zero power emissions firm by 2024.

Two classifications, one for plants upto 100 MWp, as well as one more one for plants over 100 MWp, have actually been developed. Pertinent companies that qualify can be empaneled for both the classifications. The strategy is that once the empanelment gets to a specific scale, CIL will certainly carry out project-wise bidding process among the empaneled Contractors just, for selection of EPC-cum-O & M Contractor for each of its future solar projects.

In the technical standards, for classification 1 (less than 100 MWp) applicants are required to have effectively developed, supplied, put up/ managed erection, as well as commissioned/ overseen appointing of Solar Photo Voltaic-based grid linked power plant( s) of collective set up ability of 60 MWp or greater in the last 5 (5) fiscal years consisting of the fiscal year in which the Application has been submitted, out of which at least one plant ought to have been of 10 MWp or greater ability installed at a single place. The reference plant of 10 MWp or greater capability have to have remained in effective procedure for a minimum of 6 (6) months before the last date of submission of application for empanelment.

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b) The Applicant should be a developer of Solar Photo Voltaic-based grid linked nuclear power plant( s) of advancing mounted capacity of 60 MWp or greater that have actually been successfully appointed in the last five (5) financial years consisting of the financial year in which the Application has actually been sent, out of which a minimum of one plant should have been of 10 MWp or higher ability mounted at a single place. The recommendation plant of 10 MWp or higher ability need to have remained in effective operation for at least six (6) months before the last date of entry of application for empanelment.

For Category-II:

a) The Applicant needs to have effectively developed, supplied, put up/ overseen erection, and appointed/ monitored appointing of Solar Photo Voltaic-based grid connected nuclear power plant( s) of advancing installed capacity of 150 MWp or greater in the last 5 (5) fiscal years including the fiscal year in which the Application has actually been sent, out of which at the very least one plant ought to have been of 50 MWp or higher capability set up at a solitary place. The referral plant of 50 MWp or higher capacity must have remained in successful procedure for at the very least six (6) months prior to the last day of entry of application for empanelment.

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b) The Applicant should be a designer of Solar Photo Voltaic-based grid Request for EOI: Empanelment of Solar PV Power Project EPC-cum-O & M contractors linked power plant(s) of cumulative installed ability of 150 MWp or higher that have actually been efficiently commissioned in the last 5 (5) fiscal years including the fiscal year in which the Application has been sent, out of which at the very least one plant should have been of 50 MWp or higher capability mounted at a single area. The reference plant of 50 MWp or greater capacity must have remained in effective operation for a minimum of 6 (6) months before the last date of entry of application for empanelment.

The full tender can be checked out on para 2 above. The last day for applications is June 8, 2021.