Indore Smart City Seeking Consultant for 100 MW Solar Plants

• The Indore Development Limited (ISCDL) has issued a tender seeking consultant for 100 MW solar plants at various locations.

The Indore Development Limited (ISCDL) has issued a tender, seeking a consultant for 100 MW floating/ ground-mounted/ rooftop solar PV power plants at the Yashwant Sagar Dam Reservoir, Jalud Water Pumping Station and various locations.

The last date for bid submission is January 28, 2019, and the techno-commercial bids will be opened on January 29, 2019. A pre-bid meeting has been scheduled for January 22, 2019, to address the concerns raised by the prospective bidders. The estimated cost of work is Rs 2 crore and all interested bidders are expected to Submit and Earnest Money Deposit of Rs 2 lakh. 

The project timeline for the selected consultants will include two years of execution period, which will be followed by five years of operation and maintenance period.

Recently, the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) had issued a tender, inviting bids from eligible bidders for the engagement of consultants to provide assistance in framing the ‘RERC (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Tariff Regulations for Renewables Sources) Regulations for 2020. And for allied works related to the tariff of renewable energy. The regulations are to be put into effect from April 1, 2020.

The primary objective of the project is to assist the commission in reviewing the provisions of the existing renewable tariff regulations considering the developments in the sector during the ongoing control period and analysing the challenges.

The last date for bid submission is January 21, 2019, and the techno-commercial bids will be opened on January 22, 2019. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 10 lakh, and all bidders must submit an Ernest Money Deposit of Rs 20 thousand along with their bids.

In December 2019, the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company (WBSEDCL) had issued an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the engagement of reputed consultants for the 125 MW Phase – I and the 75 MW Phase – II solar projects to be located at Dadanpatrabar, Mania and Dkshin Purusottampur in West Bengal.