NHDC Empaneling Module Manufacturers for its Solar Projects

• NHDC has provided a worldwide tender for the empanelment of seasoned as well as qualified solar PV module makers for the growth of its solar energy projects

NHDC Limited, a JV company in between NHPC Ltd and the Government of Himachal Pradesh, has actually issued a worldwide tender for the empanelment of experienced and capable solar PV module producers for the development of solar energy projects by NHDC.

The last day for submission of applications for empanelment is July 21, 2020, and also the applications will certainly be opened on the following date i.e. July 22, 2020. The chosen suppliers will certainly be empaneled (initially) for a duration of 24 months.

The produces will certainly be empaneled under 2 classifications. The initial i.e. Category A will be for suppliers for projects needing a supply of 490 MW or more solar PV modules. And also the second i.e. Category B for projects with a requirement of 175 MW solar PV modules.

According to the tender, prospective buyers should totally meet the qualifying criteria for both categories for their bids to be efficiently registered.

In Category A

• The prospective buyer shall be the original PV module supplier with a module production ability of a minimum of 400 MWp/annum.
• The prospective buyer needs to have made and supplied the solar PV modules of cumulative mounted capacity of 55 MWp or over using any score of modules and also any kind of resource of native or imported PV cells in any type of one financial year to solar plants throughout last 7 years ending last day of month previous to the date of entry of the proposal
• The prospective buyer should have manufactured and also supplied solar PV module developed using indigenous as well as/ or imported PV Cells of power score 285 Wp or above to Solar Plants, which should have completed a minimum of 1 year of effective procedure as on due day of opening of bid.

In Category B

• The bidder shall be the original PV module maker with a module manufacturing capacity of a minimum of 140 MWp/annum.
• The prospective buyer ought to have manufactured and supplied the solar PV modules of advancing installed capacity of 20 MWp or over making use of any kind of score of modules and any type of source of native or imported PV cells in any one financial year to solar plants throughout last 7 years ending last day of month before the date of entry of the bid.
• The prospective buyer must have manufactured and also provided solar PV module accumulated utilizing indigenous and/ or imported PV Cells of power rating 285 Wp or over to Solar Plants, which must have completed a minimum of 1 year of effective procedure as on due day of opening of the quote.

Last month, the firm had released a similar tender for the empanelment of experienced and also qualified solar PV module producers for the growth of its solar energy projects. But now, the firm has released the tender once more after separating the empanelment into two categories and likewise changing the certifying criteria.