SJVN Tenders for Development of 100 MW Solar Plant at Dholera Solar Park

• SJVN has released a tender, inviting SPDs for setting up a 100 MW grid-connected solar PV power plant at the Dholera Solar Park in Gujarat.

SJVN Ltd, a joint venture of Government of India and the Government of Himachal Pradesh, has released a tender, welcoming quotes from eligible firms and also Solar Power Developers (SPDs) for setting up of 100 MW grid-connected solar PV power plant at the Dholera Solar Park in Gujarat.

The range of benefit the chosen prospective buyers will certainly include the design, design, supply, purchase, building and construction, testing and also commissioning of the solar power plant on a Build Own Operate (BOO) basis. The time afforded to the effective EPC bidders will be 15 months from handing over of the project site to finish the service the appointing of the project. The developers will certainly additionally be called for to supply detailed procedure and maintenance services for the plant for a period of 10 years from the day of effective appointing.

The project capability was won by SJVN in the tender (Phase-IX) floated in March by the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL). GUVNL was re-tendering the 700 MW capability which remained unallocated in solar tenders welcomed by GUVNL on January 16, 2019, (Phase V) and also June 24, 2019 (Phase VII).

SJVN will certainly participate in a Power Purchase Agreement with GUVNL for a period of 25 years from the scheduled business operation day of the project. The optimum toll payable to the selected prospective buyer and that a bidder can estimate at any type of stage throughout the bidding procedure was Rs 2.92 each.

The last day for proposal entry is July 16, 2020, and also the techno-commercial bids will certainly be opened on the same day. The date and also time of opening of the rate quotes and also the e-reverse auctions will certainly be educated by SJVN to the certified bidders. A pre-bid conference has been set up for July 8, 2020, to address the concerns elevated by the prospective bidders.

All bidders are called for to send an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of Rs 11.8 lakh together with their proposals.

According to the tender, all empanelled celebrations of SJVN under "Design, Engineering, Supply, Erection, Testing, Commissioning and also Comprehensive O&M for Ten Years of 100 MW (AC) Solar Power Plant at Dholera Solar Park (Phase IX), Gujarat (100MW) shall be qualified to participate in this NIT. Supplied that they have an Annual Average Turnover for the last three financial years not less than Rs 380 crore.