Engineering Projects India (EPI) has invited bids for an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) package to develop up to 250 MW of grid-connected solar power projects in Rajasthan.

The project will be located near the 220 kV Bikaner IV substation at Ambaran.

Bids must be submitted by June 15, 2026. Bids will be opened on June 16.

Bidders must submit the earnest money deposit of ₹2 million (~$21,500) and a tender fee of ₹29,500 (~$320).

The scope of work includes design, engineering, manufacturing, procurement, testing, packing, transportation, supply, electrical works, installation, erection, testing, commissioning, performance demonstration, and operational acceptance of the solar project.

The selected bidder must also acquire land, develop the solar project, build power evacuation infrastructure, secure transmission connectivity, and provide comprehensive operation and maintenance services for three years.

To qualify, bidders must, as EPC contractors or developers, have installed grid-connected solar projects with a cumulative capacity of at least 30 MW. This must include at least one project with a capacity of 10 MW or higher that has been operational for at least three months prior to the last day of the month preceding the month in which the tender is issued.

Bidders may also qualify if they have executed an industrial or infrastructure project in the area of power, steel, oil and gas, petrochemical, fertilizer, cement, coal mining, including coal handling plant  or any other process industry of a value valued of atleast ₹15.9 million (~$171,300)/MW in a single project, and and the same should be in successful operation for at least six months prior to the last day of month preceding the month in which the tender has been issued

They must also have executed at least one electrical substation rated at 33 kV or higher that has been operational for at least six months.

Bidders must have recorded an average annual turnover of at least ₹4 billion (~$43.1 million) during the last three financial years.

They must also have a net worth of at least ₹800 million (~$8.6 million) as of March 31, 2025, or demonstrate solvency of at least ₹3.2 billion (~$34.5 million).

This February, EPI issued an expression of interest for the EPC of a 250 MW grid-connected solar project in Rajasthan.

Earlier, EPI  invited expressions of interest to empanel agencies as joint venture, consortium, associate, or back-end partners for upcoming solar engineering, procurement, and construction projects across India.

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