The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR) has issued a request for proposal (RfP) to procure 10 MW of solar power electricity under a captive/group captive open access arrangement.

IITR will hold 26% of the equity shares in the solar project, valued at ₹36 million (~$398,418.84). Selected bidders must sign a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA).

Bids must be submitted by February 21, 2026. Bids will be opened on February 23, 2026.

Bidders must furnish an earnest money deposit of ₹1 million (~$11,067.2) and a document fee of ₹1,000 (~$11.07) plus 18% GST.

Selected bidders must furnish a security deposit of 5% of the estimated one-year electricity consumption cost and an earnest money deposit of 110% of the equity share held by IITR in the solar project.

The scope of work entails the design, engineering, installation, testing, and commissioning of the solar project. It also involves providing operation and maintenance (O&M) services for the PPA period.

The O&M services include overhauling the project, equipment, works, switchyard, and transmission lines and equipment up to the injection point.

Successful bidders must identify the project location, acquire land, evacuate power, obtain project approvals, and conduct project feasibility studies.  They must coordinate with the state transmission unit, the state load dispatch center, distribution companies, and other relevant agencies to obtain open access approvals.

The project must be set up within 50 km of IITR in Uttarakhand.

The project must be commissioned within 180 days. Delays in commissioning or a shortfall in supplying the contracted energy will attract liquidated damages.

Bidders must have commissioned at least one open access power supply project of a minimum 1 MWp capacity in the last seven years, preferably in Uttarakhand.

Bidders must have a financial turnover of at least ₹300 million (~$3.32 million).

Last December, Central Electronics issued a tender to set up 4.125 MW grid-connected solar projects at IIT Kharagpur in West Bengal.

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