Karnataka Renewable Energy Development (KREDL) has issued a request for selection for setting up a 250 MW solar project with a 1,100 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at Ryapte village in Tumkur district, Karnataka. The project will supply peak power and optimize grid utilization at the Pavagada Solar Park.

Bids must be submitted by July 5, 2025. Bids will be opened on July 7.

Bidders must submit a document fee of ₹41,300 (~$485.23), including GST, and a bid processing fee of ₹2.5 million (~$29,372) plus 18% GST. They must also furnish an earnest money deposit of ₹605.9 million (~$7,105,371).

KREDL will provide the land parcel for the solar and BESS projects on lease under the land sub-lease agreement. The land parcels are in the Annadanapura and Reddivarahalli villages of Pavagada taluk and Tumkur district. The total area for lease is 1,000 acres with a base land sub-lease rate of ₹30,000 (~$351.9)/acre/annum. There will be a 5% biennial escalation on the base lease rate.

Apart from installing the solar and BESS projects, the scope of work includes obtaining the project land on lease and connecting the two systems to the Karnataka Solar Power Development Corporation substation 6. The connectivity will extend from the substation to Tumkur (Pavagada).

The scope of work also includes providing the interstate transmission system for the project.

Selected bidders must comply with the Approved Models and Manufacturers of Solar Photovoltaic Modules List-I and List–II.

Only commercially established and operational technologies must be used in the project to minimize the technology risk and to achieve timely power supply.

The solar components must adhere to the International Electrochemical or equivalent Bureau of Indian Standards requirements.

Selected bidders must use solar modules warranted for peak output wattage of at least 90% at the end of 10 years and 80% at the end of 25 years.

Each module must use a radio frequency identification tag. All projects must install the necessary equipment to continuously measure solar radiation, ambient temperature, wind speed, and other weather parameters. This equipment must simultaneously measure the generation of DC and AC power from the project.

Bidders must fulfill at least one of the following requirements:

• Have a minimum annual turnover of ₹12 million (~$140,723)/MW of the quoted contracted capacity during the financial year 2024 or seven days before the bid submission deadline.
• Have an internal resource generation capability as profit before depreciation interest and taxes, excluding other and exceptional income, of at least ₹2.4 million (~$28,144.73)/MW of the quoted solar capacity.
• Have an in-principal sanction letter from lending institutions/banks committing a minimum line of credit of ₹3 million (~$35,180.91)/MW of quoted solar capacity for working capital. This letter can also be from affiliates.

In January this year, KREDL awarded Advait Energy Transitions its auction to integrate 40,000 off-grid or standalone solar pumps in Karnataka under Component B of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan program.

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