Madhya Pradesh Jal Nigam (MPJN) has issued a request for proposal (RfP) to develop a 100 MW  ground-mounted solar project under captive mode in the state’s Mandsaur district.

Bids must be submitted by August 22, 2025. Bids will be opened on August 25.

Bidders must furnish an earnest money deposit of ₹5 million (~$57,099) and a tender fee of ₹50,000 (~$571).

The scope of work entails the design, engineering, supply, construction, erection, testing, and commissioning of the solar projects. It also involves providing operation and maintenance services for 25 years.

Selected bidders must acquire any private land parcel within the identified revenue land to make it contiguous. They can purchase any private land parcels if the identified revenue land is insufficient, at their own cost, risk, and responsibility.

The project’s solar modules and cells must comply with the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers List I and II.

Bidders must have completed and operationalized any of the following projects within the last seven years:

• Grid-connected, ground-mounted solar projects with a minimum cumulative capacity of 25 MW
• One grid-connected ground-mounted solar project with an individual capacity of at least 10 MW

Bidders must have a net worth of ₹600 million (~$6.8 million).

Recently, MPJN issued a tender to develop a 60 MW grid-connected wind project under captive mode. The proposed capacity can be extended up to 62 MW, depending on the selected wind turbine generators.

Last year, MPJN invited bids for consultancy services for the 100 MW solar project, along with a 60 MW wind project under the group captive mechanism.

In February this year, Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam issued an RfP to develop rooftop solar projects with a cumulative capacity of 2.215 MW on government buildings in Chhindwara, Dhar, and Seoni districts.

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