NTPC Green Energy has issued an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) expression of interest (EoI) to set up 5 MW ground-mounted solar projects with a 4 MW/12 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) and a floating solar project of up to 20 MW in the Great Nicobar Island (GNI).

Bids must be submitted by September 8, 2025. Bids will be opened on September 12.

Bidders must provide techno-commercial proposals covering technology options, storage solutions, cost optimization, logistics, and experience in similar renewable energy and storage projects.

The scope of work includes studying GNI’s energy requirements and existing transmission systems, preparing a detailed project report, and developing technical specifications. It also entails EPC for both floating and ground-mounted solar systems with BESS, arranging transmission to existing substations, and obtaining statutory clearances.

Bidders must have worked on solar and BESS projects, including floating solar installations, either completed or under execution, preferably for central or state governments or public sector undertakings

Bid evaluation will include a responsiveness check, with grounds for rejection including incomplete formats, missing information, unsigned documents, inconsistent data, multiple submissions from the same entity, inadequate validity periods, conditional responses, late submissions, or conflicts of interest.

Recently, NTPC Green Energy invited bids to deploy a qualified coordinating agency for forecasting, scheduling, and aggregation services at a 296 MW solar power project in Fategarh, Uttar Pradesh.

In July this year, NTPC Green Energy invited bids for the comprehensive operation and maintenance of its 250 MW Shimbhu ki Bhurj-I solar project for two months in Rajasthan.

In May, NTPC Green Energy invited expressions of interest from renewable energy companies having power purchase agreements with intermediary procurers to acquire solar projects with a minimum cumulative capacity of 50 MW.

In April, NTPC Green Energy invited bids for land and an extra-high-voltage transmission system package to develop up to 900 MW interstate transmission system-connected solar projects in Bhuj, Gujarat.

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