NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC REL) has invited bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of 900 MW (3 X 300 MW) solar projects at Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh.

The last day to submit the bids is May 8, 2026. Bids will be opened on the same day.

The bid security amount for 1 block (300 MW) or 2 blocks (600 MW) is ₹200 million (~$2.15 million). For all 3 blocks (900 MW), the bid security is ₹500 million (~$5.37 million).

The contractor is responsible for the design, engineering, manufacturing, supply,  installation, testing, and commissioning of the solar projects, including the supply of solar modules.

The scope also includes site preparation activities such as land grading, vegetation clearing, topographical surveys, and geotechnical investigations.

Advanced monitoring and control systems must be installed, including a SCADA system for remote monitoring and control of inverters and a complete weather-monitoring station.

The scope also includes installing dynamic reactive power compensation equipment and harmonic filters to ensure compliance with grid standards and regulatory requirements.

In addition to EPC works, the contractor is responsible for the comprehensive operation and maintenance of the project, including all electrical equipment, consumables, and spare parts, for three years from the commissioning of the full project capacity.

Bidders must have designed, supplied, erected, or supervised the erection, and commissioned or supervised the commissioning of grid-connected solar projects with a minimum cumulative installed capacity of 40 MW.

At least one of these projects should have had a minimum capacity of 10 MW, and such a project must have been in successful operation for at least six months before the techno-commercial bid opening.

Bidders may also qualify if they have executed, as a developer or EPC contractor, an industrial project in sectors such as power, steel, oil and gas, petrochemical, fertilizer, cement, coal mining, including coal handling, or any other process industry within the last ten years.

For a single 300 MW block, the project must have had a minimum value of ₹1.92 billion (~$20.65 million. For two blocks aggregating 600 MW, the minimum project value required is ₹3.84 billion (~$41.3 million). For all three blocks totaling 900 MW, the minimum project value required is ₹5.76 billion (~$61.95 million).

The reference project must have been in successful operation for at least one year for non-renewable energy projects, or at least six months for renewable energy projects.

Bidders must have an average annual turnover over the last three financial years of at least ₹1.92 billion (~$20.65 million for a single 300 MW block, ₹3.84 billion (~$41.3 million) for two blocks aggregating 600 MW, or ₹5.76 billion (~$61.95 million) for all three blocks totaling 900 MW.

The bidders’ net worth as on the last day of the preceding financial year must be at least 100% of its paid-up share capital.

Last August, NTPC REL invited bids for the EPC of a 300 MW grid-connected solar project anywhere in Goa.

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