PFC Consulting has invited bids to establish an interstate transmission system (ISTS) to evacuate 5,500 MW of renewable energy from the Jam Khambhaliya Renewable Energy Zone (Phase II) and 1,000 MW from Jamnagar (Phase I).

Together, the system is expected to support the integration of around 6.5 GW of renewable energy capacity in the Dwarka–Jamnagar area.

The last date to submit the bids is May 15, 2026. Bids will be opened on the same day.

Bidders must furnish a bid bond of ₹760 million (~$8.18 million) and a tender fee of ₹500,000 (~$5,384) plus 18% GST.

The successful bidder must submit a performance guarantee of ₹1.9 billion (~$20.45 million).

The project must be developed on a build, own, operate, and transfer basis and provide transmission services under a long-term transmission service agreement.

The selected transmission service provider must establish a 765/400 kV substation with four 1,500 MVA transformers and a 400/220 kV substation with ten 500 MVA transformers, along with associated bus reactors and bays.

The project also includes developing critical transmission corridors to enable power evacuation from the renewable energy zone. This comprises a 765 kV double-circuit transmission line between Kalyanpur and Jamnagar and another 765 kV double-circuit line connecting Kalyanpur with the Saurashtra region near Rajkot.

At the Kalyanpur substation, the developer must install reactive power compensation and grid stability infrastructure, including switchable line reactors and synchronous condensers with a minimum short-circuit contribution requirement.

The scope also entails augmentation works at the Jamnagar substation, where a 220 kV switchyard will be built along with the installation of three 500 MVA, 400/220 kV transformers to facilitate the integration of approximately 1 GW of renewable energy capacity in Phase I. Additional line bays should also be developed to enable interconnection with renewable energy generators.

The system must be commissioned by March 31, 2030.

Bidders must have developed infrastructure projects with a total capital expenditure of at least ₹38 billion (~$409.20 million) in the last five years. The capital expenditure of each project must have been at least ₹7.6 billion (~$81.84 million).

The projects must have been completed at least seven days before the bid submission deadline. Bidders must have held at least 26% ownership in the company executing the projects from financial closure to commissioning.

Bidders can also participate if they have received at least ₹38 billion (~$409.20  million) from clients for completed infrastructure projects over the past five years. The payment for each project must have been at least  ₹7.6 billion (~$81.84  million).

Bidders must have a minimum net worth of ₹15.2 billion (~$163.68 million) in the last three financial years. Their net worth should not have been negative in any of the past three financial years.

Recently, PFC Consulting invited bids to establish an ISTS to integrate 3 GW of renewable energy from the Ananthapuram-III PS REZ-Phase-I.

Earlier, PFC Consulting invited bids to set up a 3×500 MVA, 400/220 kV substation, along with associated transmission lines, in Humnabad, Bidar district, Karnataka.