REC Power Development and Consultancy (RECPDCL) has invited bids for the implementation of a 765 kV interstate transmission system between Parli New, Maharashtra, and Bidar, Karnataka, on a build, own, operate, and transfer basis.

The tender is part of a broader transmission expansion plan aimed at enhancing grid connectivity between the country’s southern and western regions, as well as increasing renewable energy evacuation capacity.

The Parli New–Bidar double circuit transmission line will include the construction of two 765 kV line bays at each end and the Parli New and Bidar pooling stations (PS). The line will also include the installation of 765 kV, 240 MVAr static line reactors at Bidar PS, comprising six 80 MVAr switchable units.

The Bidar 765/400/220 kV PS is being developed to support 2.5 GW of renewable energy capacity, with connectivity of 2.5 GW already granted at the 220 kV level.

Bids must be submitted by August 22, 2025. Bids will be opened on the same day.

Bidders must furnish a bid security of ₹96 million (~$1.16 million) and a tender document fee of ₹500,000 (~$6,025).

The scope of work encompasses the survey, design, engineering, financing, land acquisition, right-of-way clearance, permits, construction, testing, and commissioning of the transmission system. It also entails providing operations and maintenance services for 35 years.

Successful bidders must transfer the transmission assets to the Central Transmission Utility at the end of the 35-year term at no costs.

Bidders must have worked on infrastructure projects worth at least ₹5 billion (~$60.24 million), with each project valued at a minimum of ₹1 billion (~$12.05 million). Alternatively, they must have worked on construction contracts where they received payments of at least ₹5 billion (~$60.24 million) over the last five years.

Bidders must have a minimum net worth of ₹2.5 billion (~$30.12 million).

Recently, RECPDCL issued a request for proposal for developing a 2,000 MW intrastate transmission system to evacuate power from a proposed solar park at Ryapte village in Tumkur district, Karnataka.

In May this year, RECPDCL invited bids to set up an interstate transmission system (ISTS) to integrate 3 GW of renewable energy at Ananthapuram-II Renewable Energy Zone (Phase-II) in Andhra Pradesh.