The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited bids for the supply of 80 MW of firm power on a short-term basis under open access.

The last date to submit bids is April 8, 2026.  Bids will be opened on April 13.

Bidders may offer a mix of energy sources, such as thermal, nuclear, solar, wind, hydro, hybrid, or battery storage. The quantum of power should be firm power for the entire duration of the contract.

The contract period will be from April 2026 to June 30, 2026.

Bidders must submit ₹7,500 (~$80.44)/MW per month as an earnest money deposit. The successful bidder must furnish a contract performance guarantee within seven days of the contract award, for an amount equivalent to ₹50,000 (~$536.28)/MW per month for the duration of the contract.

Bids must be placed for a minimum of 10 MW of power from a single generation source.

SECI will enter into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the successful bidder. The PPA will be signed after the power sale agreement (PSA) with the Tripura State Electricity Corporation (TSECL) is signed.

SECI will charge a trading margin of ₹0.07 (~$0.0007)/kWh as an intermediary procurer for such power procurement.

In case the deviation exceeds 15% (on the buyer’s side) of the contracted energy for which open access has been allocated, TSECL will have to pay compensation to SECI at 20% of the tariff for the shortfall more than the permitted deviation of 15%.

If the deviation from the seller side is more than 15% of the contracted energy for which open access has been allocated, the seller will have to pay compensation to the procurer at 20% of the tariff for the quantum of shortfall more than the permitted deviation of 15% in the energy supplied to SECI.

All open access charges, transmission withdrawal charges, including state transmission utility charges and losses, scheduling charges, operating charges, and the application fee of the state load dispatch center beyond the delivery point, will be borne by TSECL. And the same up to the delivery point will be borne by the successful bidder.

Last month, SECI invited bids to supply 1 GW of round-the-clock thermal mimic power from interstate transmission system -connected renewable energy projects for 25 years.

Earlier, SECI invited bids to set up a 10 MW grid-connected solar project integrated with a 10 MW/20 MWh battery energy storage system in Odisha with viability gap funding.

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