The Northern Power Distribution Company of Telangana (TGNPDCL) has floated a tender to set up 1.2 MW ground-mounted solar projects at the 33/11KV Nerella substation in Karimnagar district.

Bids must be submitted by October 10, 2025.  Bids will be opened on the same day.

Bidders must furnish a security of 2% of the quoted bid amount and a transaction fee of 0.03% of the estimated contract value (ECV), up to ₹500 million (~$5.63 million) plus GST.

Successful bidders must submit a corpus fund of 0.04% of the ECV, capped at ₹10,000 (~$112.67).

The scope of work entails the design, supply, transportation, installation, testing, and commissioning of the solar projects. It also involves providing operation and maintenance services for five years.

Successful bidders must install a remote monitoring system and a string monitoring box for the projects. They must use either TOPCon, monocrystalline, or bifacial solar modules with a minimum efficiency of 20.9% and a warranty of at least 12 years.

The module backsheet must be three-layered, with fluoro polymer or a material with superior ultraviolet (UV) stability properties. The module encapsulants must be resistant to UV and potentially induced degradation. Encapsulants for glass-glass modules must be the polyolefin type.

Each solar module must be equipped with an RFID tag embedded inside the module lamination. These tags must be able to withstand harsh environmental conditions.

Selected bidders must provide a five-year warranty for the projects.

The projects must be commissioned within six months.

Bidders must be empanelled with the Telangana Renewable Energy Development Corporation. They must have executed solar projects of a minimum capacity of 0.6 MW at either government buildings, subsidy programs, or private premises, evacuating 11 kV in the last three financial years. The work’s capacity can be in total or in multiple denominations.

Bidders must have a turnover of 30% of the estimated project value during any of the last three financial years.

In April this year, TGNPDCL issued multiple tenders for installing ground-mounted solar projects of a total capacity of 21 MW at 24 locations in the state.

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