NHPC Launches EPC Tender For 100 MW Solar PV

NHPC Soliciting Bids From EPC Service Providers For 100 MW Grid Connected Solar PV Capacity To Be Developed In Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh

For a 100 MW solar power plant in Uttar Pradesh, NHPC has launched a search for an EPC company to set up the project in the state. Pictured is the skyline of Noida, a city in Uttar Pradesh. (Photo Credit: TaiyangNews)

NHPC is looking for 100 MW solar PV capacity to be established in Mirzapur district of UP
Project needs to be grid connected on completion along with setting up associated power evacuation equipment
Winner will be required to also provide comprehensive operation and maintenance services for 5 years

Indian hydropower company NHPC Ltd. has launched a tender seeking an EPC services provider for 100 MW solar power capacity it is developing in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh.

According to the tender launched, the contract is for a 100 MW solar crystalline photovoltaic grid connected solar power plant to be established with associated power evacuation equipment in the villages of Sherwa, Chak Lathiya and Jafarkhani in Chunar region. Winning bidder would need to also provide comprehensive operation and maintenance services for 5 years.

NHPC said bids can be submitted till May 5, 2021, and bids will be opened on May 12, 2021.

In October 2020, NHPC said it plans to develop a 600 MW solar power plant in Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh which it plans to commission by the end of 2022, or start of 2023. It also said the company has secured power sale agreements (PSA) and power purchase agreements (PPA) with discoms and solar project developers for 2 GW solar PV capacity as an intermediary producer (see India PV News Snippets: NHPC, ReNew, AC, Sri Lanka, Mercom).

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