NTPC Subsidiary Seeking Over 1.5 GW Solar Modules

NTPC REL Soliciting Bids For 1.58 GW Crystalline Silicon Bifacial Solar Panels For Gujarat Project
NTPC REL is seeking solar module supply for its projects under DCR category. (Illustrative Photo; Photo Credit: Oleksiy Mark/Shutterstock.com)
NTPC REL is seeking solar module supply for its projects under DCR category. (Illustrative Photo; Photo Credit: Oleksiy Mark/Shutterstock.com)
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  • NTPC has opened a call for the supply of solar panels for the 1.255 GW Khavda Solar Project  
  • The module supply of 1.586 GW will comprise bifacial products with a minimum 540 W rating  
  • These will be deployed in 4 blocks, adjacent to each other in the Rann of Kutch 

The renewable energy arm of Indian utility NTPC Limited, NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL), has launched a solicitation round for the supply of solar PV modules for the 1.255 GW Khavda Solar Project in Gujarat.  

Interested manufacturers will need to transport 1,584.6 MW of crystalline solar PV bifacial modules with a minimum 540 W power rating under the domestic content requirement (DCR) category.  

Solar panels, with DC capacity, will be deployed adjacent to each other in blocks – 391.5 MW under block 1, and 397.7 MW each for the remaining blocks 2, 3 and 4.  Bidders can bid for either 1, more than 1 or the entire package by depositing the bid security amount specified.  

NTPC REL launched the tender with notice inviting tender (NIT) no. NRE-CS-5779-004(MOD-1)-9 on August 31, 2023. The last date to submit bids is October 11, 2023.  

The Khavda Solar Project is part of NTPC REL's 4.75 GW Renewable Energy Park, touted as India's largest single sited solar park, at Khavda in the Rann of Kutch. It was cleared by the Federal Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in July 2021 (see India's Largest Solar Park With 4.75 GW Capacity, Cleared).   

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