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					</table><p>Terra Clean (<a href="https://terraclean.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TeCL</a>), a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation (<a href="https://iocl.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IOCL</a>), has invited bids for the empanelment of engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors for the design, engineering, supply, construction, installation, and commissioning of balance of system (BoS) and balance of plant (BoP) toward setting up interstate transmission system (ISTS) and intrastate transmission system (InSTS)-connected solar power projects.</p>
<p>The bid submission deadline is November 30, 2026. Bids will be opened the following day.</p>
<p>TeCL would empanel contractors under the following categories, with further subdivision as enumerated below:</p>
<ul>
<li>Category B1: Design, engineering, supply procurement, construction, erection, testing, commissioning, operations, including maintenance of BoS/BoP and associated works for ISTS/InSTS grid-connected solar projects with or without storage, above 500 MW and up to 1000 MW.</li>
<li>Category B2: Design, engineering, supply procurement, construction, erection, testing, commissioning, operations, including maintenance of BoS/BoP and associated works for ISTS/InSTS grid-connected solar projects with or without storage-above 250 MW and up to 500 MW.</li>
<li>Category B3: Design, engineering, supply procurement, construction, erection, testing, commissioning, operations, including maintenance of BoS/BoP and associated works for ISTS/InSTS grid-connected solar projects with or without storage-above 100 MW and up to 250 MW.</li>
<li>Category B4: Design, engineering, supply procurement, construction, erection, testing, commissioning, operations, including maintenance of BoS/BoP and associated works for ISTS/InSTS grid-connected solar projects with or without storage, up to 100 MW.</li>
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<p>The annual turnover of the bidders during any of the last three preceding financial years must be at least ₹3.27 billion (~$34.45 million) for Category B1, ₹2.38 billion (~$25.07 million) for Category B2, ₹1.05 billion (~$11.06 million) for Category B3, and ₹480 million (~$5.06 million) for Category B4.</p>
<p>Bidders can fulfill any of the following criteria:</p>
<p>Category B1</p>
<ul>
<li>Bidders should have carried out the EPC of BoS/BoP of grid-connected solar or wind power projects of cumulative installed capacity of 400 MW or higher, out of which at least one plant must be of 100 MW or higher capacity and all such projects must have been in successful operation for at least six months prior to the date of original technical bid opening.</li>
<li>They must have carried out EPC of an industrial project in power/steel/ petroleum/oil and gas/petrochemical/chemicals/ fertilizer/ cement/ coal installations or any other process industry, of minimum work order Value of ₹3.4 billion (~$35.81 million) in a single project or single work, and the same should be in successful operation for at least 12 months prior to the date of original technical bid opening.</li>
<li>Bidders must have carried out EPC work of at least one electrical substation of 33 kV or above voltage level, which should be in successful operation for at least one year for industrial projects and six months for renewable energy projects prior to the date of original technical bid opening.</li>
</ul>
<p>Category B2</p>
<ul>
<li>They must have carried out the EPC work of BoS/BoP of grid-connected solar or wind projects of cumulative installed capacity of 200 MW or higher, out of which at least one project must be of 50 MW or higher capacity and all such projects must have been in successful operation for at least six months prior to the date of original technical bid opening.</li>
<li>They must have completed EPC work of an industrial project in power/steel/ petroleum/oil and gas/petrochemical/ chemicals/ fertilizer/ cement/ coal installations or any other process industry, of minimum value of ₹1.98 billion (~$20.86 million) in a single project or single work, and the same should be in successful operation for at least 12 months prior to the date of original technical bid opening.</li>
<li>They must have carried out the EPC of at least one electrical substation of 33 kV or above voltage level, which should be in successful operation for at least one year for an industrial project and six months for a renewable energy project prior to bid opening.</li>
</ul>
<p>Category B3</p>
<ul>
<li>They must have carried out EPC work of BoS/BoP of grid-connected solar or wind projects of cumulative installed capacity of 120 MW or higher, out of which at least one plant must be of 30 MWp or higher capacity and all such plants must have been in successful operation for at least six months prior to the date of original technical bid opening.</li>
<li>Bidders must have completed work of an Industrial project in power/steel/ petroleum/oil and gas/petrochemical/chemicals/fertilizer/cement/coal installations, or any other process industry, of minimum work order value of ₹880 million (~$9.27 million) in a single project or single work, and the same should be in successful operation for at least 12 months prior to the date of original technical bid opening.</li>
<li>They must have completed a work order for at least one electrical substation of 33 kV or above, which should be in successful operation for at least one year for an industrial project and six months for a renewable energy project.</li>
</ul>
<p>Category B4</p>
<ul>
<li>They must have carried out the EPC work of BoS/BoP of grid-connected solar or wind projects of cumulative installed capacity of 80 MW or higher, out of which at least one plant must be of 20 MW or higher capacity and all such projects must have been in successful operation for at least six months prior to the date of bid opening.</li>
<li>Bidders must have carried out an Industrial project in power/steel/petroleum/ oil and gas/petrochemical/chemicals/fertilizer/cement/coal installations or any other process industry, of minimum work order value of ₹400 million (~$4.21 million) in a single project or single work, and the same should be in successful operation for at least twelve months prior to bid opening.</li>
<li>They must have successfully completed the EPC of at least one electrical substation of 33 kV or above voltage level, which should be in successful operation for at least one year for industrial projects and six months for renewable energy projects prior to the date of original technical bid opening.</li>
</ul>
<p>Interested parties fulfilling the eligibility criteria will be empaneled with TeCL for a period of two years from the date of issue of the Letter of Intent based on the terms and conditions of the empanelment document.</p>
<p>Recently, TeCL <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/terra-clean-floats-land-aggregation-tender-for-solar-project-in-gujarat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids to aggregate land for a solar project in Gujarat. The project involves aggregating land for a 300 MW InSTS-connected solar project near the 220 kV Bhalgamda GETCO substation in Gujarat’s Morbi district.</p>
<p>Earlier, TeCL <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/terra-clean-seeks-power-buyers-for-long-term-renewable-energy-procurement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> expressions of interest from commercial &amp; industrial (C&amp;I) organizations interested in sourcing long-term renewable power under the group captive open access model or other applicable arrangements.</p>
<p>Subscribe to Mercom’s <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-tender-tracker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India Solar Tender Tracker</a> to stay on top of tender activity in real time.</p>



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					</table><p>Engineers India (<a href="https://engineersindia.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EIL</a>), a central government undertaking, has invited bids from suppliers of concentrated solar technology (CST) systems to provide balance of project services.</p>
<p>The tender is open for both Indian and foreign companies.</p>
<p>The last day to submit the bids is March 7, 2023. Bids will be opened on March 9.</p>
<p>Bidders must be technology licensors or suppliers of CST systems, including linear/parabolic concentrators, dish/engine, and power tower systems.</p>
<p>Bidders with a demonstrated CST system that is not fully commercialized can also submit their bids. EIL is open to establishing a partnership and collaborating toward the commercialization of the technology.</p>
<p>The scope of work encompasses civil and structural work, turbine package, and the entire utility systems consisting of cooling tower, water block, effluent treatment, instrument and plant air system, and electrical and instrumentation systems.</p>
<p>Potential technology licensors or suppliers of CST must have commissioned at least one CST project using the proposed technology within the last ten years.</p>
<p>They can also participate if they have at least one CST project that uses the proposed technology and is under execution. These projects should have been awarded within the last five years.</p>
<p>The CST concentrator (reflector and receiver combined) used in the reference projects must have achieved a minimum thermal efficiency of 70%.</p>
<p>They must provide test certification for mirrors that comply with ASTM/EU/ISO standards, demonstrating that they meet the minimum quality requirements for optical, visual, and edge faults, as well as durability tests for the reference project.</p>
<p>Bidders must furnish audited annual financial statements, including the balance sheet and profit and loss account for the latest financial year.</p>
<p>Their net worth must be positive, as shown in the immediately preceding year&#8217;s audited financial statement.</p>
<p>Globally, concentrated solar power companies had raised $13 million in venture capital deals in 2022, according to Mercom Capital&#8217;s <a href="https://mercomcapital.com/product/annual-q4-2022-solar-funding-ma-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2022 Solar Funding and M&amp;A Report</a>.</p>
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