GUVNL Invites Bids for 500 MW/1000 MWh Standalone BESS in Gujarat
Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. (GUVNL) has issued a tender for setting up of 500 MW/1000 MWh standalone battery energy storage in Gujarat under the tariff-based competitive bidding (Phase-VI). Bid submission ends on February 24, 2025.
January 20, 2025. By Mrinmoy Dey
The bidders need to pay INR 29,500 as a cost of bid document. Further, they need to pay INR 15 lakh (plus GST) as a document processing fee. They also need to furnish INR 5 lakh/MW as an earnest money deposit (EMD) in form of a bank guarantee. Selected bidders need to pay a performance guarantee of INR 12.5 lakh/MW prior to signing of the BESPA.
The pre-bid meeting will be held on February 6, 2025. The last date for the submission of bids online is February 24, 2025. The techno-commercial bids will be opened on February 28, 2025.
The minimum bid size will be 100 MWh i.e. 50 MW x 2 hours and in multiple of 50 MW / 100 MWh.
The total capacity of 500 MW/1000 MWh will be set up at any location in Gujarat, connected with Intra State Transmission System (In-STS) and the land shall be identified by bidders themselves.
The BESS shall be charged by drawing power from GETCO and inject power to GETCO network in accordance with the dispatch instructions issued by SLDC in consultation with GUVNL. GUVNL will provide required power for charging BESS considering minimum system efficiency under the agreement.
The BESS developers (BESSD) must make the BESS available for 2 operational cycles per day, i.e. 2 complete charge-discharge cycles per day. The BESSD must guarantee a minimum system availability of 95% on annual basis. The BESSD must guarantee AC to AC roundtrip efficiency (RtE) of 85% system on monthly basis.
The tender proposes to promote only commercially established and operational technologies to minimise the technology risk and to achieve timely commissioning of the projects.
As for financial eligibility, the net worth of the bidder must be equal to or greater than INR 74 lakh/MW of the quoted capacity (in MW), as on the last date of previous Financial Year or as on the day at least 7 days prior to the bid submission deadline.
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