NTPC seeks to enlist solar project developers and EPC contractors

To be eligible for enlisting with NTPC, the average annual turnover of the company should not be less than Rs80 crore during the last 3 financial years.

In case a bidder does not satisfy the annual turnover criteria, its holding company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements, provided that the net worth of such holding company as on the last day of the preceding financial year is at least equal to or more than its paid-up share capital of the holding company.

Further, the bidder should have designed, supplied, erected and commissioned 40 MWp or above of cumulative grid-connected solar capacity, out of which at least one plant should have been of 10 MWp capacity or above.

Or, the bidder should be a grid-connected solar plant developer with cumulative installed capacity of 40 MWp or above, out of which at least one plant should have been of 10 MWp capacity or above.

The scope of work includes design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, packing and forwarding, transportation, unloading, storage, installation, testing and commissioning of the solar plant excluding supply of PV modules. Construction of foundation and module mounting structure for SPV panels as per NTPC design also falls under the scope. Further, the selected developer shall also provide operation and maintenance of the plant for a period of three years from the date of successful completion of trial run.