GSECL floats tender for a 35 MW solar power project with 57 MWh of BESS

The Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL) has floated a tender to invite bids for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract of a 35 MW of grid-connected solar power project with 57 MWh of battery energy storage system (BESS).

The project will entail design, engineering, erection, construction, installation, and commissioning of the solar plant at Kutch Lignite Thermal Power Station at Pandhro site in Kutch district of Gujarat. The successful bidder will also have the responsibility to take care of the operations and maintenance (O&M) activities of the project for 12 years. Estimated cost of the project is Rs 2.56 billion. The last date to submit the bids is September 29, 2021.