The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has issued guidelines for qualifying requirements for bidders of balance plant for coal/lignite based thermal power stations (TPS).
To increase participation and widen the vendor base for TPS, the CEA reviewed guidelines for qualifying requirements for bidders of balance plant for coal/lignite based thermal power stations, 2010. The notable changes in reviesed guideline are bifurcation of coal handling plant and ash handling plant packages and introduction of additional route of collaborations/associations with design agency with respect to various balance of plant packages, etc. Further, requirement of sourcing of equipment in line with Make in India policies of the government has also been introduced in the revised guidelines.