Bids are invited for Supply, installation and commissioning of Balance of System (BOS) items for the state-owned engineering major’s 100 MW (AC) solar plant in Gujarat. The last date for bid submission is December 10. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Electronics Division, Bangalore is setting up a 100MW (AC) solar power plant for Raghanesda Ultra Mega Solar Park, Gujarat. The plant comprises 18 inverter stations with associated 5 MW PV array and two pooling stations of 50 MW each.

All the electrical equipment in this project are outdoor type. Supply of solar modules is in BHEL’s scope. The scope of work for the selected BOS vendor includes supply, installation, testing and commissioning of certain AC and DC activities of the solar photovoltaic power plant as detailed in the tender specification. To be eligible, the vendor should have executed indoor/outdoor electrical installations of minimum 33 KV at power plants or sub-stations in India—with scope including both supply and erection—within the last five years from date of tender opening. The cumulative value of these projects should be minimum Rs 7 crore, with individual contract values of not less than Rs 1 crore.