The Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency (BREDA) has reissued the tender for the procurement of 250 MW of power from grid-connected solar power projects. Interested bidders will have to submit an amount of ?400,000 (~$5,447)/MW as the earnest money deposit (EMD). The successful bidder will have to submit an amount of ?1 million (~$13,617)/MW of the contracted capacity as the performance bank guarantee. The last date to submit the bids is January 22, 2021. The pre-bid meeting will take place on January 12, 2021.

The tender document says each solar project’s installation size should be a minimum of 25 MW capacity and a maximum of 250 MW capacity in multiples of 25 MW. The responsibility of grid-connectivity with the transmission system owned by the distribution company (DISCOM) will lie with the project developer.