Energy Efficiency Services (EESL) has invited bids for the installation of a 50 MW grid-connected solar project with a 10 MW/40 MWh battery energy storage system at the IB thermal power station in Jharsuguda, Odisha.
The scope of work includes design, engineering, supply, transportation, transit insurance, storage, installation, testing, commissioning, along with the associated internal pooling system, SCADA, energy management system, and plant boundary evacuation facilities at the site.
The last date to submit bids is June 30, 2026. Bids will be opened on the same day.
Bidders must submit ₹90.56 million (~$948,554) as the earnest money deposit.
The project must be completed within 18 months of the tender issuance.
Only Class-I Local suppliers with a minimum local content of 50% are eligible to bid.
Bidders must have a valid electrical contractor license or a valid authorization permitting execution of HT electrical works of 33 kV and above issued by a competent government authority of any state or the Central Government of India.
They should have successfully executed a single work order of at least ₹3.62 billion (~$37.92 million), or two work orders of value not less than ₹2.26 billion (~$23.67 million), or three work orders of value not less than ₹1.81 billion (~$18.96 million) during the last seven years.
Bidders must have successfully installed solar-plus-battery-storage hybrid projects integrated with a bi-directional power conditioning system and inverter, and capable of AC charge-discharge operation during the last seven years.
