Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited has invited bids for setting up a 450 kilowatt (kW) alternating current solar photovoltaic plant at its Fabrication, Stamping and Insulator Plant township in Jagdishpur under a 25-year RESCO/BOOM model. The successful developer will be responsible for building, owning, operating and maintaining the solar plant for the duration of the contract.

The tender, issued under reference number BHEL/FSIP/MM-WCC/26-27/W-6, specifies a total contract duration of 300 months and requires the selected bidder to ensure uninterrupted power supply to the FSIP facility through the solar power system for the entire period. All bidding activities will be conducted through BHEL's official e-procurement portal and participants must submit both techno-commercial and financial bids in a digitally signed format.

An earnest money deposit of Rs 0.5 mn is mandatory and bids submitted without this deposit will be rejected, with no exemption for micro and small enterprises. The successful bidder will also be required to provide a security deposit or performance bank guarantee of Rs 1.157 mn, which will remain valid for 302 months to cover contract duration and closure obligations. Interested bidders are encouraged to visit the FSIP township in Jagdishpur to assess site conditions and technical requirements before submitting proposals.

Evaluation will be carried out in two stages, with techno-commercial bids reviewed first to shortlist eligible participants and price bids opened subsequently, and the company reserves the right to conduct a reverse auction. The notice inviting tender was released on six May 2026, the last date for submission is 27 May 2026 by 10:00 hours and the opening of techno-commercial bids is scheduled for 27 May 2026 at 15:00 hours. For technical or commercial clarifications bidders may contact the Senior Engineer Prashant Kumar Tripathi or the Senior Manager Kapil Kumar at the Jagdishpur facility and all submissions must be uploaded through the official BHEL e-procurement platform within the stipulated timeline.