NTPC invites bids for 260 MW solar plant in Bhadla Solar Park

03 Jan 2022 CW Team

NTPC Limited has floated tenders for the extensive operations and maintenance (O&M) of its 260 MW solar plant at the Bhadla Solar Park in Rajasthan for three years.

The deadline to present the proposals is January 19, 2022. On January 21, the proposals will be opened.

The bidder should have implemented a deal to set up and launch at least one grid-connected solar plant of 150 MW or above capacity during the past seven years as on the proposal opening date.

Alternatively, the bidder should have implemented a deal for O&M of at least one grid-connected solar power plant of 150 MW or above capacity for at least one year during the past seven years as on the proposal opening date.

The bidder’s average yearly turnover must not be less than Rs 93 million during the past three financial years. The net worth of the bidder as on the last day of the previous financial year must not be lower than 100% of the bidder’s paid-up share capital.

In case the bidder fulfills the condition of net worth based on the strength of its subsidiaries or the holding firm, the net worth of the bidder and its subsidiaries or the holding firm, in a combined manner, must not be less than 100% of the total paid-up share capital. Their net worth must not be lower than 75% of their paid-up share capital, individually.

Only Class-I local suppliers can take part in the bidding process. The local content condition to classify a bidder as a ‘Class-I local supplier’ is a minimum of 50%.

Any bidder from a nation that shares a land border with India can take part in the bid only if the bidder is listed with the competent authority.

In September 2021, NTPC floated tenders for the O&M of a 15 MW solar power plant at Jayant, Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh.

Image Source

Infrastructure Transport

12 Mar 2026

Kavach 4.0 Commissioned on Delhi–Mumbai and Delhi–Howrah

"Kavach version four has been commissioned on 1,452 route km, covering the high density Delhi–Mumbai and Delhi–Howrah corridors. The rollout included laying 8,570 km of optical fibre, installation of 1,100 telecom towers, deployment of trackside equipment over 6,776 RKm and establishment of 767 station data centres. Trackside implementation has been taken up on 24,427 RKm covering Golden Quadrilateral, Golden Diagonal and High Density Network sections. The programme aims to strengthen signalling and train protection on key routes.Kavach is an indigenously developed automatic train protecti..

Railways Advance Kalyan–Murbad Line And Mumbai Capacity Expansion

"Indian Railways is advancing multiple rail infrastructure projects in Maharashtra, including the sanctioned Kalyan–Murbad new line and sizable investments under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project and the Mumbai–Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project. The Kalyan–Murbad 28 km new line has been sanctioned at Rs 8.36 billion (bn) on a 50:50 cost-sharing basis with the Government of Maharashtra and has been declared a Special Railway Project for land acquisition; proposals covering 214 hectares are at various stages of acquisition. Budgetary outlay for projects falling fully or partly in Maharash..

Parliamentary Panel Flags Funding Gaps in Heavy Industries

"The Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry (Rajya Sabha) presented its 332nd report on the Demands for Grants 2026-27 of the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI). Figures converted from crore and lakh are expressed in million (mn). The Budget Estimates 2026-27 for the Ministry stand at Rs 79,399 mn against a projected requirement of Rs 94,843.2 mn, a shortfall of about 16 per cent, with revenue at Rs 79,370.8 mn and capital compressed to Rs 28.2 mn from Rs 5,020 mn.The committee flagged recurring BE-to-RE compression and declining revised estimate utilisation, and calle..