The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has tendered a total of 25 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects with battery energy storage systems (BESS) to be developed on the island of Andaman & Nicobar.
The tender total includes an 8 MW solar PV project with BESS to be developed in Chidiyatapu in southern Andaman.
The agency also tendered a separate 17 MW solar PV project with BESS to be developed in the village of Manglutan in south Andaman.
The scope of work for both the tenders includes the design, engineering, supply, packaging, forwarding, transportation, unloading, storage, installation, testing, commissioning, and grid integration of the projects.
The original tenders for the projects were initially tendered by NTPC last summer. Those tenders called for the installation of the same amount of solar PV capacity with accompanying energy storage in the same locations.
Separately, NTPC has also issued a tender for the installation of BESS at an already-developed 5 MW solar project in the island’s Garcharma town.