Dept of Science & Technology, Chandigarh Issues Tender for 4000kwp Canal Top Power Plant

The Department of Science and Technology has issued a tender for the design, manufacture, supply, erection, testing and commissioning including warranty operation and maintenance for 10 years for a 4000kwp canal top solar photovoltaic power plant. The plant will be set up in Chandigarh.

The bid submission start date is 21-02-2023 at 6:00 PM. The last date for submission of bids is 06-03-2023 at 5:00 PM. Bids open on 07-03-2023 at 12:30 PM.

The last date for document collection is 06-03-2023. The pre-bid meeting is 20-02-2023.

The estimated cost is INR 25.61 Cr. The EMD is 51.22 lacs. The document fee is Rs 118 thousand.

CREST focus on solar energy 

The Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science & Technology (CREST) is on a mission to augment solar energy in the UT. In December 2022, CREST announced its intention to install rooftop solar power stations at 7 locations of Chandigarh. These are to have an aggregate capacity of 2250 kWp. It has set up a target of installing 75 MWp worth of solar capacity by August 15 of this year.