82) NTPC Green's Khavda BESS tender kept moving after its own deadline had passed Six corrigenda and one addendum landed inside a single bidding cycle, with the last posted a day after the original closing date. That sequence tells bidders the package was still being calibrated while they were expected to fix prices. The notice never states MW rating, discharge duration, chemistry or augmentation responsibility. A reverse auction on 3,300 MWh of undefined configuration is where the real risk sits.

83) MPPGCL formalises a site visit so bidders cannot later claim they did not know The corrigendum changes no scope, no price basis and no qualification bar — it simply schedules an inspection. Its commercial value lies in what it removes: the post-award claim that site conditions were unforeseeable. For a turnkey EPC carrying five years of O&M, land and interface assumptions made blind become expensive. The promoter has quietly shifted diligence responsibility back onto the bidder.

84) UJVNL puts the entire Sirkari Bhyol electro-mechanical chain under one turnkey price Rs 158.53 crore covers design through commissioning for a 3x40 MW hydro package with no interface escape route. The structure rewards firms with manufacturing depth rather than assembly capability. Coordination risk, not equipment cost, is likely to decide who prices this realistically. The pre-bid stage will show whether the market treats the estimate as workable.

85) POWERGRID removes the performance guarantee but moves payment behind a Collector's order Deleting the CPG frees working capital for the Morbi valuation package — an unusual relaxation for a consultancy assignment. What replaces it is milestone payment tied to acceptance by authorities the contractor cannot control. The award cap has also loosened from one package to two, reshaping who can win what. Easier entry, harder cash conversion.

86) Two extensions on Tankul suggest the market needed more time than UJVNL assumed The bidding window has stretched by 25 days without any visible change to scope, capacity or the Rs 87.90 crore estimate. The package runs from river diversion through tunnel, surge shaft and powerhouse into hydro-mechanical works. Geological risk allocation across those fronts is not resolved in the public notice. Repeated extensions usually mean bidders are still pricing what they cannot see.

87) NTPC's Barauni ash package rules out reverse auction and self-performed design cannot be bought in A three-week extension eases bid preparation but changes nothing about a 630-day delivery obligation. Qualification demands an executed pneumatic system with in-house design — closing the route of borrowed engineering credentials. Rs 1 crore bid security and Rs 6.09 lakh daily delay damages narrow the field further. NTPC appears to want fewer bidders who can actually finish.

88) BHEL caps some liability at Lakhanpur while leaving the worst exposure at 100% Corrigendum VIII gives bidders numbers to model: 5% for delay, 5% for performance shortfall, 30% for make-good. Termination and risk-and-cost completion still reach the full contract price. Requests to soften the one-year force majeure and three-year hold thresholds were refused outright. Five deadline extensions later, the risk envelope is clearer but no lighter.

89) MSEDCL reaches Version 5 on a Rs 109.58 crore transformer buy before opening a single bid Successive revisions and an incorporated pre-bid reply document suggest the utility preferred argument before award rather than after. Firm pricing survives every revision, leaving cost risk with manufacturers. The extended window improves bid quality but delays a purchase of one of the network's most routinely consumed assets. Document stability, not competition, appears to be the priority here.

810) BHEL wants its Anantapur BOS partner locked in before the project even exists This is a pre-bid tie-up, not an award — capability is being secured ahead of the downstream contest. A Rs 3 crore EMD against an uncertain project outcome is a serious commitment to demand upfront. It filters out speculative participation while pushing bid-stage risk onto prospective partners. For 1,200 MW, BHEL is buying execution certainty before it needs it.

811) Ennore's FGD tender has spent 162 days in procurement without changing a single risk clause Five extensions and a cancelled-then-restored pre-bid meeting have stretched the calendar without relaxing EMD, LD, warranty or completion terms. Contractors gained preparation time; the 30 and 32-month clocks did not move. The 4%-1% security split makes the technology provider a secured party rather than an adviser. Market formation, not administration, appears to be what took so long.

812) POWERGRID makes survey counts indicative and tells Anand bidders not to expect more money Corrigendum C5 deletes the performance guarantee, then transfers parcel-density risk in the same breath. Bidders must quote a fixed total before receiving the Land Plan Schedule, survey details and KML files. Payment splits 80:20, with the tail dependent on committee acceptance and a Collector's order. Lower entry cost, higher pricing blindness.

813) Mahagenco asks one contractor to find the land, build the plant, evacuate the power and run it for a decade This is a development platform transfer disguised as a 300 MWac EPC procurement. The 25 MWac floor widens entry, but a 15 MWac reference plant and per-MW financial ratios quietly narrow it again. Consortium partners can share technical credentials; the lead member carries the full financial test alone. A reverse auction then compresses prices built on land and evacuation uncertainty.

814) Kulhal's pre-bid meeting was rescheduled to a date after its own bid deadline The original calendar collapsed once clarification moved past the closing date, forcing a third extension. The 29-day shift restores roughly the same clarification-to-submission interval the tender first intended. What bidders learned during that window matters more than the extension itself. Rs 110.57 crore of brownfield hydro renovation cannot be priced from drawings alone.

815) CTUIL reorders its contract hierarchy one day before bids close The corrigendum makes the uploaded RfP supreme over conflicting GeM terms and the service-level agreement, without extending the deadline. Bidders must reconcile a 286-page document against a portal summary in a single day. The consultancy itself carries authority over delay claims, force majeure, cost reasonableness and asset valuation. Personnel controls make the CVs submitted a binding commercial promise, not a bid-stage flourish.

816) A one-minute discrepancy sits inside NTPC REL's 600 MW Dhule bid schedule The schedule table says one cut-off; the portal banner says another sixty seconds later. Electronic systems reject late bids automatically, which makes ambiguity a procedural risk unrelated to price or capability. Corrigendum-1 arrived seven days before submission alongside a second addendum. Rs 20 crore in bid security filters the field before a reverse auction compresses whatever margin survives.

817) BHEL bundles two Korba West packages that share nothing except a single price Package-A and Package-B carry different boundaries and 42 and 58-month schedules, yet must be quoted as one lump sum. The price will be split 25:75 by prescription, not by the bidder's own cost structure. BHEL can then redistribute orders at will, with cross-default linking every instrument it issues. Administrative separation without contractual separation is the whole design.

818) POWERGRID tightens the one-package rule for Kheda while consolidating its own conditions The revised ATC pulls qualification, evaluation, payment and scope into a single controlling document. Restricting each agency to one award prioritises parallel execution across districts over economies of scale. A package-opening sequence is being used to manage bidder capacity before firms exhaust their entitlement. Fifteen days per assignment leaves no room for slow mobilisation.

819) Corrigendum C7 shows POWERGRID still adjusting its Gujarat valuation terms before award The amendment modifies the bidding process after original publication and must be read alongside the base documents. GeM provisions and POWERGRID's own conditions now operate together rather than in sequence. Land valuation has moved from incidental consultancy to a scheduling input for transmission construction. The final conditions matter more than the original release.

82) NTPC Green's Khavda BESS tender kept moving after its own deadline had passed Six corrigenda and one addendum landed inside a single bidding cycle, with the last posted a day after the original closing date. That sequence tells bidders the package was still being calibrated while they were expected to fix prices. The notice never states MW rating, discharge duration, chemistry or augmentation responsibility. A reverse auction on 3,300 MWh of undefined configuration is where the real risk sits.

83) MPPGCL formalises a site visit so bidders cannot later claim they did not know The corrigendum changes no scope, no price basis and no qualification bar — it simply schedules an inspection. Its commercial value lies in what it removes: the post-award claim that site conditions were unforeseeable. For a turnkey EPC carrying five years of O&M, land and interface assumptions made blind become expensive. The promoter has quietly shifted diligence responsibility back onto the bidder.

84) UJVNL puts the entire Sirkari Bhyol electro-mechanical chain under one turnkey price Rs 158.53 crore covers design through commissioning for a 3x40 MW hydro package with no interface escape route. The structure rewards firms with manufacturing depth rather than assembly capability. Coordination risk, not equipment cost, is likely to decide who prices this realistically. The pre-bid stage will show whether the market treats the estimate as workable.

85) POWERGRID removes the performance guarantee but moves payment behind a Collector's order Deleting the CPG frees working capital for the Morbi valuation package — an unusual relaxation for a consultancy assignment. What replaces it is milestone payment tied to acceptance by authorities the contractor cannot control. The award cap has also loosened from one package to two, reshaping who can win what. Easier entry, harder cash conversion.

86) Two extensions on Tankul suggest the market needed more time than UJVNL assumed The bidding window has stretched by 25 days without any visible change to scope, capacity or the Rs 87.90 crore estimate. The package runs from river diversion through tunnel, surge shaft and powerhouse into hydro-mechanical works. Geological risk allocation across those fronts is not resolved in the public notice. Repeated extensions usually mean bidders are still pricing what they cannot see.

87) NTPC's Barauni ash package rules out reverse auction and self-performed design cannot be bought in A three-week extension eases bid preparation but changes nothing about a 630-day delivery obligation. Qualification demands an executed pneumatic system with in-house design — closing the route of borrowed engineering credentials. Rs 1 crore bid security and Rs 6.09 lakh daily delay damages narrow the field further. NTPC appears to want fewer bidders who can actually finish.

88) BHEL caps some liability at Lakhanpur while leaving the worst exposure at 100% Corrigendum VIII gives bidders numbers to model: 5% for delay, 5% for performance shortfall, 30% for make-good. Termination and risk-and-cost completion still reach the full contract price. Requests to soften the one-year force majeure and three-year hold thresholds were refused outright. Five deadline extensions later, the risk envelope is clearer but no lighter.

89) MSEDCL reaches Version 5 on a Rs 109.58 crore transformer buy before opening a single bid Successive revisions and an incorporated pre-bid reply document suggest the utility preferred argument before award rather than after. Firm pricing survives every revision, leaving cost risk with manufacturers. The extended window improves bid quality but delays a purchase of one of the network's most routinely consumed assets. Document stability, not competition, appears to be the priority here.

810) BHEL wants its Anantapur BOS partner locked in before the project even exists This is a pre-bid tie-up, not an award — capability is being secured ahead of the downstream contest. A Rs 3 crore EMD against an uncertain project outcome is a serious commitment to demand upfront. It filters out speculative participation while pushing bid-stage risk onto prospective partners. For 1,200 MW, BHEL is buying execution certainty before it needs it.

811) Ennore's FGD tender has spent 162 days in procurement without changing a single risk clause Five extensions and a cancelled-then-restored pre-bid meeting have stretched the calendar without relaxing EMD, LD, warranty or completion terms. Contractors gained preparation time; the 30 and 32-month clocks did not move. The 4%-1% security split makes the technology provider a secured party rather than an adviser. Market formation, not administration, appears to be what took so long.

812) POWERGRID makes survey counts indicative and tells Anand bidders not to expect more money Corrigendum C5 deletes the performance guarantee, then transfers parcel-density risk in the same breath. Bidders must quote a fixed total before receiving the Land Plan Schedule, survey details and KML files. Payment splits 80:20, with the tail dependent on committee acceptance and a Collector's order. Lower entry cost, higher pricing blindness.

813) Mahagenco asks one contractor to find the land, build the plant, evacuate the power and run it for a decade This is a development platform transfer disguised as a 300 MWac EPC procurement. The 25 MWac floor widens entry, but a 15 MWac reference plant and per-MW financial ratios quietly narrow it again. Consortium partners can share technical credentials; the lead member carries the full financial test alone. A reverse auction then compresses prices built on land and evacuation uncertainty.

814) Kulhal's pre-bid meeting was rescheduled to a date after its own bid deadline The original calendar collapsed once clarification moved past the closing date, forcing a third extension. The 29-day shift restores roughly the same clarification-to-submission interval the tender first intended. What bidders learned during that window matters more than the extension itself. Rs 110.57 crore of brownfield hydro renovation cannot be priced from drawings alone.

815) CTUIL reorders its contract hierarchy one day before bids close The corrigendum makes the uploaded RfP supreme over conflicting GeM terms and the service-level agreement, without extending the deadline. Bidders must reconcile a 286-page document against a portal summary in a single day. The consultancy itself carries authority over delay claims, force majeure, cost reasonableness and asset valuation. Personnel controls make the CVs submitted a binding commercial promise, not a bid-stage flourish.

816) A one-minute discrepancy sits inside NTPC REL's 600 MW Dhule bid schedule The schedule table says one cut-off; the portal banner says another sixty seconds later. Electronic systems reject late bids automatically, which makes ambiguity a procedural risk unrelated to price or capability. Corrigendum-1 arrived seven days before submission alongside a second addendum. Rs 20 crore in bid security filters the field before a reverse auction compresses whatever margin survives.

817) BHEL bundles two Korba West packages that share nothing except a single price Package-A and Package-B carry different boundaries and 42 and 58-month schedules, yet must be quoted as one lump sum. The price will be split 25:75 by prescription, not by the bidder's own cost structure. BHEL can then redistribute orders at will, with cross-default linking every instrument it issues. Administrative separation without contractual separation is the whole design.

818) POWERGRID tightens the one-package rule for Kheda while consolidating its own conditions The revised ATC pulls qualification, evaluation, payment and scope into a single controlling document. Restricting each agency to one award prioritises parallel execution across districts over economies of scale. A package-opening sequence is being used to manage bidder capacity before firms exhaust their entitlement. Fifteen days per assignment leaves no room for slow mobilisation.

819) Corrigendum C7 shows POWERGRID still adjusting its Gujarat valuation terms before award The amendment modifies the bidding process after original publication and must be read alongside the base documents. GeM provisions and POWERGRID's own conditions now operate together rather than in sequence. Land valuation has moved from incidental consultancy to a scheduling input for transmission construction. The final conditions matter more than the original release.

82. UJVNL packages river diversion, tunnelling and powerhouse into single Rs 87.90 crore Tankul hydro contract
UJVN Limited has invited online bids for constructing the 12 MW Tankul small hydro project in Pithoragarh, combining trench weir, intake, river diversion, desilting tank, tunnel, surge shaft, powerhouse and hydro-mechanical works in one mandate. The submission deadline has moved by 25 days through two extensions alongside two corrigenda, signalling the package required correction before closure. Bidders must price geological uncertainty, river behaviour and remote Himalayan logistics into a compact contract value. The project's execution complexity far exceeds its modest installed capacity.

83. BSPGCL couples 150 MW solar with 75 MW/300 MWh battery in tariff-based bid with capacity-linked EMD
Bihar State Power Generation Company has issued an NIT to develop 150 MW of solar PV integrated with a four-hour battery system through tariff-based competitive bidding followed by e-reverse auction. The EMD scales at Rs 14.24 lakh per MW quoted, discouraging speculative capacity offers, while the original bid-security instrument must physically reach BSPGCL despite an otherwise digital process. Battery degradation, augmentation and charging rules — central to project economics — are left to the detailed documents. The outcome could set an early state benchmark for solar-plus-storage pricing.

84. HPSEBL seeks Rs 3.72 crore project management consultant under QCBS — then adds a reverse auction
HPSEBL has floated an RFP for a project management agency to support its reforms-linked distribution scheme, deploying 246 expert man-months across engineering review, field monitoring and funding-claim support, with the deadline extended by ten days. Selection follows a 70:30 quality-cost formula, yet the notice simultaneously announces an e-reverse auction — an unresolved structural clash. A Rs 70 crore annual turnover threshold towers over the modest assignment value, favouring large national consultancies. HPSEBL also retains the right to double expert deployment in every category, shifting staffing risk onto the consultant.

85. OCPL hands one consultant the entire blueprint for its 5 MTPA Manoharpur coal washery
Odisha Coal and Power Limited is appointing a single adviser to prepare the DPR, washability study, CAPEX-OPEX-IRR modelling and the complete EPC tender architecture for a proposed 5 MTPA coal washery, with the deadline extended by 18 days after the original schedule lapsed. The washability study must run through one of six named institutions, tying a core milestone to external laboratories. Joint ventures are barred, concentrating all credentials in one entity, while least cost selection meets a strict abnormally-low-bid clause that can exclude aggressive quoters from retenders. The 120-day programme leaves little slack for approval cycles.

86. GSECL's Rs 4.73 crore covered-conductor retrofit at Ukai TPS carries a 36-month owner-controlled execution horizon
GSECL has floated an open three-stage e-tender to replace 16 km of exposed 11 kV conductors at Ukai Thermal Power Station with medium-voltage covered conductors, including eight double-pole air-break switch structures and dismantling of old lines, as an indivisible supply-plus-works package. Supply must finish in six months, but the work order stays valid for 36 months — extendable by six more at unchanged prices. Thirty per cent of supply value remains locked until successful charging, tying contractor cashflow to shutdown availability. With no guaranteed work-release schedule, bidders are pricing a long-duration call-off obligation, not a fixed-schedule job.

87. MSEDCL extends commencement window but holds commercial line on Rs 130.38 crore STAR-II transformer buy
MSEDCL has issued Amendment No. 1 with pre-bid clarifications on its tender for 200 kVA STAR-II CRGO distribution transformers, extending the commencement period from two to three months while keeping the nine-month delivery schedule intact. Manufacturer requests for revised estimated cost, IEEMA price variation, relaxed experience thresholds and softer security terms were all rejected, while BEE certification was confirmed as not required for 22 kV units. The amendment signals selective operational flexibility without commercial concession. Certification-heavy entry barriers remain firmly in place for smaller suppliers.

88. POWERGRID engages exclusive land valuer for 219 km transmission corridor in Morbi under package-wise GeM bid
POWERGRID has invited a two-packet GeM bid to appoint a land valuer for transmission-line corridors in Morbi district under Package-7, covering roughly 219 km, with the consultant certifying survey-number-wise market rates for compensation and acquisition. The valuer must work exclusively for POWERGRID and is barred from representing any other project stakeholder — a stronger conflict-management measure than routine consultancy tenders carry. The district-wise package model spreads work across Gujarat while limiting how many packages one bidder can secure. The tender treats land valuation as project-critical infrastructure work rather than conventional advisory service.

89. NREDCAP offers 22-year DBFOT concession for Rs 324.70 crore Vijayawada waste-to-energy plant
NREDCAP, acting for Vijayawada Municipal Corporation and participating urban bodies, has issued an RFP for a private concessionaire to design, build, finance, operate and transfer a 15 MW municipal-waste-based power plant under a 22-year concession including two years of construction. The Rs 3.24 crore EMD and qualification framework point toward experienced infrastructure developers rather than general EPC contractors. Financing strategy and long-term operating assumptions will matter more than EPC pricing in determining competitiveness. The structure reflects a policy preference for private lifecycle ownership of complex municipal processing assets.

810. NTPC Ramagundam to double transformer capacity with 500 MVA units under integrated 30-month contract
NTPC has invited domestic bids to replace two 250 MVA auto transformers at Ramagundam with 500 MVA interconnecting units, bundling design, manufacture, transport, oil treatment, erection and commissioning into one accountability chain over 30 months. An unusual clause forces installation pricing into a 10–15% band of supply value, blocking payment-structure engineering. Loss penalties reach Rs 10 lakh per kW for no-load deviation — with no reward for overperformance — while the variable-price contract offers only narrow escalation relief. A Rs 1 crore bid security applies with no MSE exemption.

811. BHEL's 400 kV GIS package for Yamuna Nagar loads firm pricing, reverse auction and long-tail liabilities onto suppliers
BHEL is procuring a complete 400 kV gas-insulated switchgear installation for HPGCL's 800 MW ultra-supercritical expansion at Yamuna Nagar, with the deadline extended twice after a technical corrigendum rewrote testing, transport, packing and scope-boundary provisions. Prices stay firm across a 12-month supply cycle, while the 18-month warranty starts only after project trial operation — a milestone outside the supplier's control. Entire specification clauses were deleted without replacement, creating interpretation gaps, and packing must survive 24 months of outdoor monsoon exposure. Impact recorders must trace every shock from factory to site, with a reverse auction awaiting qualified vendors.

812. NTPC Talcher Kaniha's Rs 84.81 crore ash-backfilling contract pays only the lower of two measurements
NTPC has floated a GeM bid restricted to its enlisted ash-transport vendors for excavating, hauling and compacting ash from Talcher Kaniha into quarries and mine voids 50–100 km away, under a 12-month contract splittable 50:50 between two bidders. Payment follows the lower of dispatch-end or filling-site measurement, and every truck movement needs weighbridge, GPS, FASTag, toll and geotagged photo evidence uploaded daily — incomplete records mean withheld payment. A quantity mismatch between the scope figure and doubled BOQ entries demands careful reconciliation. Regulatory penalties on NTPC flow back entirely to the contractor, converting a transport job into a full land-reclamation obligation.

813. AEGCL's fixed-price 220 kV line for TATA semiconductor plant transfers all design-modification costs to the contractor
Assam Electricity Grid Corporation has published a turnkey tender for a 220 kV Sonapur-TSAT double-circuit line providing redundant power to the TATA semiconductor facility, spanning overhead line, underground cable, optical fibre and commissioning under single-point responsibility within 24 months. There is no advance payment and no escalation: AEGCL supplies the base design, but site-driven modifications — special towers, pile foundations, raised chimneys — must be executed at zero additional cost. The warranty runs five years from supply or four-and-a-half from commissioning, whichever is later, with liquidated damages at 1% per week up to 10%. Payments can take 60 days, subject to fund availability.

814. Powergrid caps land valuers at one package each across ten-district Gujarat valuation drive
Powergrid has issued a GeM bid for an IBBI-recognised land valuer covering 246 tower locations across 91.74 km spanning three transmission SPVs in Vadodara district, one of ten sequentially opened packages, with every assignment due within 15 days of intimation. A "one agency, one package" rule prevents any single firm from dominating, while packages with three or fewer bidders jump the price-opening queue. No escalation applies, quantities can swing 25% either way, and the bid summary denies arbitration even as attached conditions prescribe a full arbitration regime. Consistency across multiple independent valuers remains the unaddressed governance risk.

815. JREDA opens Jharkhand's 16-site hydro pipeline to solar, wind and thermal players through eligibility rewrite
JREDA has issued an EOI to identify developers for small hydro projects across 16 Jharkhand sites under the BOOT model, beginning with surveys and DPRs before full development, financing and long-term operation. Corrigendum-I broke the hydro-only entry barrier: any 5 MW DISCOM PPA — solar, wind or thermal — now qualifies, provided the bidder operates a plant in the supplying state, with the deadline extended by 14 days. A Rs 50 crore turnover floor screens for balance-sheet depth over technical pedigree. Concession terms, tariffs and free-power obligations are deferred entirely to the RfP stage, making second-stage evaluation the critical safeguard.

816. UJVNL's Sirkari Bhyol hydro tender swells 53% to Rs 243 crore through twenty corrigenda
UJVN Limited's EPC tender for the electromechanical works of the 3x40 MW Sirkari Bhyol Rupsiabagar project has been transformed through twenty corrigenda and seven addenda: the estimated value jumped 53% to Rs 243.05 crore, the EMD rose to Rs 4.87 crore, and every qualification threshold was rewritten upward. Technical access simultaneously widened through a fifteen-year experience window, more approved component makes and flexible efficiency testing, even as financial entry tightened. Himalayan logistics, construction power and site utilities stay contractor-facing despite repeated bidder requests for relief. Bidders must hold prices for 270 days on a package still being stabilised months after publication.

82) OPTCL's Rs 256.29 crore Pahala tender makes one EPC contractor own a new GIS, a 9.94-km line and two live-station bay extensions The turnkey scope stitches the new GIS to Balianta through one integrated commissioning obligation. EMD is Rs 97.23 lakh. Latest: bids have closed and techno-commercial opening has taken place, with the price-bid date still pending.

83) A second APGENCO filing recasts the same NTTPS meter package as a straightforward digital-metering upgrade Scope bundles Secure-make ABT meters, RS-485/Modbus communication, HMI software and full commissioning into one contract. Eligibility favours manufacturers/dealers with PSU or utility metering experience. Latest: presented under a single, unconflicted P211 reference.

84) TGGENCO's 42-lakh-tonne coal haulage tender keeps daily quantity unguaranteed while penalising monthly shortfalls Bidders must move ~15,000 tonnes/day with GPS-fitted, dual-end-weighed tippers. Only 30% of the rate is diesel-linked; 70% stays fixed. Latest: the tender has opened, with pre-qualification bid opening due ahead of the price-bid opening.

85) MSEDCL's Rs 215.89 crore transformer tender softens qualification but holds firm on price and delivery 33/11 kV experience now counts toward the rarer 33/22 kV and 22/11 kV variants, and their type-test reports can follow bid submission. The nine-month delivery and 66-month warranty stay unchanged. Latest: Amendment No. 1 has been issued, extending the bid deadline.

86) POWERGRID gates its 765kV Bikaner substation package behind a mandatory NDA before releasing bid documents The package supports the Rajasthan REZ Phase IV evacuation corridor. Bidders must clear an eligibility and confidentiality screen before seeing specifications or pricing. Latest: the Invitation for Bids has been published, with bid submission and opening still ahead.

87) NTPC extends bidding on its Farakka generator-transformer replacement without touching scope or terms The 250 MVA transformer package covers design through commissioning under one 30-month contract. Bid security is Rs 50 lakh with a mandatory Integrity Pact. Latest: an extension notice has revised the bid submission and opening schedule, with scope and terms unchanged.

88) AEGCL's Sonapur–TSAT line for TATA Semiconductor pushes site-driven design changes into the contractor's fixed price The Rs 1.57 crore-EMD, 24-month turnkey package spans towers, pile foundations, 220 kV cable and underground OFC. Warranty runs 60 months from supply or 54 from commissioning. Latest: the tender has been published, with bid submission, closing and technical opening still ahead.

89) NHPC's Sawalkot dam package jumps 5.6% in value after a capacity correction and 123 days of deadline extensions The estimate rose from Rs 5,129.03 crore to Rs 5,416.94 crore after fixing capacity from 1,856 MW to 1,800 MW. Turnover and working-capital thresholds rose in step. Latest: Corrigendum 10 has fixed the online submission date, with hard-copy submission and techno-commercial opening following shortly after.

810) NTPC's Pudimadaka green-urea plant links a Simhadri CO2 unit to five process blocks across two sites under one lump-sum price Carbon capture at Simhadri feeds hydrogen, ammonia and urea production 25 km away at Pudimadaka, all under one lump-sum contract. Bid security is Rs 20 crore, shareable among consortium partners. Latest: Date Corrigendum 02 has moved the submission/opening deadline forward again, following Commercial and Technical Amendments.

811) NHPC's Rs 5,541 crore Kamala Lot-1 bundles dam, diversion tunnels and hydro-mechanical works into one civil package The 1,720 MW project in Kamla district combines diversion tunnels, cofferdams, the dam and access roads/bridges. EMD is Rs 10 crore against a 2,372-day execution period. Latest: document download and bid submission remain open, with bid opening scheduled shortly after.

812) NTPC's 200,000-unit limestone GeM tender splits award among four suppliers with freight dwarfing the material cost Balajee Steel Udyog took 75,000 tonnes; three others split the remaining 25,000 tonnes. All contracts land at Rs 3,960/tonne, Rs 740 material plus Rs 3,220 freight. Latest: award has been finalised, with contracts running over a one-year supply period.

813) GUVNL's short-term power RFP shifts nearly all transmission and sourcing risk onto generators and traders The tender seeks 500–1,000 MW across monthly windows through the procurement period. Interstate bidders absorb a fixed 3.50% regional loss adjustment intrastate suppliers avoid. Latest: the RFP has been published, with bids due shortly before the IPO opening and e-reverse auction on DEEP.