82) POWERGRID picks its Sunni Dam–Luhri transmission contractor before knowing whether it will win the project The TL01 pre-bid tie-up covers the Nange–Koldam 400 kV double-circuit line. Award is conditional on POWERGRID winning RECPDCL's TBCB competition. The contractor must sign an exclusivity MoU and stay out of all rival bids. A mountain-specific 50 km qualification filter and 33-month completion clock frame the package.

83) UPRVUNL's pumped hydro tender absorbs six extensions without returning any developer risk The Rs 3,953 crore, minimum 640 MW project sits between the Rihand and Obra reservoirs. The developer must identify the layout itself, arrange land and clearances, and post a Rs 79.06 crore EMD. Commissioning must fit 54 months — 18 for the DPR and only 36 for construction. Every major execution and clearance risk stays with the developer.

84) Eleven corrigenda turn BHEL's Koradi lime-and-gypsum EPC into a different tender from the one first issued Six extensions have added 45 days to the original bidding window. Capacities are now fixed at 150/165 TPH for lime and 50/55 TPH for gypsum. Weighbridges, MCC buildings and pay loaders were pushed firmly into contractor scope. Escalation relief is capped at plus or minus 20% while intermediate LD stays.

85) WAPCOS caps its Atal Park consultancy at Rs 3.31 lakh while stretching the obligation across four-plus years The Cuttack assignment runs from concept and DPR through supervision and as-built documentation. The fee stays frozen through extensions of up to three additional years. Payment is back-to-back, released only after WAPCOS receives funds from Cuttack Development Authority. A 5% guarantee, 5% retention and exclusion of arbitration complete the burden.

86) BHEL's Koradi bottom-ash package extends contractor liability past commissioning and into plant operations The 970-day, no-deviation EPC withholds equipment payments where civil pricing falls below 50% of contract value. Latent-defect liability runs 24 months beyond the defect period. Conveyor belts damaged during operation must be replaced at contractor cost. Milestone slippage triggers 10% withholding from running-account bills.

87) WBSETCL's 55 km cable tender grants technical flexibility while refusing every commercial concession on copper risk The 33 kV XLPE procurement pairs a 120-day delivery clock with firm prices and a reverse auction. Order splitting can leave L1 with only 60% of the quantity. In-house NABL test reports and steel drums were accepted at pre-bid stage. The steel-drum reply collides with the wooden-drum specification without a formal amendment.

88) GPPC rewrites its Pipavav clarifier health study but parks half the fee behind a tender it does not control Amendment No. 1 opens eligibility from Gujarat to all of India and mandates NDT at 12 locations minimum. An impossible 50%-per-week penalty has been corrected to 5%, capped at 10%. Payment splits into four 25% tranches tied partly to a separate implementation tender. The amendment arrived months after the original submission schedule, making the chronology itself a live issue.

89) SECI pairs open-global access with a Rs 8.44 crore entry ticket for its 45.6 MW Ramagiri wind EPC The single package bundles design, supply, construction, commissioning and maintenance for an ISTS-connected project. A two-envelope evaluation will be followed by an e-reverse auction. The query window closes hours before the pre-bid meeting even begins. Maintenance period, turbine configuration and performance guarantees remain undisclosed.

810) MPPMCL's four-hour battery tender slips 57 days through three corrigenda and three addenda The 282.50 MW/1,130 MWh procurement follows a build-own-operate model with viability gap funding. EMD of Rs 4.80 lakh per MW means Rs 13.56 crore for the full capacity. A Rs 15 lakh processing fee raises entry costs before evaluation begins. Projects may sit anywhere in India, importing connectivity risk into every bid.

811) NTPC REL gives Nokhra battery bidders eleven more days and not one gram less risk Corrigendum No. 01 extends bid submission while the query deadline stays shut. Bidders must deliver 1,320 MWh of nameplate for 1,200 MWh of dispatch at the point of injection. Capacity must hold at 98% across 15 years with contractor-funded augmentation. A Rs 20 crore bid security guards the reverse-auction gateway.

812) NVVN puts Varanasi's green charcoal through 65 tests, one trip and one payment before it reaches the market The GeM tender covers charcoal, ash and emission testing down to dioxins, furans and mercury. All sampling must fit a single site visit at one consolidated charge. Full payment waits for report acceptance, with competition limited to 22 approved vendors. Bids sharing an IP address face summary rejection at either stage.

813) NHPC widens entry to its Rs 379.25 crore Jalaun solar evacuation package while keeping project-wide LD intact Corrigendum-1 broadens general experience to any large electrical infrastructure work, opening the gate beyond substation-and-line contractors. Three 33/400 kV pooling substations at Orai, Madhogarh and Pathrahi must be delivered within 24 months. Delay preventing beneficial use attracts LD on the total contract price, capped at 10% plus GST. Escrow payments, an interest-bearing advance against a 110% guarantee and 5% bill retention keep cashflow risk with the contractor.

8Powergrid invites bids for 16 units of 765 kV, 80 MVAR single-phase reactors under Lot-8
Powergrid has issued a tender for the 765 kV Reactor Package 7RT-34-BULK via the PRANIT portal. It is a lump-sum contract with a Rs 25,000 tender fee and EMD shown as Nil. Bid submission closes on 14 August 2026, with technical bid opening the same day; a pre-bid meeting is set for 28 July 2026. What's happening: Powergrid is aggregating sixteen reactors into one bulk package rather than ordering substation by substation, standardising specifications and securing manufacturing capacity in advance — keeping the field limited to proven high-voltage OEMs.

8Powergrid opens GeM tender for 765 kV current transformers across Eastern and Western Region-I
Powergrid has launched a GeM procurement for 765 kV current transformers, including 3000A, 4000A, extended-rating and six-core variants. Deliveries go to substations in Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh over 365 days. It carries an Rs 8.71 lakh EMD and a 5% ePBG valid 26 months, reserved for Class-I local suppliers. Bids close 6 August 2026; the online pre-bid meeting is 23 July 2026. What's happening: Powergrid is pairing reverse-auction price discovery with Class-I local-supplier reservation for a specialised product, chasing lower prices without loosening technical entry barriers — which keeps competition among a small pool of qualified OEMs.

8Powergrid tenders 12 units of 765 kV, 80 MVAR reactors under 7RT-35-BULK with 60-month defect liability
Powergrid has issued a specification for 12 single-phase reactors under Lot-8, published 15 July 2026, with bids closing 13 August 2026. EMD is replaced by a bid-securing declaration, and an e-reverse auction applies. Reactors carry a 60-month defect liability, a further five-year latent-defect window and a Rs 8 lakh per kW loss LD. Six units must be commissioning-ready in 23 months and the remaining six in 26 months. What's happening: Powergrid is loading heavy lifetime-performance risk onto the contractor and deferring freight and insurance pricing until after it fixes destinations — so bidders win on ex-works price but negotiate logistics costs later, with little leverage.

8MPUVNL invites RESCO rooftop-solar bids across nine MP districts on a 25-year PPA model
MPUVNL has invited bids for grid-connected rooftop solar at government premises across nine districts, published 16 July 2026, with bids closing 17 August 2026. The developer finances, builds, owns and operates each system for 25 years under separate PPAs with each government DDO. EMD is Rs 1 lakh per MW, with performance security of Rs 1,750 per kW for each PPA, and the first-year tariff escalates 2% annually. What's happening: MPUVNL is capping each bidder's award at the lower of its EMD-backed and financial capacity, and fragmenting district awards into multiple DDO-level PPAs — turning the tender into a distributed 25-year operating platform rather than a simple EPC job.

8PFC appoints lender's legal counsel for Rs 254 crore Bikaner solar-plus-BESS financing
PFC has issued a GeM tender to appoint counsel for a ~Rs 254 crore loan to Juniper Nirjara Energy for a 42 MWp solar and 234.8 MWh BESS project, plus security changes to an existing 70 MWp solar loan. It is a two-packet limited tender among 12 empanelled category-A firms, with no EMD or ePBG, closing 31 July 2026, and the lump-sum fee is paid in five 20% milestones. What's happening: PFC needs the counsel to recast security so a new loan and an existing solar financing share collateral on a first pari-passu basis — buying execution certainty, with milestone payments hinging on registries and counterparties outside the firm's control while PFC keeps termination-at-will.

8TGGENCO floats two-year rate contract for grinding rolls and bull ring segments with conflicting qualification clauses
TGGENCO has invited two-part bids for grinding rolls and bull ring segments used in BHEL bowl mills across its 270–800 MW units, on a two-year rate-contract basis. Bids close 17 August 2026, with a Rs 1.15 crore EMD and a 10,000-hour operating guarantee with mid-life joint inspection. What's happening: The tender contradicts itself — five versus six years' experience, and Rs 30 crore versus Rs 7.20 crore solvency, across different sections — an unresolved drafting conflict that could decide who qualifies before price bids even open, while layered securities and firm pricing shift lifecycle risk onto the supplier.