NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC REL) has issued an online request for proposals from electrolyzer technology providers with whom it plans to compete in upcoming green hydrogen tenders. NTPC REL is the company’s renewable energy division.
The tender document said, “This tender proposes to choose electrolyzer technology provider(s) for a two-year term for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) technology of 400 megawatts (MW) and non-PEM technology of 600 MW.”
“NTPC REL shall engage into an agreement with the selected technology provider(s), who will give support to the employer for bidding in multiple green hydrogen tenders,” according to the paper. For the job to be completed, separate contracts must be signed up with the selected technology provider(s).”
The scope of work for an electrolyzer-based hydrogen generating plant comprises design, engineering, manufacture, supply, packing and forwarding, customs duties, insurance, transportation, storage, installation, testing, commissioning, trial operation, and PG test.
The bidder must be a manufacturer of bipolar type water electrolyzer plants with manufacturing capacity (owned or leased) for PEM technology/Other Bipolar type water electrolyzer plants and a total annual production capacity of at least 50 MW electrolyzer plants at the time of the techno-commercial bid submission date, according to NTPC REL.
An alternative to this criterion is that the bidder must be a channel partner of a Qualified Bipolar type Water Electrolyser Manufacturer for a Hydrogen Generation System (QEM) that meets the above-mentioned requirements, and the bidder must have an ongoing collaboration agreement with the QEM that lasts at least until the end of the contract’s defect liability period.
In terms of financial criteria, the successful bidder’s average annual turnover during the preceding three financial years as of the date of techno-commercial bid submission should not be less than $64 million, or the bidder should submit a letter from their bank confirming the availability of a line of credit for $21 million.
“The detailed invitation for bids (IFB) will be issued at a later date, and the bidding documents will then be made available on the ETS Portal,” according to NTPC REL.
