E-Tender No.: PEDA/ HBS /2019-20/04 Dated 19.06.2019 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RfP) FOR Setting up ofBiomass Solar Hybrid Power Project under Power Bundling Mechanism Capacity = 54 MW (48 MW Solar Power + 6 MW Biomass Power) On Build, Own & Operate (BOO) basis In the State of Punjab PUNJAB ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Plot No.1 & 2, Sector 33-D, Chandigarh 160 034 (INDIA) Phone:091-172-2663328, 2663382,Fax: 091-172-2662865 1 CONTENTS Section Contents Page No. Glossary 5 Disclaimer 6-7 Section -1 Introduction and Back Ground 8 1.0 Introduction 9 1.1 Objective 10 1.2 Punjab Potential 10 1.3 Punjab at Glance 10 1.4 Punjab the Land of Opportunities 11 1.5 Fiscal Assistance of New and Renewable 11 Sources of Energy Policy- 2012. 1.6 Total Capacity of Projects Commissioned 12 1.7 Role of PEDA 12 Section - 2 Definition 13 2.0 Definition 14-18 Section - 3 General Terms and Conditions 19 3.1 Guidelines for Bid Submission 20 3.2 Correspondence for Enquiries and Clarifications 21 3.3 Issuance of RFP and submissions of Bids. 21-22 3.4 Bid Time Schedule 23 Section- 4 Information and Instruction to Bidders 24 4.1 Qualification Requirements 25-28 4.2 Connectivity with the Grid and Pooling 28-29 substations 4.3 Short listing of Bidders 30 4.4 Selection of Project Developers based on offering 30 the lowest Net applicable Tariff 4.5 Implementation Agreement 31 4.6 Power Purchase Agreement 32 4.7 Submission of Response to RFP by the bidder 32-34 4.8 Bidder Notification 34-35 4.9 Due Date 35 4.10 Participation in E- bidding 35 2 4.11 Method of Submission 36 4.12 Validity of response to RFP 36 4.13 Preparation Cost 36 4.14 Enquiries and Clarifications 36 4.15 Right of PEDA 37 4.16 Bank Guarantees 37 4.17 Minimum equity to be held by Promoter 38 4.18 Financial Closure or Project financing 39 arrangements 4.19 Commissioning 39 4.20 Time Schedule for commissioning of Hybrid 40-41 Power Project Section- 5 Specific Terms and conditions for this Hybrid 42 Biomass Solar Power Project 5.1 Present status of Power Position of Punjab 43 5.2 Solar Power Generation 43 5.3 Energy from Biomass 44 5.4 Why this Project 44 5.5 Renewable Purchase Obligation 45 5.6 Capacity Offered 45 5.7 Biomass Plant 46 5.8 Tariff of bundled Power of Hybrid Project 46-48 5.9 Terms and Conditions for Hybrid solar Biomass 48-50 Power Project Section-6 Evaluation Criteria 51-52 Section-7 Formats for Bid Submission 53 7.0 Formats and supporting documents for bids 54-55 submission Formats 7.1 Format for Covering Letter 56-59 7.2 Format for Power of Attorney 60-61 7.3(A) Format for Bank Guarantee for EMD 62-64 7.3(B) Format for Performance Bank Guarantee 65-67 Checklist for Bank Guarantee 68-69 7.4 Formats for Board Resolutions 70-71 7.5 Consortium Agreement 72-75 3 7.6 Format for Financial Requirement 76-78 7.7 Format for Technical Criteria 79-80 7.8 Format for grid feasibility letter from PSPCL 81 7.9 Format for submission of Net Applicable Tariff 82 (Price Bid) 7.10 Format for Disclosure 83 7.11 Declaration for the technology Tie-up 84 7.12 Format for Declaration for Bidders 85 7.13 (A) Summary Data Sheet Part-1A(Qualification) 86-87 7.13(B) Summary Data Sheet Part-1B 88-90 (Techno-commercial) Annexure-1 Technical Parameters of Solar PV Module for 91-93 use in Grid Connected Solar PV Power Plants Annexure -2 List of Banks – Scheduled Commercial Banks 94 Annexure- 3 Implementation Agreement 95-117 Schedule of Plants Location 118 Annexure- 4 Power Purchase Agreement 119-151 Annexure- 5 List of Grid Substations of PSPCL 152-165 Annexure- 6 List of Tehsils allocated by PEDA 166 Annexure- 7 List of Tehsils in Punjab 167-168 4 GLOSSARY Abbreviations Details BG Bank Guarantee HPD Hybrid Project Developer CCA Controller of Certifying Authorities CERC Central Electricity Regulatory Commission CLU Change of Land Use EDC External Development Charges EMD Earnest Money Deposit FY Financial Year IA Implementation Agreement IEGC Indian Electricity Grid Code IPG Internet Payment Gateway ISO International Organization for Standardization IT & C Information Technology and Communications kWh Kilo Watt Hour LoA Letter of Award LLC Limited Liability Company LLP Limited Liability Partnership MU Million Units MW Mega Watt NRSE New and Renewable Sources of Energy NOC No Objection Certificate PAT Profit After Tax PBG Performance Bank Guarantee PEDA Punjab Energy Development Agency PPA Power Purchase Agreement PPCB Punjab Pollution Control Board PSERC Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission PSPCL Punjab State Power Corporation Limited RfP Request for Proposal ROC Registrar of Companies RTGS Real Time Gross Settlement RTU Remote Terminal Unit SLDC State Load Dispatch Center SPV Special Purpose Vehicle 5 Disclaimer This Request for Proposal (RfP bearingE-Tender No.: PEDA/ HBS /2019-20/ 04 document is not an agreement or offer by the PEDA to the prospective Bidders or any other party. The purpose of this RfP is to provide the information to the interested parties and to assist them in formulation of Bid. This RfP is based on material and information available in public domain.All information contained in this RfP or subsequently provided in writing to persons, the “Applicant(s)”, by or on behalf of representatives of the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) or any of its employees or advisors,is provided to Applicant(s) on the terms and conditions set out in this RfP and also any other supplementary terms and conditions, subject to which such Information is or may be provided. The information contained in this document is confidential and is not meant for general public. Any person who is not authorized to receive this information but inadvertently receives this document or the information contained herein shall ignore the same. Unauthorized use of this information shall be according to applicable law treated as offence under law by PEDA and the offender shall be liable to penalties/ punishments. This RfP or any of its contents is not an agreement to sell any securities or any of the businesses or assets which is held by PEDA, to enter into an agreement or arrangement of any kind with any party, including without limitation, the Applicants. This RfP does not, and does not purport to contain all the information and data,each applicant and/ or their advisors may desire or require in reaching decisions as to their involvement to develop project of PEDA on BOO basis. Each Applicant should conduct its own investigations and analysis and should check the accuracy, reliability and completeness of the information in this RfP and obtain independent advice from appropriate sources. Applicants should form their own views as to what Information provided herein or separately is relevant to any decisions that they make and should make their own independent investigations in relation to any additional information that they may require. The Information contained in this RfP or any other Information which may be provided to an applicant is subject to change without notice. Further, it should not be assumed that there shall beno deviation or change in any Information provided. PEDA may, in its absolute discretion, but without being under any obligation to do so, update, amend or supplement the Information. 6 While this RfP has been prepared in good faith, neither PEDA, nor its employees or advisors/consultants make any representation or warranty, express or implied, or accept any responsibility or liability, whatsoever, in respect of any statements or omissions herein, or the accuracy, completeness or reliability of Information, and shall incur no liability under any law, statute, rules or regulations as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of this RfP, even if any loss or damage is caused by any act or omission on the part of PEDA or its employees or advisors/consultants, whether by negligence or otherwise. PEDA reserve rights for allocation of project/site to Hybrid Project Developer (HPD) based on technical capability & financial strength of the HPD. PEDA reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals without giving any reasons. PEDA and its representatives will not entertain any claim for expenses whatsoever. PEDA reserves the right to change the allocation capacities, cancel and / or change the e – bidding process at any stage without assigning any reasons or to increase or decrease the capacity bid for or to reject any or all of the bids received at its discretion, without assigning any reasons whatsoever. -x-x-x-x- 7 Section 1 INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND 8 1.0 Introduction Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) is a State Nodal Agency for propagating the objectives of New and Renewable Sources of Energy in the State of Punjab including Solar, Small hydro and Biomass / Agro - waste based power projects etc. PEDA has undertaken various programmes for the promotion and popularization of these sources. Comprehensive studies undertaken by PEDA have led to the identification of various potential sources of energy. Within a short span, PEDA has made headway in the following fields: Power generation from small hydro’s Biomass / Bagasse Cogeneration Power generation from Biomass / agro-residue Power generation from solar energy Power generation from Urban & Municipal Waste Solar Photovoltaic systems Energy Conservation in various user sectors Solar Passive Architecture Punjab being agrarian state produces large quantities of food grains and contributes major share into the food basket of India.