Bangladesh seeks EPC for 68 MW solar park

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Bangladesh seeks EPC for 68 MW solar park

An international tender has been floated for the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) of a 68 MW solar PV park in Bangladesh’s Sirajganj district.

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Bangladesh seeks EPC for 68 MW solar park
An international tender has been floated for the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) of a 68 MW solar PV park in Bangladesh’s Sirajganj district.
AUGUST 13, 2021 SYFUL ISLAM

• UTILITY SCALE PV
• BANGLADESH

Currently, Bangladesh generates 766.61 MW of electricity from renewable energy of which 532.62 MW comprises solar.
Image: Technaf Solartech Energy Limited

The bid, which includes the construction of a 15km 132 kV double circuit transmission line with substation bay extension, has been launched by the Bangladesh China Renewable Energy Company Ltd (BCPCL), a joint venture between Bangladesh’s North-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL) and the China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CMC).
The 68 MW PV project is part of a cooperation between Bangladesh and China to install 450 MW of solar capacity and a 50 MW wind farm in Bangladesh. China is expected to invest around US$500 million in the projects.
According to the tender documents, bidders must have had a minimum average annual turnover of $100 million within the last three years. Their financial resources less their financial obligations for their current contract commitments must meet or exceed the total requirement of $30 million.
Bidders should also possess at least seven year’s relevant experience prior to the bid submission date and have worked on at least two PV projects of 50 MW (AC) or larger outside of Bangladesh within the past five years.
They must further be able to prove a $1.5 million unconditional bank guarantee by a recognized bank either in Bangladesh or elsewhere.
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Bidders have until September 26, 2021, to submit their technical and financial proposals.
A senior power ministry official told pv magazine that Covid-19 has slowed down the rollout of solar power plants in Bangladesh. However, he is confident the construction of several projects will begin after the pandemic situation eases.
He added that a group of EPC contractors, developers, and suppliers recently sought government intervention to receive a six-month commercial operation date (COD) extension without claim of any liquidated damages.
Currently, Bangladesh generates 766.61 MW of electricity from renewable energy of which 532.62 MW comprises solar.
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Bangladesh’s largest PV plant comes online
The solar facility will sell power to the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh under a 20-year PPA.
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The solar park is located in the Mymensingh district, 100km north of Dhaka.

Malaysian renewable energy developer Ditrolic Solar Group has energized what it claims to be the largest solar plant in Bangladesh: the 73.1 MW Mymensingh project.

Located in the Mymensingh district, 100 km north of Dhaka, the solar plant secured last year a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Bangladesh Power Development Board. It was built with an investment of around $90 million and will supply power at an unspecified price to the national utility, Power Grid Company of Bangladesh.

“To develop a project of this scale, we have to work very closely with the stakeholders which include the local communities and authorities especially to address the environmental and social issues that arose during the development and construction period,” said the company's CEO, Tham Chee Aun, without providing further technical or financial details on the project.

With the grid-connection of the facility, the country's installed PV capacity has exceeded 370 MW. Bangladesh's annual existing solar radiation is more than 1900 kWh/m2, whereas average daily solar radiation varies within the range of 4-6.5 kWh/m2.

A good number of solar power plants are making installation progress, while rooftop solar is also seeing continued popularity.