In an attempt to brighten the lives of rural masses, public sector coal company Central Coalfield Limited (CCL) has planned to install solar units of 1500 households at five villages around Amrapali project in Chatra District of the State.
Head of Department Public Relation, Deepak Kumar said that CCL has issued a tender for the commissioning of 1500 household solar lights units for projects affected villages around Amrapali OCP under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) scheme.
“CCL has invited bids from eligible bidders for the commissioning of the solar light project affected villages of Ursu, Binglat, Honhe, Kumarangkala and Kumarang Khurd around Amrapali OCP under CSR scheme,” said Kumar.
According to the contract issued by the company for the projects that the selected bidder will be responsible for the procurement, installing and commissioning of the house hold solar lighting system in all the village households. The selected vendor will have a period of 60 days to complete the delivery of all required items in the tender.
The last date for bid submission is February, 26 of this year and the techno-commercial bids will be opened on the following date February, 27. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 1. 58 crore and all the bidders will must submit the earnest money of Rs 3. 17 lakh. However, the State and the Central Government Organisations, Public Sector Units, National Small Industries Corporations registered firms and ancillary units of CCL and Micro and Small Enterprises will be exempted from payment of earnest money.
In December 2019, CCL, which is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), has issued a tender for the development of 20 MW power project at the vacant land within Piparwar MGR at Piparwar in Chatra District. “The scope of work for the selected bidders will include the design engineering supply, construction, erection, testing and commissioning including five years operations. In November, CIL had issued an expression for interest (EoI) inviting proposals from interested solar power developers and Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractors for setting up of 100 MW solar plant in Chattisgarh,” he added.
