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Plain-language definitions of every Power and Energy term that shows up in government tender work.
An electric vehicle charging tender is a government procurement for public EV charging infrastructure, fast chargers, charging stations, grid integration equipment, and management software, issued by central PSUs, state DISCOMs, and FAME-II scheme implementing agencies.
Read definitionEnergy efficiency tenders under BEE (Bureau of Energy Efficiency) cover procurement for EESL programmes, LED replacement, efficient pumps, ACs, fans, and smart metres, where government aggregates demand to drive large-scale efficiency upgrades at low cost.
Read definitionA green hydrogen tender is a government procurement for green hydrogen and ammonia production capacity, electrolyser technology, or demand offtake under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, issued by SECI, PSUs, and central ministries.
Read definitionNTPC's tender process covers the competitive procurement of turbines, boilers, transformers, civil works, and EPC contracts by India's largest power generator, following NTPC's standardised procurement guidelines on its dedicated e-tendering portal.
Read definitionPGCIL's tender process covers procurement of transmission line towers, conductors, transformers, switchgear, and EPC works by India's national transmission utility through its e-procurement portal for building and maintaining the 400/765 kV national grid.
Read definitionPower sector procurement covers tenders issued by NTPC, PGCIL, NHPC, SECI, state DISCOMs, and power departments for generation, transmission, distribution, and renewable energy equipment and EPC contracts worth Rs 3 lakh crore annually.
Read definitionA smart meter tender is a government procurement for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), two-way communicating electricity meters, head-end systems, and MDM software, issued by DISCOMs under the RDSS scheme to replace legacy metres.
Read definitionA solar energy tender is a government competitive bidding process through which SECI, state nodal agencies, or DISCOMs select solar power developers to develop utility-scale solar projects and supply electricity at a discovered tariff under a Power Purchase Agreement.
Read definitionSubstation procurement covers government tenders for 132 kV to 765 kV switchyard equipment, power transformers, GIS, AIS, switchgear, protection relays, and SCADA, issued by PGCIL, state utilities, and DISCOMs for grid infrastructure.
Read definitionThermal power plant procurement covers NIT-based tenders for supercritical boilers, turbine-generators, cooling systems, coal handling, and EPC contracts issued by NTPC, state generation companies, and IPPs building new coal and gas-based power plants.
Read definitionA transmission line tender is a government procurement for designing, supplying, and erecting high-voltage overhead transmission lines, including towers, conductors, and insulators, issued by PGCIL, state transmission utilities, or through TBCB competitive bidding.
Read definitionA wind energy tender is a competitive bidding process through which SECI, state nodal agencies, or DISCOMs select wind power developers to build wind capacity and supply electricity at a discovered tariff under a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement.
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