DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA MINISTRY OF POWER & RENEWABLE ENERGY CEYLON ELECTRICITY BOARD INTERNATIONAL COMPETTIVE BIDDING (ICB) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SIXTY SOLAR PV POWER PLANTS (1 MWP x 60 Nos.) ON BUILD, OWN AND OPERATE BASIS THROUGH COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS UNDER “SOORAYA BALA SANGRAMAYA PHASE II” Tender No: CEB/EPT/SP/SBS-PII Deadline for submission of Proposals: 26th April 2017 at 10.00 hrs 1. Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has decided to call International Competitive Bids for the development of sixty numbers of 1 MWp Solar PV power plants on Build Own & Operate (BOO) basis to be connected to following Grid Substations. Grid Substation Anuradhapura Habarana Killinochchi Maho Pannala Polonnaruwa Valachchenai (New) Vavuniya Horana Panadura
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Grid Substation Embilipitiya Beliatta Galle Matara Mathugama Ampara Mahiyanganaya Monaragala Pallekele Vavunathivu
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2. The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) requests for proposals from the prospective developers (Project Proponents) for the generation and supply of electricity to the National Grid by Solar PV power plants, on Build Own & Operate (BOO) basis. 3. One Project Proponent can submit only one proposal for only one 1MWp Solar PV Power Plant in this tender. Therefore only one RFP document is issued for one project proponent. The project proponent has to specify the grid substation (among the above list) that he is intended to bid and it will be mentioned in the RFP document on purchasing. The same RFP document cannot be used for bidding of any other grid substation. 4. The project proponent(s) will be required to: Design, finance, procure, construct, commission, operate and maintain the Solar PV power plant. Procure or lease the land requirements for the project Bear the entire cost of interfacing of the Solar PV power plant with the
interconnection point (at the relevant grid substation), including the costs of power transmission line, transformers, protection and metering from the point of generation to the interconnection point. Secure all environmental clearances, Governmental approvals and statutory licenses. Enter into a Power Purchase Agreement with Ceylon Electricity Board for the above Solar PV power project. The term of the Power Purchase Agreement will be 20 years beginning on the Commercial Operation Date. The power purchase will be on the basis of energy delivered to the Grid, and will consist of an energy component only.
5. To obtain further information and inspect the Request For Proposals (RFP) Documents, and to purchase the RFP documents prospective project proponents should contact; Deputy General Manager (Energy Purchases) Ceylon Electricity Board 6th Floor, No. 50, Sir Chittampalam A. Gardiner Mawatha Colombo 00200 SRI LANKA Tele: + 94 11 2344775 Fax: + 94 11 2344774 It is also available for inspection at the link of CEB web site; http://www.ceb.lk/tenders 6. To purchase the Request for Proposals (RFP) Documents, prospective project proponents should visit the office of the DGM (Energy Purchases) at address indicate above with a written request between 9:00 hrs and 15:00 hrs on working days until the proposal submission deadline and pay a non-refundable fee of LKR 100,000.00 by cash or in the form of bank draft written in favour of the General Manager, Ceylon electricity Board. Or 7. Request for delivery of RFP documents by sending a written request to the address above including a bank draft written in favour of General Manager, Ceylon electricity Board, for the amount of LKR. 100,000/= (for Domestic delivery) or US $ 700 (for Overseas Delivery). The RFP documents will be sent through courier. No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery. 8. The proposal, prepared in accordance with the RFP Document (section 2.10 in Volume I) should be submitted to the following address on 26th April 2017 at 10.00 hrs. Late submissions will be rejected. Regional Centre for Lighting 2nd Floor, Block 5, Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 07, SRI LANKA.
If a proposal will be delivered before 26th April 2017, please contact; Energy Purchases Branch Ceylon Electricity Board TEL: +94 11 2344775, FAX: +94 11 2344774 9. Proposals will be opened at; Regional Centre for Lighting, 2nd Floor, Block 5, Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 07, SRI LANKA, immediately after the closing date and time of the submission of the proposals in the presence of the authorised representatives of the Project Proponents.
THE CHAIRMAN, STANDING CABINET APPOINTED PROCUREMENT COMMITTEE “Enrich Life Through Power”
