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REC starts transmission tender to evacuate 5.5 GW of power in Rajasthan (India)

REC Power Development and Consultancy Ltd. (RECPDCL), a subsidiary of the Indian company REC, has launched a tender to select a transmission service provider to establish an Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) to allow the evacuation of 5.5 GW of power from the Rajasthan Renewable Energy Zone (REZ), under Phase IV (India). Bids can be submitted until 1 December 2023.

The selected provider will be responsible for ensuring that the design, construction, and testing of project equipment, facilities, components, and systems comply with the Transmission Service Agreement and government regulations. The project must be completed within two years of the award.

RECPDCL recently launched two other tenders to establish an inter-state transmission system to evacuate a cumulative 11 GW of power from renewable energy zones in the Indian State of Rajasthan, under Phase IV.