SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- India - Integrated Wind, Solar, and Energy Storage Project Technical Assistance - India 2015-31004A RFP
- Notice Date
- 5/26/2015
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, USTDA, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, C/O US TDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, Virginia, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- 2015-31004A
- Archive Date
- 7/27/2015
- Point of Contact
- Jennifer Van Renterghem, Phone: 703-875-4357
- E-Mail Address
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RFPQuestions@ustda.gov
(RFPQuestions@ustda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- India 2015-31004A RFP Proposal Submission Place: Mr. Sameer Parikh Vice President IL & FS Energy Development Company Limited 1st Floor, Corporate Office Tower Ambience Mall Complex Ambience Island, NH-8 Gurgaon - 122001, India Phone: +91 124 471 6100 Fax: +91 124 471 6120 The Grantee invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the "Proposal") from interested U.S. firms that are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to develop a technical assistance (TA) project for IL & FS Energy Development Company Limited (IEDCL) that would assess the technical, financial and commercial viability of grid interactive renewable energy storage technologies for two planned renewable energy projects. IEDCL, one of the largest wind power producer in India, plans to construct 1,150 Megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind integrated projects in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat over the next five years. Through the use of fully integrated energy storage infrastructure, the planned project would be developed as power generation parks that would supply dispatchable utility scale renewable energy to the power grid for the first time in India. The objective of this TA would be to undertake techno economic feasibility of grid interactive Energy Storage technologies for integration with wind and Solar PV projects, and recommend appropriate technology options with an optimal configuration for the project highlighting the necessary regulatory framework to be introduced. The Government of India (GOI) has mandated that 15 percent of the country's power consumption must be generated from renewable energy sources by 2020, from a current base of about 5-6 percent. Currently, India is generating over 30,000 MW of renewable energy at an annual growth rate of 19 percent. Indian states such as Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, which have high levels of renewable energy generation, are already suffering from transmission capacity constraints that prevent the evacuation of electricity during peak times and seasons. With significant wind and solar capacity additions expected in the coming years, India's power grid will continue to face severe transmission capacity constraints and stability issues. Energy storage technologies represent a potential solution for electricity systems that support significant amounts of renewable energy power generation. These technologies are evolving into potentially crucial components of India's overall energy development strategy, as they provide utility companies with multiple power management benefits, including time shifting, grid stabilization, shaving of peak demand, improved generation efficiency, and improved utilization of transmission capacity. IEDCL has close to 1500 MW of power generation projects in operation or about to be commissioned, and another 1500 MW under construction. These projects include conventional gas and coal thermal as well as wind, solar, and biomass based power generation. IEDCL is India's one of the largest private developer of wind farms, and is also a private provider of power transmission services, placing the utility in a strong position to take advantage of storage opportunities from both generation and transmission operations. IEDCL is a subsidiary of the Indian company Infrastructure Leasing & Finance Services (IL&FS). Established in 1987, IL&FS is a pioneer of public-private partnerships (PPP) in India. The company has developed the largest number of lane kilometers of Build-Operate-Transfer road assets in India, the country's first private metrorail as well as waste-to-energy, real estate, and education PPPs. In the financial sector, IL&FS pioneered the first infrastructure private equity and debt funds in India and has acted as a syndicator for numerous projects, with $3.2 billion under its management. As India's largest wind energy producer, IEDCL's aims to be an innovator in the development and application of energy storage technologies. Currently, the company is planning to construct two solar PV and wind integrated power systems with energy storage facilities: a 1000 MW integrated power system in the Ananthpur District of Andhra Pradesh and a similar but smaller scale 150 MW power system in the village of Nana Layja located in the Kutch District of Gujarat. Together these two sites, known as IEDCL's integrated wind, solar and energy storage initiative, will be developed over the course of three phases in five years, from 2015 to the year 2020, as power generation parks with fully integrated energy storage facilities that will supply dispatchable utility scale renewable energy to India's power grid. The first phase would be an initial 27MW project in Andhra Pradesh (known as Phase 1A) at a site already owned by IEDCL. In fact, IEDCL is already generating 6.5 MW of wind power at the site and has basic power evacuation infrastructure already in place. IEDCL has requested USTDA funding for this TA project to evaluate and recommend energy storage technologies for the integrated wind, solar and energy storage project and recommend an integrated wind, solar and energy storage design applicable to both project sites. The energy storage component of the TA project will primarily focus on the various types of battery technologies currently available and emerging in the Indian market. IEDCL is currently in discussions with U.S. companies, Imergy and GE, to explore the possibility of implementing U.S. battery powered energy storage systems for the integrated wind, solar and energy storage project. The TA analysis will include a detailed economic and financial analysis, a regulatory analysis, and a specific feasibility study for Phase 1A. The TA will provide IEDCL with an overall plan for the entire 1,150 MW that will enable dispatchable wind and solar PV generation. If successful, the integrated wind, solar and energy storage project would ultimately serve as a model for the development of additional utility scale integrated renewable energy and energy storage projects in India. In particular the implementation of these technologies would help improve the overall reliability of the electric power grid; increase the delivery of power by eliminating the need for renewable energy producers to decrease production when the grid is overburdened; generate additional electricity during peak power periods; enable a scheduled dispatch of renewable energy; facilitate the establishment of interstate power purchase agreements; and reduce carbon emissions that mitigate the threat of climate change. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $898,000 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the Terms of Reference, and portions of a background definitional mission/Definitional Mission report are available from USTDA, at 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901. To request the RFP in PDF format, please go to: https://www.ustda.gov/businessopps/rfpform.asp Requests for a mailed hardcopy version of the RFP may also be faxed to the IRC, USTDA at 703-875-4009. In the fax, please include your firm's name, contact person, address, and telephone number. Some firms have found that RFP materials sent by U.S. mail do not reach them in time for preparation of an adequate response. Firms that want USTDA to use an overnight delivery service should include the name of the delivery service and your firm's account number in the request for the RFP. Firms that want to send a courier to USTDA to retrieve the RFP should allow one hour after faxing the request to USTDA before scheduling a pick-up. Please note that no telephone requests for the RFP will be honored. Please check your internal fax verification receipt.Because of the large number of RFP requests, USTDA cannot respond to requests for fax verification. Requests for RFPs received before 4:00 PM will be mailed the same day. Requests received after 4:00 PM will be mailed the following day. Please check with your courier and/or mail room before calling USTDA. Only U.S. firms and individuals may bid on this USTDA financed activity. Interested firms, their subcontractors and employees of all participants must qualify under USTDA's nationality requirements as of the due date for submission of qualifications and proposals and, if selected to carry out the USTDA-financed activity, must continue to meet such requirements throughout the duration of the USTDA-financed activity. All goods and services to be provided by the selected firm shall have their nationality, source and origin in the U.S. or host country. The U.S. firm may use subcontractors from the host country for up to 20 percent of the USTDA grant amount. Details of USTDA's nationality requirements and mandatory contract clauses are also included in the RFP. Interested U.S. firms should submit their Proposal in English directly to the Grantee by 10:00 AM IST, on July 13, 2015 at the above address. Evaluation criteria for the Proposal are included in the RFP. Price will not be a factor in contractor selection, and therefore, cost proposals should NOT be submitted. The Grantee reserves the right to reject any and/or all Proposals. The Grantee also reserves the right to contract with the selected firm for subsequent work related to the project. The Grantee is not bound to pay for any costs associated with the preparation and submission of Proposals.
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