HPPC Seeks Developers To Build 500 MW Grid-Connected Solar Power Projects in Haryana

Haryana Power Purchase Centre (HPPC), on behalf of Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (UHBVNL) and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (DHBVNL), issued a 500 MW solar tender. It has invited bids until October 10, 2025.

Through this tender, HPPC said it will offer grid-connected solar project capacity of a minimum of 5 MW and above from a single bidder. Additionally, the tender allows bidders to offer projects at multiple locations, subject to each project having a minimum capacity of 5 MW. It also offers that a maximum of 50% of the total capacity specified in the tender can be allocated to a single bidder. Moreover, bidders are allowed to locate their ground-mounted Solar PV Project(s) on land that they identify and either purchase or lease within the state of Haryana.

As per the eligibility criterion set by the HPPC tender, "Projects that are under construction, which are not yet commissioned or commissioned projects, that have a united capacity, and don’t have any PPA with any Discom/agency will be eligible."

Scope of Work

The successful bidder can set up solar power project(s), including the transmission network up to the delivery point, at its own cost and in accordance with the provisions of this tender. All approvals, permits, and clearances required for setting up the project (including connectivity and land registration), and those required from the state/central government and local bodies, shall be the responsibility of the successful bidder. However, the selection of projects will be technology-agnostic within PV technology, and crystalline silicon or thin-film modules, with or without trackers, can be installed. 

The HaryanaNew and Renewable Energy Department last issued a draft Solar Policy 2023. In the draft, the department set a target to install a cumulative 6,000 MW of solar capacity in the state by 2030. The plan is to be executed through solar rooftops, ground-mounted solar plants, and the solarisation of irrigation. Under the proposed policy, 1,600 MW will come from rooftop solar, 3,200 MW from ground-mounted projects, and 1,200 MW from the solarisation of irrigation pumps by 2030.