GAIL (India) Limited has invited open domestic competitive bids for the development of a large-scale solar and battery energy storage project in Uttar Pradesh. The Maharatna public sector company has issued a tender for the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) of a 600 MW Solar PV power plant along with five years of comprehensive Operation and Maintenance (O&M). The project will be developed at the TUSCO Jhansi Solar Park in Jhansi and will include an integrated Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with a capacity of 275 MW/550 MWh.

The selected contractor will be responsible for the complete execution of the project, including design, engineering, procurement, supply, construction, erection, testing, commissioning, operational trial runs, and long-term maintenance. The integrated battery storage system is expected to improve grid reliability and support the efficient integration of renewable energy into the power network.

According to the tender schedule, bid documents are available for download from July 21, 2026. Interested bidders can begin submitting their online proposals from July 31, 2026, at 4:00 PM. The last date for downloading tender documents and submitting bids is August 20, 2026, at 2:00 PM. Technical bids will be opened on August 21, 2026, at 2:30 PM.

GAIL has not prescribed any tender fee for participation. However, bidders must furnish an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of ₹26 crore as part of the bidding process.

The tender is being managed by GAIL’s Corporate Office at Jubilee Tower in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The procurement process is being coordinated by Ajay Kumar Meena, Senior Manager (C&P-Projects), and S. Dasgupta, General Manager (C&P-Projects). Interested contractors are advised to carefully review the technical specifications, eligibility criteria, and submission requirements before submitting their bids through the designated central e-procurement portal.