132kV Power Infrastructure Upgrade at Gudivada 400kV Substation and LILO Lines

This tender, reference number e-EHVT-73/2026, is issued by the Chief Engineer Projects, Vijayawada, on behalf of the Information Technology, Electronics and Communications Andhra Pradesh, a State Government and UT organization. It solicits bids for significant works related to power infrastructure, specifically the "Design, Supply, Erection, Testing and Commissioning of 132kV features at 400kV SS Gudivada and connected 132kV LILO lines." The scope of work encompasses the erection of 132kV features at the 400/220KV SS Gudiwada with the installation of two 160MVA Power Transformer Rectifiers (PTRs). Furthermore, the tender includes the single Line-In/Line-Out (LILO) of the 132kV Pamarru-Machilipatnam Double Circuit (DC) line to the 400kV SS, Gudivada, involving a 6KM DC line from the proposed LILO point to the crossing point of the existing 132kV Kanumolu-Pamarru DC line, and a 3KM Multiconductor (MC) line from this crossing point to the 400KV SS Gudivada. Finally, the project requires the LILO of the existing 132kV Pamarru-Kanumolu Single Circuit (SC) line to the 400kV SS, Gudiwada, utilizing the aforementioned 3KM MC Towers. This is an open/advertised tender with a tender fee of ₹11800 and an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of ₹8252245. The tender documents are available for download from October 1, 2026, at 08:00 PM, and the submission deadline is October 13, 2026, at 12:00 AM, with bid opening scheduled for October 13, 2026, at 12:05 AM. The work is located in AP.