CREDA Floats ₹100 Crore Tender for 1,000 Off-Grid Solar Power Plants in Chhattisgarh

The Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) has floated a ₹100 crore tender for the installation of 1,000 off-grid solar power plants across the state, one of the agency’s largest single tenders in recent memory. Off-grid solar systems are particularly significant for Chhattisgarh given the state’s mix of urban centres and more remote, forested, or hard-to-electrify rural regions where extending conventional grid infrastructure remains costly.

Off-grid plants typically pair solar panels with battery storage, allowing the system to function independently of the main electricity grid — powering essential loads like lighting, water pumps, or small community facilities in areas where grid connectivity is unreliable or entirely absent. For CREDA, this tender continues the agency’s long-running mandate to bring reliable power access to Chhattisgarh’s underserved areas, building on past initiatives like its solar microgrid projects developed in partnership with private players.

For EPC contractors and solar equipment suppliers, a tender of this scale — spanning 1,000 individual sites — represents a substantial pipeline of work, though it also demands strong logistics and after-sales service capability given the geographic spread involved. Bid documents will typically specify technical requirements around panel wattage, battery capacity, and maintenance obligations, since off-grid systems in remote locations require robust after-installation support to remain functional over their operating life.

Saur Jagran’s Tenders section is tracking this CREDA tender’s submission deadline and technical bid requirements — check our Tenders page for the latest updates as the process moves forward.