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This green hydrogen tender is extended for the 12th time: What really is going wrong and why is the owner so intransigent? – 28 May 2025
May 28, 2025
This is an unusual delay that hints at either bidder resistance or evolving project contours.
The owner has removed its own obligation to secure EC, transferring the responsibility to the BOO operator. This adds both risk and delay potential for participants.
Also, what is causing trepidation, is that bidders must arrange their own DM water, raw water, power, and even effluent treatment—CPCL will provide no utilities, reinforcing a zero-support BOO model.
Further, despite earlier ambiguity, the owner has firmly denied effluent discharge to its main ETP, compelling bidders to provision full ZLD systems in their designs.
Moreover, bidder pushback on the impractical 10% electrolyzer turndown has been rejected. The owner stands firm—adding complexity and potential cost to hydrogen plant configurations.
To compound matters, the owner has refused to share geotechnical data; instead, bidders must bear the cost of surveys for a marshy land site, raising pre-bid expenditure burdens.
Despite specifying EIL vendor norms, the owner won’t share the list pre-award—causing concern over potential disqualification risks due to unknown sourcing constraints.
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