Hiring of Consultant for Study on Technical and Financial Impacts of Distributed Solar PV Integration

**Multan Electric Power Company Limited (MEPCO)**, a state-owned enterprise, invites electronic bids from eligible individual consultants, consulting firms, and joint ventures for consultancy services concerning the technical and financial impacts of distributed solar photovoltaic integration on distribution utility operations and infrastructure. The assignment is to be dealt with separately under Tender No. 86/26. Mandatory item or lot: Sr. No. 1; quantity and unit are not separately stated; scope comprises hiring of a consultant for a study on the technical and financial impacts of distributed solar photovoltaic PV integration on distribution utility operations and infrastructure. The consultant should assess the effects of distributed solar generation on network operations, system performance, infrastructure requirements, planning, reliability, power quality, financial outcomes, and related utility management considerations. Detailed technical requirements, deliverables, qualification criteria, and evaluation methodology are contained in the bidding documents. Eligible bidders may participate as individual consultants, firms, or joint ventures, subject to the requirements in the bidding documents and applicable PPRA rules. A bid security or guarantee for the fixed amount specified in the bidding documents is required in original form as a deposit-at-call, bank draft, pay order, or bid guarantee issued by a scheduled Bank of Pakistan in favour of the Chief Executive Officer, MEPCO Multan. The original security must be submitted in a clearly marked envelope bearing the tender number and title to the office of the Director Procurement Distribution, MEPCO, Khanewal Road, Multan. A copy must also accompany the electronic bid. Bidding documents are available through EPADS at www.eprocure.gov.pk. Bidders must register on EPADS and submit electronic bids through the same portal; manual bids will not be accepted. The electronic bid submission deadline is **21 August 2026 at 11:00 AM**, and bids are scheduled to open on **21 August 2026 at 11:30 AM**. Conditional tenders will be rejected. Practical tip: secure EPADS registration early, review the complete consultant eligibility and technical proposal requirements, and arrange timely delivery of the original bid security before the electronic submission deadline. The advertisement is also available at www.mepco.com.pk and www.ppra.org.pk.