# 400 kV double-circuit lines Mlaabi–Grombalia 2–Mornaguia: design, supply and installation, Tunisia

- Status: Awarded. An official contract award has been published.
- Deadline: not recorded
- Buyer: Société Tunisienne de l’Electricité et du Gaz
- Country: Tunisia
- Location: Mlaabi, Grombalia 2 and Mornaguia
- Reference: TN-STEG-436788-CW-RFB
- Notice type: Contract award
- Procedure: Request for Bids (appel d’offres) under the World Bank Procurement Regulations
- Contract model: Plant: design, supply and installation
- First published: 2024-10-17 on World Bank procurement notices (OP00446191)
- Official notice: https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/procurement-detail/OP00446191
- Values: none published
- Financing: World Bank (IBRD loan) IBRD-95370
- Sectors: Transmission and distribution
- Last checked against the official record: 2026-10-23
- Page: https://epcfeed.com/tenders/tunisia-steg-400kv-mlaabi-grombalia-mornaguia-lines

## Scope

Design, supply and installation of 400 kV double-circuit overhead lines between Mlaabi, Grombalia 2 and Mornaguia under the Tunisia–Italy Electricity Integration and Renewable Energy Ecosystem project. Contract duration 33 months.

## Contract award

- Winner: Transrail Lighting Limited (India)
- Signed price: USD 35,970,717 + TND 33,778,349
- Award notified: 2026-05-04
- Award published: 2026-05-20
- Duration: 33 months


| Bidder | Country | Evaluated price | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Transrail Lighting Limited | India | TND 149,431,398.298 | awarded |
| KEC International Limited | India | TND 160,705,558.729 | evaluated |
| Kalpataru Projects International Limited | India | TND 168,216,140.692 | evaluated |
| TBEA Co. Ltd. | China | not evaluated | rejected (Non responsive) |

## Official documents

- [Contract award notice (World Bank)](https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/procurement-detail/OP00446191)
- [Invitation for bids (World Bank)](https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/procurement-detail/OP00316497)

## Sources

1. [World Bank procurement notice OP00446191: Contract award, 400 kV Mlaabi–Grombalia 2–Mornaguia lines](https://search.worldbank.org/api/v2/procnotices?format=json&id=OP00446191). Official notice, World Bank, Published 2026-05-20, Read 2026-10-23.
2. [World Bank procurement notice OP00316497: Invitation for Bids, 400 kV double-circuit overhead lines](https://search.worldbank.org/api/v2/procnotices?format=json&id=OP00316497). Official notice, World Bank, Published 2024-10-17, Read 2026-10-23.