West Bengal Government Issues Fresh Tender for Tajpur Mega Deep-Sea Port Project.

The West Bengal government on Monday issued a fresh Request for Proposal (RFP) for developing the mega Tajpur deep-sea port in East Medinipur district, formally resetting the project after scrapping the earlier tender process in which Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) had been selected as the winning bidder.

APSEZ had emerged as the L1 bidder in the first round, receiving a provisional Letter of Intent to Award (LOIA) in October 2022. However, the State Cabinet earlier this year decided to float a new tender for the greenfield port, bringing its four-year engagement with the Adani Group on the project to an end.

The fresh RFP marks a renewed attempt by the State to push ahead with the strategically significant deep-sea port, expected to be one of the biggest maritime infrastructure projects in West Bengal.