The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued tenders totalling 7.6 GW for solar, wind and hybrid energy projects, together with a scheme to combine solar with manufacturing. It announced 4 GW of solar power to supply Indian Railways linked to a 1.2 GW solar manufacturing project. It also invited bids for a 1.2 GW interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected hybrid wind/solar scheme and for 1.2 GW of separate wind and solar projects. In the first round of bidding, it received two bids, one from China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) and another by India’s state-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL).
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued tenders totalling 7.6 GW for solar, wind and hybrid energy projects, together with a scheme to combine solar with manufacturing. It announced 4 GW of solar power to supply Indian Railways linked to a 1.2 GW solar manufacturing project. It also invited bids for a 1.2 GW interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected hybrid wind/solar scheme and for 1.2 GW of separate wind and solar projects. The country’s National Thermal Power Corporation also tendered for 1.2 GW of ISTS-connected solar projects in western India.