The bid submission deadline for setting up 10 GW of interstate transmission system-connected solar power projects has been extended by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to 27 September, a day before bids open. In an announcement on Monday, SECI said it had received applications from more than 100 applicants and was in talks with others. SECI has also extended the bid submission deadline for three 50 MW floating solar schemes to 28 September.
The bid submission deadline for setting up 10 GW of interstate transmission system-connected solar power projects has been extended by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to 27 September, a day before bids open. SECI also reduced a linked tender for panel manufacturing capacity to 3 GW from 5 GW, and reduced the minimum bid to 600 MW from 1 GW. SECI has also extended the bid submission deadline for three 50 MW floating solar schemes to 28 September.