India’s NTPC seeks 310MW of floating and ground-mounted solar PV in Jharkhand

February 24, 2023
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Reddit
Email
The bids seek to add floating solar PV in reservoirs managed by state-owned utility Damodar Valley Corporation in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Image: Giles Exley.

Indian government-owned NTPC Renewable Energy has launched a bidding process seeking 310MW of floating and ground-mounted solar PV in India.

The bids are divided into three blocks for projects in reservoirs managed by state-owned utility Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) in the state of Jharkhand.

This article requires Premium SubscriptionBasic (FREE) Subscription

Try Premium for just $1

  • Full premium access for the first month at only $1
  • Converts to an annual rate after 30 days unless cancelled
  • Cancel anytime during the trial period

Premium Benefits

  • Expert industry analysis and interviews
  • Digital access to PV Tech Power journal
  • Exclusive event discounts

Or get the full Premium subscription right away

Or continue reading this article for free

The first block seeks 155MW of floating solar PV (FPV) capacity in Tilaiya, in the Northeast of India, while the other two bidding blocks are for the Panchet dam with a first block for 75MW of FPV and a second block with a total capacity of 80MW of which 50MW is designated for ground-mounted solar.

The utility continues to increase its solar capacity after a report released in 2020 outlined DVC was looking to develop nearly 1.8GW of floating solar at its dams in the states of West Bengal and Jharkhand.

Contractors will have to take on all engineering, procurement and construction work required for the development of the project, while modules for the project will be “supplied by developer/owner”.

Moreover, contractors will have to design and supply the floaters and install the anchoring and mooring system of the FPV.

Selected bidders will also have to perform operations and maintenance as well as provide consumables and spare parts for a period of three years “from the date of commissioning of full project capacity”.

The bidding process to download the necessary documents will be held between 1 March and 15 March 2023. Full details of the tender can be found via this link.

Read Next

October 16, 2025
Jakson Green and Blueleaf Energy have reached financial close for the 840MWp Bikaner solar projects in Rajasthan, western India. 
October 15, 2025
Wood Mackenzie has warned of a supply bottleneck as the renewable energy shift drives a spike in global copper demand over the next decade.
October 15, 2025
Ciel & Terre has launched a new floating PV structure designed to address the increasingly large scale of floating solar projects.
October 15, 2025
Indian module manufacturer Saatvik Green Energy, through its subsidiary Saatvik Solar Industries, has secured solar PV module orders worth INR6.89 billion (US$78 million).
October 14, 2025
India has installed 4.9GW of residential rooftop solar capacity in the first half of 2025, according to a report by IEEFA and JMK Research.
October 10, 2025
NTPC Renewable Energy Limited has signed an MoU with the Government of Gujarat to develop 15GW renewable energy projects in Gujarat.

Subscribe to Newsletter

Upcoming Events

Solar Media Events
November 25, 2025
Warsaw, Poland
Solar Media Events
December 2, 2025
Málaga, Spain
Solar Media Events
February 3, 2026
London, UK
Solar Media Events
March 10, 2026
Frankfurt, Germany
Solar Media Events
March 24, 2026
Lisbon, Portugal