auctions and tenders

The Saudi Arabian government’s power procurement arm has invited bids for up to 3GW of new solar PV capacity.

One of the ways for the country to increase its installed renewable energy capacity will be through the launch of tenders.

In total 93 ground-based solar PV projects were awarded Contracts for Difference in the sixth auction round (AR6).

The auction closed on 1st July almost twice oversubscribed after 4,206MW of applications were submitted for the 2,148MW of tendered capacity.

India’s cumulative installed solar capacity stood at 87.2GW by the end of June 2024 and accounts for 19.5% of all power capacity installed.

Romania’s Ministry of Energy has approved the Contracts for Difference (CfD) which seeks to attract 5GW of solar PV and wind capacity by the end of 2025.

Ahead of Large Scale Solar Southern Europe next week in Athens, Greece, PV Tech spoke with some of the panellists present at the event about the solar Greek market, including its challenges (curtailment, grid), policy support, and new technologies (agriPV, FPV, or green hydrogen).

Indian renewables developer Avaada Energy has secured a 1050MW contract in a tender issued by the government’s Renewable Energy Implementing Agency (REIA) and National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).

India has more than trebled utility-scale renewables tender capacity to 69.8GW in fiscal year 2024, 48% of which was from solar PV.

The German government has launched a new rooftop solar tender, seeking 258MW of PV capacity open until Monday 3 June 2024.