Indian firm Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL), a subsidiary of Tata Power, has won a 30MW solar PV project with local content rules in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Wind power developers in India have been facing delayed payments from distribution companies of up to eight months at a time in various states, but solar developers have experienced only negligible delays in a couple of states, according to industry analysts.
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a request for selection (RfS) for 450MW of grid-connected solar PV projects in the state of Maharashtra.
NTPC-SAIL Power Company Private (NSPCL), a joint venture between Indian state-owned utility NTPC and Steel Authority of India, is tendering for the development of a 50MW solar PV project near to the Salem Steel Plant (SSP) in Salem District in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC), an Indian state-owned mining and power company, is tendering for 260MW of grid-connected solar PV capacity in two Indian states.