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FS India Wins SECI’s Auction to Supply 260 MWp DCR Solar PV Modules

FS India Solar Ventures, a subsidiary of First Solar, has won Solar Energy Corporation of India’s auction to supply 260 MWp of domestically manufactured DCR solar PV modules for a project in Madhya Pradesh.

November 10, 2025. By Mrinmoy Dey

FS India Solar Ventures, a subsidiary of First Solar, has won Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) auction for supplying 260 MWp domestically manufactured solar PV modules with domestically manufactured solar cells.

The value of the order is about INR 474.11 crore. The modules must be supplied to a project location in Badnawar, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh and the order must be completed within 12 months.

The tender for this was issued in April 2025.

The scope of work covers manufacturing, testing, packing, forwarding, supplying, and transporting the modules to the project location.

As per the tender document, the modules must be monocrystalline (monofacial or bifacial) or thin film CdTe models. The bidder must supply 0.5 percent of awarded package capacity as mandatory spares in addition to the awarded package.

The tender mandates the use of both solar photovoltaic (SPV) cells and modules manufactured domestically as per specifications and testing requirements fixed by MNRE.

It further added that the modules must be warranted for a minimum of 10 years against all material/ manufacturing defects and workmanship. PV modules must be warranted for power output, as specified by the bidder in the degradation curve, for a minimum period of 25 years.

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