SECI Issues Tender For Wind Power Projects Tranche-VII worth 1200 MW

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has announced that it has released tender inviting bids for setting up of 1200 MW ISTS Connected Wind Power Projects (Tranche-VII) on a pan India basis.

SECI’s Tranche-VI Wind Energy Tender, for 1.2 GW, saw a total of nine developers make bids totaling 2325 MW for the 1200 MW tender.

The detailed Request for Selection (RfS) Document shall be accessible for downloading by February 22, 2019, onwards on www.tcil-india-electronictender.com.

Softbank promoted SB Energy made the leading bid for 600 MW, followed by  ReNew Power, EDF, and ENEL who bid for 300 MW each, while Engie and Adani made bids for 250 MW each. Continuum and Ecoren made bids for 150 MW and 125 MW each, while Powerica made a 50 MW bid.

The Tranche 6 tender came at a predominantly testing time for SECI and developers, with bids received in Tranche 1 to 5 stuck due to a change in land policy in Gujarat, a key state for wind developers, besides Tamil Nadu.

With Tranche 6 bidders qualifying for contemplation under the revised laws, developers would feel a lot more buoyant about quicker movement in this case, as would a worried SECI. The new policy foresees using government identified wastelands, besides a push on hybrid projects.