The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy proposed an amendment to reduce the minimum module efficiency requirement for off-grid solar projects included in the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers. The minimum efficiency for crystalline silicon technology modules used in off-grid solar projects will be reduced to 18% from 19%, per the proposed amendment. The efficiency for cadmium telluride thin film technology modules will remain the same.

Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam (MPUVNL) issued a request for proposal to select renewable energy power generators to set up a cumulative capacity of 1,500 MW solar projects in Madhya Pradesh under Component C of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan program.

The Gujarat State Electricity Corporation invited bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction of a 110 MW floating solar project at the Kadana dam reservoir in Mahisagar, Gujarat. The project must be completed within 18 months from the letter of intent.

NHPC invited bids to set up 500 MW/1,000 MWh standalone battery energy storage systems connected to the intrastate transmission system in Andhra Pradesh (Tranche II). Developers will be eligible for viability gap funding of ₹2.7 million (~$32,114)/MWh or 30% of the project’s capital cost, whichever is lower.

NTPC Renewable Energy invited bids to supply and install wind turbine generators for a 110 MW interstate transmission system-connected wind energy project at Khavda NTPC Renewable Energy Park in Gujarat. Successful bidders must establish the guaranteed performance parameters for the entire wind power project by installing the offered wind turbine generators, control panels, SCADA, and controls and systems software at NTPC Renewable Energy’s Pooling Substations 2 and 3.

GREW Solar announced it will invest ₹30 billion (~$345 million) to set up a 3 GW solar cell and module manufacturing facility in, Madhya Pradesh. The 60-acre facility will be a three-stage backward-integrated manufacturing unit, using tunnel oxide passivated contact technology.