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					</table><p>In calendar year 2024, with 18.5 GW of projects going under the hammer in 27 auctions. The lowest tariff discovered in 2024 was ₹2.15 (~$0.025)/kWh, 15% lower than the lowest tariff of ₹2.51 (~$0.0296)/kWh in 2023.</p>
<p>Here is a list of the five lowest solar tariffs discovered in auctions in 2024:</p>
<p><strong>#1 </strong>Waaree Group <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/waaree-wins-rumsls-170-mw-solar-project-in-neemuch-solar-park" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won</a> Rewa Ultra Mega Solar’s (RUMSL) auction to develop a 170 MW solar power project at the Neemuch Solar Park in Madhya Pradesh quoting a tariff of ₹2.15 (~$0.025)/kWh.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-74661 size-full" src="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1-3-1-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="384" srcset="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1-3-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1-3-1-300x45.jpg 300w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1-3-1-2000x300.jpg 2000w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1-3-1-768x115.jpg 768w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1-3-1-1536x230.jpg 1536w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1-3-1-2048x307.jpg 2048w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1-3-1-650x98.jpg 650w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1-3-1-624x94.jpg 624w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1-3-1-600x90.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></p>
<p><strong>#2</strong> SAEL Industries and NTPC Renewable Energy <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/sael-ntpc-blupine-win-seci-solar-auction" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won</a> 250 MW and 200 MW, respectively, by quoting ₹2.48 (~$0.0295)/kWh in Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) auction to develop 1.2 GW of ISTS-connected solar power projects (Tranche XVI) on a build, own, and operate basis. BluPine Energy secured 50 MW at ₹2.49 (~$0.0297)/kWh.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-74662 size-full" src="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2-2-1-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="384" srcset="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2-2-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2-2-1-300x45.jpg 300w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2-2-1-2000x300.jpg 2000w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2-2-1-768x115.jpg 768w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2-2-1-1536x230.jpg 1536w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2-2-1-2048x307.jpg 2048w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2-2-1-650x98.jpg 650w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2-2-1-624x94.jpg 624w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2-2-1-600x90.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></p>
<p><strong>#3</strong> SAEL Industries <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/sael-rays-ntpc-solar-auction" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won</a> 300 MW by quoting ₹2.50 (~$0.0297)/kWh in NTPC’s auction to set up 1,200 MW of ISTS-connected solar power projects. Rays Power Infra and Refex Green secured 100 MW each at ₹2.50 ($0.0297)/kWh, while ReNew Solar and Illuminate Hybren (Mahindra Susten) were awarded 300 MW and 176 MW, respectively, at ₹2.51 ($0.0299)/kWh.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-74663 size-full" src="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3-2-1-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="384" srcset="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3-2-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3-2-1-300x45.jpg 300w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3-2-1-2000x300.jpg 2000w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3-2-1-768x115.jpg 768w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3-2-1-1536x230.jpg 1536w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3-2-1-2048x307.jpg 2048w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3-2-1-650x98.jpg 650w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3-2-1-624x94.jpg 624w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3-2-1-600x90.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></p>
<p><strong>#4</strong> Solarcraft Power India 8 (BluPine Energy) and GRT Jewellers <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/blupine-grt-win-sjvn-solar-auction" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won</a> 300 MW and 150 MW, respectively, by quoting ₹2.52 (~$0.0304)/kWh in SJVN’s auction to develop 1,500 MW of ISTS-connected solar power projects across India. Furies Solren (Mahindra) and JSW New Energy secured 300 MW and 700 MW, respectively, at ₹2.53 (~$0.0305)/kWh, while NTPC Renewable Energy was allotted 50 MW after quoting ₹2.54 (~$0.0306)/kWh.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-74664 size-full" src="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4-1-2-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="384" srcset="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4-1-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4-1-2-300x45.jpg 300w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4-1-2-2000x300.jpg 2000w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4-1-2-768x115.jpg 768w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4-1-2-1536x230.jpg 1536w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4-1-2-2048x307.jpg 2048w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4-1-2-650x98.jpg 650w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4-1-2-624x94.jpg 624w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4-1-2-600x90.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></p>
<p>ACME Solar Holdings, SAEL Industries, and Essar Renewables <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/acme-sael-essar-sjvn-solar-auction" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won</a> 300 MW each by quoting ₹2.52 (~$0.0300)/kWh in SJVN’s auction to set up 1.2 GW of ISTS-connected solar power projects across India. Onward Solar Power secured 100 MW at ₹2.52 (~$0.0300)/kWh, while NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC REL) was allotted 200 MW out of the quoted 400 MW at ₹2.53 (~$0.0301)/kWh under the bucket-filling method.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-74665 size-full" src="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4-2-1-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="384" srcset="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4-2-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4-2-1-300x45.jpg 300w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4-2-1-2000x300.jpg 2000w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4-2-1-768x115.jpg 768w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4-2-1-1536x230.jpg 1536w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4-2-1-2048x307.jpg 2048w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4-2-1-650x98.jpg 650w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4-2-1-624x94.jpg 624w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4-2-1-600x90.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></p>
<p><strong>#5 </strong>SJVN Green Energy <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/sjvn-sael-coal-india-guvnls-600-mw-solar-auction" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won</a> 100 MW by quoting ₹2.54 (~$0.0306)/kWh in Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam’s (GUVNL) auction to supply power from 600 MW of grid-connected solar projects (Phase XXI) at the Gujarat Industries Power Company’s solar park in Khavda, Gujarat, with a greenshoe option of an additional 600 MW. SAEL Industries secured 200 MW at ₹2.55 (~$0.0307)/kWh, while Coal India was allotted 300 MW out of the quoted 600 MW at ₹2.55 (~$0.0307)/kWh.<strong> </strong></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-74666 size-full" src="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/5-2-1-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="384" srcset="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/5-2-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/5-2-1-300x45.jpg 300w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/5-2-1-2000x300.jpg 2000w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/5-2-1-768x115.jpg 768w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/5-2-1-1536x230.jpg 1536w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/5-2-1-2048x307.jpg 2048w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/5-2-1-650x98.jpg 650w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/5-2-1-624x94.jpg 624w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/5-2-1-600x90.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></p>
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