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					</table>A total of 21 GW of wind energy tenders were floated by various agencies in 2023,  according to <a href="https://mercomindia.com/research-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mercom India Research</a>. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) floated the top three tenders, and the fourth and fifth by NTPC Renewable Energy and Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL).
Here is a list of the top wind tenders in 2023:
#1 The largest wind tender in 2023 was <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/seci-ists-wind-projects-greenshoe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">floated</a> by SECI to set up 1.35 GW inter-state transmission system (ISTS)-connected wind power projects (Tranche-XVI) with a 700 MW greenshoe option. The projects will be located in Gujarat (1 GW + 500 MW greenshoe), Karnataka (250 MW + 150 MW), and Rajasthan (100 MW + 50 MW).
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-61710 size-full" src="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture1-3.jpg" alt="" width="1379" height="207" srcset="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture1-3.jpg 1379w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture1-3-300x45.jpg 300w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture1-3-768x115.jpg 768w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture1-3-650x98.jpg 650w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture1-3-624x94.jpg 624w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture1-3-600x90.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1379px) 100vw, 1379px" />
#2 The second largest tender was also <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/seci-invites-bids-of-ists-connected-wind-projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">floated</a> by SECI for selecting project developers to set up 1.3 GW ISTS-connected wind power projects (Tranche-XV) anywhere in India on a build own operate (BOO) basis. The scope of the work includes identifying land, installation, and ownership of the project, obtaining connectivity and necessary approvals, and interconnection with the ISTS network for power supply to SECI.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-61711 size-full" src="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture2-2.jpg" alt="" width="1379" height="207" srcset="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture2-2.jpg 1379w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture2-2-300x45.jpg 300w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture2-2-768x115.jpg 768w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture2-2-650x98.jpg 650w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture2-2-624x94.jpg 624w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture2-2-600x90.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1379px) 100vw, 1379px" />
#3 The third largest tender <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/seci-ists-wind-projects-tranche-xiv" target="_blank" rel="noopener">floated</a> by SECI was to develop 1,200 MW of ISTS-connected wind power projects (Tranche XIV) in the country. The scope of work includes land identification, project installation, obtaining connectivity, long-term access, and necessary approval and interconnection with the ISTS network to supply power to SECI. Wind project developers will be responsible for the land acquisition required to set up the projects.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-61713 size-full" src="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture3-2.jpg" alt="" width="1379" height="207" srcset="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture3-2.jpg 1379w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture3-2-300x45.jpg 300w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture3-2-768x115.jpg 768w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture3-2-650x98.jpg 650w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture3-2-624x94.jpg 624w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture3-2-600x90.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1379px) 100vw, 1379px" />
#4 NTPC Renewable Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC, <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/ntpc-renewable-energy-wind-project-in-gujarat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">floated</a> the fourth largest tender for supplying and installing up to 370 wind turbine generators (WTG) for ISTS-connected wind power projects with a cumulative capacity of 1 GW. The project scope includes designing, engineering, manufacturing, supplying, erecting, installing, testing, and commissioning the WTGs with a rating of 2.7 MW or higher and a maximum rotor diameter of 156 meters.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-61715 size-full" src="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture4-2.jpg" alt="" width="1379" height="207" srcset="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture4-2.jpg 1379w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture4-2-300x45.jpg 300w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture4-2-768x115.jpg 768w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture4-2-650x98.jpg 650w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture4-2-624x94.jpg 624w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture4-2-600x90.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1379px) 100vw, 1379px" />
#5 The fifth largest tender was <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/gujarat-bids-500-mw-wind-power-greenshoe-option" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issued</a> by GUVNL to procure power from 500 MW of grid-connected wind projects (Phase V) with a greenshoe option of an additional capacity of up to 500 MW. GUVNL may enter a PPA with successful bidders for 25 years from the scheduled commercial operation date of the project or the date of full commissioning of the project, whichever is earlier. Bidders can bid for a minimum capacity of 25 MW for intrastate projects and a minimum capacity of 50 MW for interstate projects.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-61717 size-full" src="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture5-2.jpg" alt="" width="1379" height="207" srcset="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture5-2.jpg 1379w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture5-2-300x45.jpg 300w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture5-2-768x115.jpg 768w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture5-2-650x98.jpg 650w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture5-2-624x94.jpg 624w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Picture5-2-600x90.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1379px) 100vw, 1379px" />

Top Wind Energy Tenders in 2023 [Infographics]

According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (<a href="https://mnre.gov.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MNRE</a>), wind power projects with the capacity of over 12 GW have been awarded across the country against 15.1 GW of total bids, which have been issued so far.
According to <a href="https://mercomindia.com/research-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercom India Research</a>, over 5 GW of wind projects have been tendered in CY 2019, of which 3 GW has been auctioned so far in 2019, due to under-subscription of tenders. In 2019, wind power tariffs were at ₹2.80 (~$0.039)/kWh range. Mercom last year reported that approximately 9.5 GW of wind projects had been <a href="https://mercomindia.com/over-9-5-gw-wind-auction-since-2017/">auctioned</a> as of Dec 2018 since the inception of e-reverse auctions.
<a href="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/India-Lowest-Wind-Tariff-Discovered-in-Reverse-Auctions.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-16697" src="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/India-Lowest-Wind-Tariff-Discovered-in-Reverse-Auctions.png" alt="India - Lowest Wind Tariff Discovered in Reverse Auctions" width="655" height="341" srcset="https://cms.mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/India-Lowest-Wind-Tariff-Discovered-in-Reverse-Auctions.png 655w, https://cms.mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/India-Lowest-Wind-Tariff-Discovered-in-Reverse-Auctions-300x156.png 300w, https://cms.mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/India-Lowest-Wind-Tariff-Discovered-in-Reverse-Auctions-650x338.png 650w, https://cms.mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/India-Lowest-Wind-Tariff-Discovered-in-Reverse-Auctions-624x325.png 624w, https://cms.mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/India-Lowest-Wind-Tariff-Discovered-in-Reverse-Auctions-600x312.png 600w" sizes="(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px" /></a>
The government has set a target of installing 60 GW of wind power capacity by 2022. According to MNRE, cumulative wind power installations in India have crossed 37 GW mark and stood at 37,090.03 MW as of October 2019. As per Mercom’s <a href="https://mercomindia.com/solar-accounts-india-total-installed-power-capacity/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">recent article</a>, wind power accounts for nearly 10.1% of the overall power capacity mix in India.
<a href="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/India-Wind-Power-Installed-Capacity-MW.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-16698" src="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/India-Wind-Power-Installed-Capacity-MW.png" alt="India - Wind Power Installed Capacity (MW)" width="756" height="352" srcset="https://cms.mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/India-Wind-Power-Installed-Capacity-MW.png 756w, https://cms.mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/India-Wind-Power-Installed-Capacity-MW-300x140.png 300w, https://cms.mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/India-Wind-Power-Installed-Capacity-MW-650x303.png 650w, https://cms.mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/India-Wind-Power-Installed-Capacity-MW-624x291.png 624w, https://cms.mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/India-Wind-Power-Installed-Capacity-MW-600x279.png 600w" sizes="(max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px" /></a>
The state of Tamil Nadu has the highest wind power capacity of 9,232 MW, followed by Gujarat at 7,204MW. Subsequently, Maharashtra and Karnataka have cumulative wind power installations of 4,794 MW and 4,753 MW respectively. Followed by Rajasthan accounted for 4,300 MW, Andra Pradesh with 4,092 MW, and Madhya Pradesh stood at 2,520 MW installed wind capacity at the end of October 2019.
<a href="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/India-State-Wise-Wind-Power-Installed-Capacity-in-MW-as-on-October-2019.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-16699" src="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/India-State-Wise-Wind-Power-Installed-Capacity-in-MW-as-on-October-2019.png" alt="India - State Wise Wind Power Installed Capacity (in MW) as on October 2019" width="561" height="359" srcset="https://cms.mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/India-State-Wise-Wind-Power-Installed-Capacity-in-MW-as-on-October-2019.png 561w, https://cms.mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/India-State-Wise-Wind-Power-Installed-Capacity-in-MW-as-on-October-2019-300x192.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px" /></a>
During the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Ministry of Power R.K. Singh said that the government is promoting wind power projects through private sector investment and accelerated depreciation benefit and concessional custom duty exemption on certain components of wind electric generators.
The government issued the guidelines for the tariff-based competitive bidding process for the procurement of power from grid-connected wind power projects in <a href="https://mercomindia.com/competitive-bidding-guidelines-wind-projects/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">December 2017</a>. The primary aim of the guidelines is to provide a framework for the cost-effective procurement of wind power using a transparent bidding process.
In July 2019, <a href="https://mercomindia.com/ministry-power-competitive-bidding-guidelines-wind/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercom</a> reported that the Ministry of Power (MoP) amended the competitive bidding guidelines for the procurement of power from grid-connected wind energy projects. This is the first time that such guidelines have been amended since their formulation in December 2017.
Singh also informed the House that generation-based incentive (GBI) is available for wind projects which were commissioned before March 31, 2017.
According to Singh, apart from fiscal and other incentives, technical support, including wind resource assessment and identification of potential sites is also being provided through the <a href="https://niwe.res.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">National Institute of Wind Energy</a>, Chennai.
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Over 12 GW of Wind Capacity Awarded as of October 2019: MNRE

The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has tendered 500 MW of grid-connected wind projects to meet its non-solar Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO). The bid-submission deadline is January 20, 2018.
The MSEDCL has fixed ₹3/kWh ($0.047) as the upper tariff ceiling for this tender. For intra-state projects, the individual project size will be at least 5 MW at one site with the minimum bid capacity of 25 MW. For inter-state projects, the individual project size will be at least 50 MW at one site with the minimum bid capacity of 50 MW.
The scope of work includes design, supply, procurement and construction, commissioning of the projects. All the required approvals, permits and clearances will be the responsibility of the successful bidder.
The successful bidders will also bear the responsibility of connecting the projects with the transmission facilities. However, they will not be entitled to deemed generation in case of any delay in grant of connectivity.
The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) will be signed within one month of issue of Letter of Award (LoA). The MSEDCL will enter the PPA with successful bidders for a period of 25 years from the commercial operation date of the grid-connected solar projects. The project developer must report the financial tie-ups within seven months of the signing the PPA.
In case the power generated is more than the maximum capacity utilization factor (CUF) specified, the solar project developer will be free to sell it to any other entity if the procurer refuses to buy the surplus. The projects are expected to be commissioned within a period of 18 months from the date of execution of the PPA.
<a href="https://mercomindia.com/merc-msedcl-renewable-bidding/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Recently</a>, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) approved MSEDCL’s petition to procure the power it needs to meet its RPO. In the financial year (FY) 2016-17, MSEDCL reported a non-solar RPO shortfall of 1,822 Million Units (MUs). In the first quarter of FY 2017-18, MSEDCL reported a solar RPO shortfall of 970 MUs. The RPO requirement from non-solar sources in FY 2017-18 is 10.5 percent.
Mercom had <a href="https://mercomindia.com/msedcl-tenders-solar-meet-rpo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recently reported</a> that the MSEDCL has tendered 1,000 MW of grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) projects to meet its RPO.

MSEDCL Tenders 500 MW of Wind Projects to Meet Non-Solar RPO

The Ministry of Power has issued the final competitive bidding <a href="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Resolution_on_wind_Bidding_Guidelines_dated_8th_Decemeber_2017_Eng.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">guidelines</a> for wind projects in India. The guidelines aim to provide a framework for the cost-effective procurement of wind power using a transparent bidding process.
The new rules come nearly eight months after the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) first issued its <a href="https://mercomindia.com/mnre-releases-competitive-bidding-draft-guidelines-wind-power-projects/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">draft guidelines</a> for wind power projects in early April. The comment period for that draft closed on April 21, 2017. The guideline is now finalized.
These guidelines will apply to intra-state wind projects of 5 MW and above at one site where the minimum bid capacity is 25 MW and inter-state wind projects of 10 MW and above at one site where minimum bid capacity is 50 MW.
An MNRE official told Mercom that the new guidelines come after an overwhelming number of participants in agency’s first two wind tenders promoted more states to go forward with their own wind tenders, creating a need for a universal set of guidelines.
“We have seen that in some states there has been an issue between the Indian Wind Energy Association (<a href="http://www.inwea.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IWEA</a>) and the tendering agencies as there was ambiguity surrounding guidelines to conduct the auction, this will take care of all that,” added the MNRE official.
Mercom <a href="https://mercomindia.com/gujarat-high-court-guvnl-wind-auction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously reported</a> that wind auctions in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat were placed on hold after IWEA filed petitions asking for a stay on the capacity tendered as there were no MNRE guidelines to base the auctions on.
Recently, the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) tendered <a href="https://mercomindia.com/seci-tenders-2-gw-wind-projects/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2 GW</a> of wind projects under the new guidelines.
Key Highlights
<ul>
<li>The developer will identify the land and submit the lease and agreement documents within seven months of execution of the power purchase agreement (PPA).</li>
<li>The developer will arrange for a no objection certificate, a forest clearance certificate, and a letter from the state transmission utility or central transmission utility confirming the technical feasibility of connectivity for the project.</li>
<li>A single bidder will be allowed to bid for a minimum wind project capacity of 25 MW with at least one, 5 MW project at each site for Intra-state projects.</li>
<li>For Inter-state projects, a bidder will be allowed to bid for a minimum wind project of 50 MW at one site.</li>
<li>The procurer can also specify the maximum capacity to be allotted to a single bidder, including the bidder’s affiliates. The maximum capacity for a single bidder or company or group of companies can be fixed by the procurer taking into consideration economies of scale, land availability, expected competition timeframe, and the market need.</li>
<li>Tariffs quoted by bidders must be within the bidding parameters. When there is a benchmark tariff, the bidder must quote below it.</li>
<li>The bidding can either be on a fixed tariff in ₹/kWh for 25 years or on an escalating tariff in ₹/kWh with a pre-defined annual escalation fixed in ₹/kWh for a specified number of years.</li>
<li>The procurer will have to disclose the applicable incentives in the RfS.</li>
<li>The PPA period for all projects will be 25 years from the date of scheduled commissioning.</li>
<li>The declared capacity utilization factor (CUF) should not be less than 22 percent over a year. In cases where a project supplies less energy than the minimum CUF, the wind power generator will be liable to pay to the procurer a fine for the energy availability shortfall.</li>
<li>If the power generated is more than the maximum CUF, then the generator is free to sell excess power to any other entity if the procurer refuses to buy the extra power generated.</li>
<li>Wind power projects have been accorded a must-run status and no commissioned wind power project can be asked to back down by a DISCOM or load dispatch center. In the event of a backdown, except for cases where a backdown is caused by grid issues, the wind power generator will be eligible for generation compensation from the procurer.</li>
<li>The distribution licensee (DISCOM) will provide payment security to the wind power generator through a revolving letter of credit that is equivalent to one month of average billing from the project under consideration and a payment security fund suitable to support payment for at least three months of billing of all the projects tied up with such a fund.</li>
<li>The procurer can also provide a state government guarantee to ensure that there is adequate security to the wind power generator, both in terms of the payment of energy charges and termination compensation.</li>
<li>Financial closure: The wind developer should attain financial closure within seven months from the execution of the PPA.</li>
<li>A project will only be considered for partial commissioning when a minimum of 50 percent of the project is complete. When a project is commissioned early, the procurer will have to purchase the power generated at 75 percent of the PPA tariff until the specified commissioning date arrives.</li>
<li>All wind power projects should be commissioned within 18 months of PPA execution.</li>
<li>The responsibility of getting transmission connectivity and access lies with the wind power generator and will be at the cost of wind power generator.</li>
</ul>
Time Table for Bid Process: In the bidding process, a minimum of 30 days will be allowed between RfS issuance and the last date of bid submission. Following evaluation of the bids, LoIs will be issued within 75 days from the issuance of the RfS document. PPA signing will be within 105 days from the zero date (RfS issue). In normal circumstances, the bidding process will be completed in a period of 120 days.
Mercom recently reported that the power sale agreement (PSA) for <a href="https://mercomindia.com/power-sale-agreement-1000-mw-wind-projects-signed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1,000 MW</a> of inter-state transmission system-connected wind projects was signed and the central government has been working with state governments to issue bids for about <a href="https://mercomindia.com/mnre-tender-solar-wind-projects-march-2018/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">8 GW</a> of cumulative wind capacity this year, with these new guidelines applying to the remaining wind tenders.
The wind power tariff in India dropped below ₹3 (~$0.046)/kWh for the first time in June 2017 with the lowest winning bid of <a href="https://mercomindia.com/wind-becomes-competitive-solar-tariff-drops-record-low-%E2%82%B92-64-kwh/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">₹2.64 (~$0.0413)/kWh</a> quoted in the second, 1 GW wind auction conducted by SECI. With this auction result, the wind tariff is now just 8 percent off the lowest solar tariff of ₹2.44 (~$0.037)/kWh. The tariffs for wind and solar are now both below the average tariff for thermal power.
Mercom has previously published articles on the <a href="https://mercomindia.com/advent-reverse-auctions-wind-player/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">impact of reverse auctions on the wind sector</a>.
According to MNRE, cumulative wind power installations reached 32.7 GW as of October 2017.
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