Gujarat

SAEL Industries secured the biggest slice of 400 MW in Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd’s tender for 800 MW solar with an additional 800 MW under the greenshoe option. 

Solar Energy Corp. of India Ltd (SECI) will start accepting bids to select developers for 500 MW of firm and dispatchable power from renewable energy projects with energy storage systems.

Gujarat State Electricity Corp. Ltd (GSECL) has invited bids to provide project management consultancy services for a standalone pumped storage hydropower project in Gujarat. The project is planned at UKAI Dam Reservoir in Ukai. Bidding closes on July 31.

Thermax arm First Energy has commissioned a 45.8 MW wind-solar hybrid power plant for consumption by industrial clients.

The integrated power utility, which targets 5 GW of renewables capacity in the next five years, has been allotted 6,000 hectares of land to develop green hydrogen and renewable energy projects in Gujarat.

The developer won 200 MW solar capacity at a tariff of INR 2.75 ($0.034)/kWh with an additional 200 MW under green shoe option at INR 2.71 ($0.033)/kWh through competitive bidding followed by an e-reverse auction.

Arctech has signed tracker supply deals with Sterling & Wilson and Torrent Power for solar projects in Rajasthan and Gujarat, respectively.

The Gujarat-based developer has secured the letter of intent from Anupam Rasayan India to build a 40 MW wind-solar hybrid project for captive consumption.

The 20 MW Gandhar solar project in Gujarat is now fully operational, with its second portion of 10 MW commissioned recently.

Tata Group will set up a 20 GWh lithium-ion cell manufacturing plant in Gujarat with an estimated investment of INR 13,000 crore in the first phase.