In Karnataka, it has invited bids for four solar projects of 50 megawatt each with the same storage specifications. SECI is seeking bids for two projects of 50 megawatt each in Andhra Pradesh with a battery energy storage system of 5 megawatt/2.5 megawatt-hour attached. Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI), the implementing agency for clean-energy projects, sought bids for 300 megawatts of solar power to be built in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka in an advertisement in a local newspaper on 20 July. New Delhi: India has invited its first-ever bids for solar energy projects that include storage as a requirement as part of a trial program aimed at making the renewable resource a more reliable source of power. The sale of tender documents will begin on 25 July and the last date for submitting bids for the Andhra Pradesh projects is 8 September and for Karnataka is 9 September.

Source: Mint July 22, 2016 15:33 UTC