Over 11 GW of renewable energy capacity, including energy storage systems, are in the pipeline of States and Central government utilities.
A total of 7.87 GW of tenders, majorly for solar, are in the pipeline. Moreover, bids for 4 GW with energy storage support have also been floated by the utilities.
The largest tender is by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), which has invited proposals for supplying 2.25 GW of round-the-clock power from ISTS-connected renewable energy (RE) power projects.
Apart from this, Punjab State Power Corporation (PSPCL) has floated two bids of 1 GW each and the Railway Energy Management Company has floated a tender of 1 GW.
In terms of renewable energy with battery storage, power generator, NTPC has come issued tender for 3,000 MWh of RE power with storage.
Similarly, Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam has floated a bid for 1,000 MWh with battery ESS. A total of 114 GW of RE capacity (excluding large hydro) have been installed in the country as of June 2022.
