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A recent tender for 500 MW of solar power projectsin Gujarat witnessed tariff going up in range of Rs 2.65-3.36 per unit. This isa minor correction from the last lowest bidding of Rs 2.44 per unit discoveredin Rajasthan. Impact of new tax regime under GST andincrease in cost of panels coming from China has led to escalation in tariff discoveredin this latest tender. Chennai based GRT Jewellers quoted thelowest tariff of Rs 2.65 per unit for 90 MW of project capacity. It wasfollowed by Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited and GujaratIndustries Power Limited which quoted Rs 2.66 and Rs 2.67 per unit respectivelyfor 75 MW each. NYSE listed Azure Power won 350 MW by quoting Rs 2.67 per unit. The tender was called by Gujarat Urja VikasNigam Limited. Other bidders in race were ReNew Power, Tata Power RenewableEnergy Limited, UK based Lightsource Renewable Energy India Assets Ltd, FortumPower and Torrent Power. "The 5 per cent GST on solar effectivelyincreases the cost by 10-20 ..