India's renewable energy project tendering to be an all-time high in FY18

With the govt tendering close to 6,650 Mw of renewable energy projects in February alone, the total projects offered during 2017-18 will exceed a combined 10,000 Mw capacity

In what will be a record offering in a financial year, India is set to tender close to 6,650 Mw of renewable energy projects in February. Of this, 2,500 Mw are wind power projects and 4,150 Mw solar. With this, the total projects offered during 2017-18 will exceed a combined capacity of 10,000 Mw.

The tranche of projects to be offered includes several state-level projects from Uttar Pradesh (1,000 Mw), Karnataka (200 Mw), Maharashtra (1,500 Mw of wind and solar) and Andhra Pradesh (750 Mw). Wind power projects totalling a generation capacity of 2,000 Mw would be bid out by