Solar rooftop tariff touches lowest-ever rate of Rs 1.58 in Madhya Pradesh

The premises of Power Grid Corporation in Madhya Pradesh will be getting the cheapest solar power at Rs 1.58 a kilowatt per hour (unit), which is the lowest in the country so far. New Delhi-based AMPSOLAR India has bid the lowest for 10 sites of the central government PSUs. It has bid Rs 1.67 for some other central government buildings in the state.  

The highest tariff of Rs 4.13 came from ReNew Solar Energy for supply to a private company. Madhya Pradesh's RESCO tender attracted 31 international and domestic bidders, who oversubscribed its 35+ MWp rooftop tender capacity by