SECI awards 8.6 GW across solar, hybrid and storage-backed ISTS tenders

SolarQuarter reports that recent SECI ISTS tenders awarded 8.6 GW across pure solar, solar-plus-storage, hybrid renewable and FDRE-style procurements. The results include 1.2 GW under ISTS Tranche-XXI Solar+BESS, 1.5 GW under ISTS Tranche-XX Solar+BESS, 600 MW of pure solar under Tranche-XIV and manufacturing-linked solar capacity with tariffs as low as INR 2.42/kWh. The pattern shows India using storage-backed tender structures to move beyond cheap daytime solar and procure morning, evening and firm renewable supply.