A statement by the country’s Department of Energy did reveal the various allocations of capacity by technology among the 17 preferred bidders it has identified so far in the third round of the tender programme.

Of those, seven onshore wind projects account for 787MW; PV six, 450MW; CSP two, 200MW; biomass, one, 16.5MW. They have been sent letters of appointment.

However, the department indicated that the final tally is still not settled.

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