Trina leads in Indian solar tender, Suzlon shut out

As the first tender within India’s National Solar Mission (NSM) in several years enters its final round, China’s Trina Solar is in pole position, while India’s Suzlon has been sidelined due to its uncompetitive bid, according to the consultancy Bridge to India.

2 November 2015 17:17 GMT Updated 28 September 2016 9:22 GMT

By Karl-Erik Stromsta in New York

All told, 30 solar developers bid 5.5GW of capacity into the fiercely competitive 500MW round, with the capacity to be built within a large solar park in Andhra Pradesh state.

Just two of those 30 bidders – Suzlon and Kolkata-based IPP CESC – were not waved through to the second round, Bridge to India says.

On 3 November, the remaining developers in the Andhra Pradesh tender will be allowed to revise their bids after seeing their competitors’ offers, and the 500MW of capacity will be awarded to the lowest bidders.

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