SECI Floats 700 MW Solar Tender for Commercial & Industrial Consumers

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has opened bidding for a 700 MW interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected solar tender, specifically designed to serve commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers, including those operating in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and Export Oriented Units (EOUs).

This tender matters for a very practical reason: C&I consumers in India typically pay some of the highest per-unit electricity tariffs in the country, making open-access solar power an increasingly attractive way to cut operating costs. By routing power through the ISTS network, developers under this tender can supply large factories, IT parks, and export-oriented manufacturing units directly, bypassing some of the constraints of local DISCOM supply.

For project developers, the tender represents a sizeable new pipeline of utility-scale capacity at a time when India’s overall solar tendering activity has remained strong through 2026. For end consumers — hospitals, retail chains, and mid-to-large factories among them — it signals more competitively priced solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) becoming available in the coming quarters.

Bid documents typically specify project capacity slabs, commissioning timelines, and the technical compliance standards developers must meet, including adherence to the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for solar modules. Companies interested in securing long-term solar supply contracts, or EPC contractors looking to bid, should track SECI’s official portal closely as the submission window progresses.

Saur Jagran will continue tracking this tender’s bidding timeline and results as they’re announced — bookmark our Tenders page for the latest deadlines across SECI, CREDA, OREDA, and CSPGCL.