NTPC REL Wins 500 MW in SECI FDRE-IX Auction at ₹6/kWh

NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) won a 500 MW allocation in SECI’s FDRE-IX auction on August 21, 2026, at a tariff of ₹6.00/kWh. The tender required bidders to guarantee 1,500 MW of assured peak power for four continuous hours — equivalent to 6,000 MWh of firm, dispatchable energy supply — rather than paying for whatever renewable output happened to be available, making it one of the more demanding auction structures SECI has run to date.

This result sits within the broader FDRE-IX tender already profiled on this site’s Technology page, which covers the auction’s underlying structure and penalty terms in more detail. This entry tracks the specific award outcome: a named winner, a locked-in tariff, and a firm capacity commitment SECI can now hold NTPC REL to over the project’s operating life.