SECI invites bids for 260 MW solar modules to be supplied to a Madhya Pradesh project
The winning bidder must own a module factory with at least 390 MW annual production capacity
The modules must be built locally with domestically manufactured solar PV cells
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has launched a tender seeking the supply of 260 MW of domestically manufactured solar PV modules with domestically manufactured solar cells. Only those modules listed in the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) must be supplied.
The successful bidder stands to win the entire capacity sought under the tender and will be required to provide a minimum of 234 MW and a maximum of 286 MW capacity. Eligible bidders must operate a module manufacturing factory with a minimum 390 MW annual capacity.
These modules could be made with either monofacial or bifacial monocrystalline silicon solar cells or thin-film cadmium telluride (CdTe) cells.
For monocrystalline silicon modules, the minimum module efficiency sought is 20.9% with a minimum temperature coefficient of -0.40%/°C . In a glass-polymer configuration, the minimum glass thickness should be 3.2 mm, while for glass-glass modules it should be a minimum of 2 mm. In both cases, the glass should be heat-strengthened with a transmittance of above 90%.
For the thin film modules, the minimum efficiency should be 19% with a temperature coefficient not less than -0.32%/°C. These need to be glass-glass modules with a minimum thickness of 2 mm on each side and transmittance above 90%.
These are required to be delivered to the project site in Badnawar in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh.
SECI launched the call on April 29, 2025. Bids will be accepted till May 20, 2025, according to the tender documents.
Earlier in November 2024, SECI issued a similar call for the supply of 400 MW of domestically manufactured PV modules for a project in Ramagiri, Andhra Pradesh (see SECI Seeks 400 MW Domestically Manufactured Solar PV Modules).