The Centre will offer 56 Gw of wind power projects over the coming seven years under the new auction regime, which will have no reverse bidding.
Every year, 8 Gw of projects would be offered in a bundle for the eight windy states in the country, said a notice by the new and renewable energy ministry (MNRE).
“In order to ensure that wind energy capacity comes up in all the eight windy states, every bid will be a composite bid consisting of state-specific sub-bids for each of the eight states. The power generated from capacity established in each of the