India could cancel between 3 and 4 gigawatts (GW) of solar projects after finding that some clean energy tenders were rushed out to bypass upcoming import restrictions, a government source said on Friday.
The renewable energy ministry has ordered agencies to cancel and reissue such tenders, without naming which agencies or projects are involved.
From June 2026, developers of government-backed solar projects must use only locally-made modules and cells. However, in July, the government allowed projects with bids submitted by Aug. 31, 2025, to use imported cells.
Industry groups later complained that some agencies exploited this exemption by issuing tenders with unusually short bidding windows, sometimes just seven days, to secure cheaper Chinese imports before the deadline.
Officials have now identified nearly 3–4 GW of projects that may have misused this rule. Agencies have been given 15 days to report back on their actions.
India is expected to become largely self-sufficient in solar cell production only by March 2027, though initial output may remain limited, according to an SBI Caps research note.
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