67.5 GW of Renewable Energy LoAs Issued Since April 2023 — None Cancelled

Clearing the renewable energy power purchase agreement (PPA) backlog since April 2023, India is now seeing a drop in cancellations following the issuance of Letters of Award (LoAs). By October 2025, the country issued tenders for approximately 67,554 MW of renewable power through LoAs. As of 31 October 2025, installed capacity from non-fossil sources stood at around 259 GW, with 31.2 GW added in the current financial year up to October 2025.

These numbers came from Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi, in the Rajya Sabha, in a written reply to the question of backlongs and cancellations of reneeable projects.  He was referring to tenders  issued by Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies (REIAs) of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), namely Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI), NTPC Limited (NTPC), NHPC Limited (NHPC) and SJVN Limited (SJVN). 

BESS Projects

The minister also mentioned that around 47.2 GW of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) are being considered for the planning of the transmission system up to 2032. With the BESS deployment, the peak shifting can reduce network congestion and improve utilisation of transmission assets, thereby optimising the overall transmission system.

As per Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Connectivity and General Network Access to the inter-State Transmission System) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2025, connectivity is to be granted for solar and non-solar hours. This will further help in the efficient utilisation of the transmission system. This will also enable integration of additional RE with co-located BESS to the grid without the requirement of additional transmission infrastructure.

Central Electricity Authority (CEA) prepares the transmission plan in advance based on the Renewable Energy (RE) potential declared by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) to provide a clear visibility of the transmission system to the RE developers. 

Renewable Energy Procurements

States are also issuing renewable power procurement tenders, and renewable power capacity is also being added in commercial and industrial sectors through the Green Energy Open Access/ Captive route. Thus, capacity addition of renewable energy is progressing through multiple pathways and not necessarily only through REIA-led bids.

With the declining cost of solar-plus-storage and dispatchable renewable power, there is a growing preference among distribution companies and end procurers for such solutions.

This shift has been accompanied by a reduced demand for plain solar power. Solar-plus-storage configurations are also being preferred over wind-solar hybrid projects, particularly due to their ability to supply power during peak demand hours.

Accordingly, the Government has sensitised the REIAs to move from plain solar tenders to tenders of Solar with Energy Storage, tenders with configuration to supply renewable power during peak hours and tenders with configuration to supply Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE).

To facilitate the further execution of PPAs in respect of bids issued by REIAs, the Government has undertaken several proactive measures. These include urging States to comply with the Renewable Consumption Obligation (RCO) under the Energy Conservation Act, and advising Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies (REIAs) to aggregate demand from DISCOMs and other consumers before designing and issuing tenders. Regional workshops have been organized with major renewable energy-procuring States to address implementation challenges and accelerate PPA signing.