SECI Issues Tender Seeking Developers to Build 600 MW Wind Project

SECI has issued a tender request for bids from developers to set up ISTS-connected Wind Power Projects. It includes setting up a transmission network to the Interconnection/Delivery Point, to supply wind power to SECI at its own cost. It sought online bids till November 24, 2025, and offline bids two days later, till November 26, 2025.

Through this tender, SECI offers a minimum of 50 MW and a maximum of 300 MW capacity from Wind Power Developer (WPD) to set up projects, including transmission network up to the Interconnection/Delivery Point.

Further, the wind tender allows SECI to allocate and tie up additional capacity of up to 300 MW under the ‘Greenshoe Option.’ Additionally, the tender allows the developer to locate the projects at sites chosen by the bidder/WPD at its own discretion and cost, risk, and responsibility.

A stand alone wind tender has become a rare occurrence, in a market dominated by solar and solar plus storage projects now. Wind projects have counted on being part of Hybrid projects with solar over the past year, with the off stand alone project where the case is strong for wind energy. The reason is obviously costs, as wind costs have failed to match the drops seen in solar plus storage. However, the future remains good as long as costs remain in a range, as specific segments like data centres coming up are likely to create their own demand for clean energy , which solar probably cannot meet alone.   

Scope of Work

Moreover, the bidders would be responsible for declaring the annual CUF of the projects at the time of submission of their response to the tender. This would be subject to the revised CUF, which should be not less than 10% and not greater than 10% of the annual CUF quoted at the time of bid submission.

Further, the wind developers can declare/revise annual CUF, which in no case can be less than 22%. The WPD is required to maintain an energy supply to achieve an annual CUF not less than 80% of the declared/revised value and not more than 120% of the declared/revised CUF value during the PPA duration of 25 years.

In the previous tender, SECI has awarded the wind tender to Torrent Power’s subsidiary, Torrent Green Energy Private Limited. It issued a Letter of Award (LoA) for a 300 MW wind power project at a tariff of ₹3.97/unit. In that project, SECI awarded 300 MW out of the 600 MW project. Originally, SECI had released a tender for 300 MW, which was later revised to a 600 MW project.