Solar container 2022 winning bid

Why was the solar auction undersubscribed in December 2021?

The auction round for solar installations to be mounted on buildings and noise barriers was significantly undersubscribed, mainly because of the massively increased tender volume of 767 MW. In December 2021 the volume was only 150 MW. The volume of the bids submitted was 212 MW and thus only slighlty less than in the previous round (233 MW).

Can a bid be submitted for a special solar installation?

For the first time, bids could be submitted for installation combinations with what are called special solar installations, which are installations on bodies of water, farmland or parking areas so as to enable dual use of those areas. The Bundesnetzagentur set the requirements to be placed on the special solar installations as from 1 October 2021.

Did JSW renew energy 5 win a bid?

Various news outlets reported on Friday (26 August) that JSW Renew Energy Five, a special purpose vehicle formed by the renewable energy subsidiary of power producer JSW Energy had submitted a winning bid. Bidding took place in reverse auction to contract for 500MW/1,000MWh of standalone BESS with the Solar Energy Corporation of India.

How much energy storage will India need by 2030?

As much as 160GWh of energy storage could be required to help integrate a planned 500GW of non-fossil fuel resources by 2030, according to India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA). Image: Tata Power Solar.

How many MW of solar-plus-storage capacity will be awarded?

Both capacity bid for and awarded were higher than the previous innovation auction held in July 2024, which awarded 512MW of capacity for solar-plus-storage projects. The Innovation Tender solicitations were launched in 2020, and are open to project bids that combine two or more renewable or clean energy technologies.

Does Germany have a solar-plus-storage innovation tender?

Image: Baywa r.e. The German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded 587MW of solar-plus-storage in its latest Innovation Tender. As has been the case in many of Germany’s recent solar PV auctions, the Innovation Tender ended up oversubscribed, with 154 bids made for 1.8GW of capacity out of 583MW tendered capacity.