SECI floats tender for 1.2 GW of wind capacity under the ISTS

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has floated a tender for setting up 1.2 GW of wind power projects under Tranche XI of the interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected projects in India. The discoms of Madhya Pradesh will purchase the power thus procured by SECI, through Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company Limited. The projects will have to be commissioned within 18 months of the signing of the power purchase agreement (PPA). As per the tender guidelines, the project should be designed to connect with the ISTS.