Phase-II of National Solar Mission gets good response.

Private companies such as SEI, Azure Power India and ACME have won most of the solar projects auctioned under the first batch of Phase-II of the National Solar Mission.

The financial bids for 750 MW new photovoltaic capacities were opened recently.

SEI and Azure Power bagged 100 MW of projects each, while ACME got nearly 80 MW of new capacities.

Other companies that bagged projects include Tata Power Renewable Energy (35 MW), IL&FS Energy Development (40 MW), Solairedirect Energy India (30 MW), Gujarat Power Corporation (10 MW), Hero Solar Energy (20 MW) and Today Homes and Infrastructure (40 MW). Among those who failed to bag any projects were Welspun Renewables Energy, Shapoorji Pallonji Solar and Renew Solar Power.

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