India Considers New Solar Tender With Focus on Factories
- Seeking to separate manufacturing from power generation
- Previous solar tenders garnered little industry interest
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India is considering a new tender to develop solar power equipment manufacturing that doesn’t include a requirement to also generate electricity, a move aimed at sparking investor interest, according to people with knowledge of the plan.
In addition to separating manufacturing of solar cells and modules from generation, the government may also offer some form of financial aid, said the people, asking not to be identified as the information isn’t public.