Renewable Energy Consultant | Former COO of Suzlon Global Services Limited| Wind Energy Specialist | 40+ Years in Business Strategy, Manufacturing, and Operations Leadership
Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (#SECI) has released the list of winners for tranche 2 (Envelope-2 opening) of the #electrolyser manufacturing auction, having a total capacity of 1,500 MW. The projects will be developed under the strategic interventions for #greenhydrogen transition (SIGHT) scheme. A total of thirteen companies have won under three different buckets. The largest category is bucket 1 with 1,100 MW of electrolyser manufacturing capacity based on any stack technology. In this bucket, #Waaree Energies secured 300 MW, followed by Matrix Gas and Renewables at 237 MW, and #Advait Infratech at 200 MW. The remaining winners in this bucket were #Ohmium Operations with 137 MW, GH2 Solar with 105 MW, #Newage Green Electro with 71.5 MW, and #Avaada Electrolyser with 49.5 MW. In bucket 2B (based on indigenously developed stack technology-smaller units), the maximum capacity awarded was 100 MW. Of this, #Adani Enterprises, Eastern Electrolyser, and #Newtrace, were awarded 30 MW each, while Suryaashish KA1 Solar Park was awarded 10 MW. Meanwhile, Adani Enterprises was awarded 71.5 MW, with Newage Green Electro bagging 228.5 MW in bucket 2A (electrolyser manufacturing capacity based on indigenously developed stack technology). The total capacity for this bucket was 300 MW. In August 2024, SECI had put out a Call for Proposals for setting up green hydrogen hubs in India under the #NationalGreenHydrogenMission. In the same month, they issued a tender to appoint an agency to lease or purchase 800 acres of land in Madhya Pradesh for a 200 MW solar project.
