Manufacturing-linked solar scheme: Kerala is first buyer; state govt agrees to buy 200 megawatt
The Kerala government has agreed to buy 200 megawatt (MW) solar power from the 12,000 MW capacity being built under the manufacturing-linked solar scheme for which the Solar Energy Corporation of India (Seci) has been struggling to find buyers.
Under the scheme, the tariff is Rs 2.92 per unit, much higher than the tariffs discovered in subsequent auctions. Kerala’s offer marks the first instance of a state agreeing to procure power under the scheme.
