Solar Installation Tenders in India: Live & Upcoming 2026

Projects India currently tracks 1,158 upcoming solar power projects across India — spanning utility-scale generation, manufacturing and hybrid renewables — with a combined recorded project cost of approximately Rs 8.28 lakh crore. Of these, 260 are independently verified, 21 were added to the database in just the last 90 days (up from 5 in the 90 days before that), and the pipeline spans every major state from Gujarat to West Bengal. For EPC contractors, equipment suppliers and B2B sales teams searching for the next live solar installation tender, this report consolidates what the data shows.

Solar project tenders in India — at a glance

Largest solar projects and tenders by recorded cost

The table below lists the highest-value solar projects our database records. These are the projects that anchor India's long-term generation and manufacturing capacity, and where the earliest supply-chain conversations are already under way.

Several features stand out. Private developers — Reliance Industries, ACME, Hero Future Energies, ReNew and Greenko — account for the highest individual project values, while public-sector bodies such as NTPC Limited and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) dominate by project count. Karnataka appears three times in this shortlist alone, reflecting its position as the state with the largest pipeline. The cluster of projects at approval stage (ACME in Odisha, Hero Future Energies and Sembcorp in Andhra Pradesh) signals a wave of tenders that will move toward procurement in the months ahead as clearances are received.

Where solar tenders are concentrated: state-by-state breakdown

The distribution across states tells a clear procurement geography, as the chart below shows.

Karnataka leads with 174 projects, followed by Maharashtra (147), Telangana (128), Andhra Pradesh (82), Gujarat (76), Rajasthan (73), Tamil Nadu (62), West Bengal (55), Uttar Pradesh (55) and Madhya Pradesh (48). For suppliers and EPC teams targeting a specific region, this matters: Maharashtra solar projects alone run to 147 entries, with active promoters including Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (14 projects, Rs 4,740 crore) and Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (15 projects). Gujarat, home to the Rs 60,000 crore Reliance Giga Complex and the Dholera SIR cluster, carries some of the largest individual project values despite a smaller count. Rajasthan's 73 projects include a new Rs 116 crore KPI Green Energy plant at Bikaner — added to the database in the last 90 days — confirming that the state remains active for mid-scale utility bids. Odisha, with the Rs 36,000 crore ACME Greentech project at Khurda and the Sembcorp hybrid project at Ganjam, has emerged as a significant new front for large solar tenders.

What stage are these solar projects at?

Stage is the single most useful filter for anyone deciding where to focus sales or bid effort, as the chart below shows.

The dominant stage is Under Approvals with 642 projects. This is where environmental, land and regulatory clearances are being processed. Projects at this stage are not yet issuing civil or equipment tenders, but they are actively shortlisting consultants, carrying out feasibility studies and beginning vendor conversations. Construction Started (218 projects) is where active procurement of modules, inverters, mounting structures, cables and civil works is happening right now. Planning (195 projects) represents the earliest stage, where developers have announced intent but formal approvals have not begun — useful for relationship-building and capacity planning. Approvals Received (20 projects) is a commercially critical stage: these projects have cleared regulatory hurdles and are the most likely to issue EPC tenders and equipment purchase orders in the near term. The relatively small number at this stage compared to the Under Approvals pipeline suggests that a significant volume of new tenders will enter the market as clearances convert.

Most active promoters issuing solar tenders

Understanding who is issuing the most projects helps suppliers prioritise account management, as the chart below shows.

NTPC Limited leads with 42 projects and a combined recorded cost of around Rs 22,030 crore. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI and its variants) together account for 68 project entries with a recorded cost of around Rs 29,190 crore — making SECI the dominant public issuer of solar tenders in India by value. West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company has 33 projects (Rs 1,677 crore), most of which are smaller distributed or rooftop installations. Among private developers, Renew Solar Energy Limited (24 projects), Acme Fazilka Power Private Limited (20 projects) and Azure Power India Private Limited (13 projects, Rs 5,570 crore) are consistently active. Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited carries 12 projects with a combined recorded cost of about Rs 22,200 crore, concentrated in Madhya Pradesh. Teams selling to NTPC or SECI should note that both organisations procure through structured government tender processes with defined pre-qualification criteria.

Recent additions: solar projects added in the last 90 days

The following projects entered our database in the last 90 days, reflecting where fresh activity is appearing across states.

• Floating Solar Power Project, Kadana Dam, Gujarat — KPI Green Energy Limited, Rs 489 crore, Construction Started (Mahisagar, Gujarat)
• Solar Power Project, Kadana Dam, Gujarat — Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited, Construction Started (Mahisagar, Gujarat)
• Solar Power Project, Bikaner, Rajasthan — KPI Green Energy, Rs 116 crore, Construction Started
• Solar Power Project, Boudh, Odisha — Envirocare Infrasolution Private Limited, Rs 351 crore, Under Approvals
• Solar Power Project, Kolhapur, Maharashtra — Shree Tatyasaheb Kore Warana SSK Limited, Rs 69 crore, Approvals Received
• Solar Power Project, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Maharashtra — GAIL (India) Limited, Rs 3,800 crore, Under Approvals
• Solar Power Project, Maharashtra — CleanMax, Construction Started
• Solar Ingot and Wafer Manufacturing Project, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh — Agastya Energy Industries Pvt Ltd, Rs 7,800 crore, Under Approvals

The jump from 5 new additions in the prior 90-day period to 21 in the most recent period is a meaningful signal: fresh project announcements are accelerating. The GAIL entry in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Rs 3,800 crore) and the Agastya wafer manufacturing project in Kurnool (Rs 7,800 crore) are particularly significant for equipment suppliers and civil contractors planning their pipelines. Both are currently Under Approvals, meaning procurement conversations can begin now. For a broader view of how to use stage data to time your outreach, see our guide on tracking India projects by stage.

What this means for suppliers and contractors

Each project stage demands a different commercial approach, and with 1,158 projects in the solar based power pipeline, timing market entry correctly is the difference between winning early and chasing awarded work.

• Planning and Early/Announced stages: The window for consultants, site surveyors, geotechnical firms and environmental assessment agencies. Developers at these stages are selecting advisory partners, not yet procuring equipment.
• Under Approvals (642 projects): The largest pool. Legal and regulatory consultants, transmission planners and grid connectivity specialists are active here. Equipment vendors should establish relationships and submit capability statements — formal tenders are not yet issued but preferred-vendor lists are often being built.
• Approvals Received (20 projects): The highest-urgency stage for EPC contractors. These projects are likely to issue engineering, procurement and construction tenders soon. Civil contractors, module suppliers, inverter manufacturers, cable and mounting-structure suppliers should prioritise this cohort.
• Construction Started (218 projects): Active procurement is under way. Balance-of-plant suppliers, logistics providers, commissioning engineers and O&M contractors should be engaging project managers directly on these projects.
• Manufacturing projects (Jupiter, Emmvee, Agastya): These are not generation projects — they supply the generation pipeline. They procure specialist plant and machinery, cleanroom infrastructure and raw material handling equipment, often through separate industrial tender processes.

How to track solar installation tenders in India

Single government portals cover only the tenders they themselves issue. Private developer tenders — which account for a significant share of the pipeline shown above — are rarely listed on any one portal. Projects India aggregates both government and private project intelligence into a single searchable database, covering all upcoming projects in India across 84,467 entries nationally. Filters by state, stage, promoter, project value and sector allow EPC teams and equipment suppliers to build a shortlist of relevant opportunities without manual monitoring of dozens of sources. Users can review a free sample project report to see the depth of data available before subscribing, or explore the projects intelligence database to understand how tracking works in practice. For teams that need daily alerts on new tenders matching specific criteria, the AI tender intelligence service runs continuous monitoring across both government and private project announcements.