Reliance, Tata Power, others bid for Rs 19,500 cr solar incentives

Solar module makers including Reliance Industries Ltd. and Tata Power Co. are among bidders for Rs 19,500 billion ($2.4 billion) in financial incentives that India is offering to expand domestic manufacturing and curb panel imports from dominant producer China.
 

Others showing interest include U.S. firm First Solar Inc. and Indian companies JSW Energy Ltd., Avaada Group and ReNew Energy Global Plc, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named as the information hasn’t been made public. The embattled Adani Group, one of the country’s largest solar panel makers, was not among the bidders, the people said. 

The financial assistance is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aim to turn the nation into a manufacturing powerhouse,