SECI bars R-Power for 3 years over fake bank document

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has debarred Reliance Power (R-Power) from participating in any of its future tenders for three years for submitting a fake document for a tender floated by the state-run entity in June this year.

- SHREYA JAI

Any subsidiary of R-Power has also been barred from SECI tenders, said a public notice issued by SECI, under the aegis of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

"Based on the above and in line with the tender conditions, it is hereby intimated that the entities, namely M/s Reliance NU BESS Limited, and M/s Reliance Power Limited (including its subsidiaries) stand debarred from participating in all the future tenders issued by SECI until 3 years from the date of issuance of the debarment notice," SECI said in a notice dated November 6.

In June, SECI issued a request for selection (RfS) for receiving bids for 1 GW of solar with 2 GW of standalone battery storage. Anil Ambani's R-Power was one of the successful bidders through its subsidiary Maharashtra Energy Generation Limited. It quoted one of the lowest bids received till date for battery storage at ₹3.81 per unit. The other similar winning bid was from JSW Energy.