Rajasthan-based solar power company Bhaskar Jyoti has won a contract from the Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI), a subsidiary of Coal India, to install a grid-connected 1.3 MW rooftop solar power project for Northern Coalfields (NCL).

The contract’s value is ₹75.9 million (~$889,485). The systems will be deployed across several sites, including the integrated water supply system and the Khadia, Kakri, and Bina mines in the NCL area of Uttar Pradesh.

The tender for this project was issued in February this year.

Bhaskar Jyoti will design, engineer, procure, supply, fabricate, erect, test, and commission the project. The company must also conduct all related civil, structural, and electrical works for power evacuation, as well as obtain grid connectivity approvals. Additionally, it will operate and maintain the project for ten years.

Bhaskar Jyoti also bagged a contract from the Military Engineer Services, Chief Engineer, Jaipur Zone, to set up a 1.3 MW solar project with a contract value of ₹87.82 million (~$1.03 million) at Niwaru, Bhakrota, and Jaipur military stations. The tender for this work was issued in February last year.

The company also won a contract from the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port for the design, engineering, supply, construction, erection, testing, and commissioning of a 2 MW grid-connected solar power project at the Haldia Dock Complex.

The tender for this work was issued in July last year.

This project has a contract value of ₹131.09 million (~$1.54 million) and will support port operations with green energy. The company will also provide ten years of comprehensive operation and maintenance.

Government agencies floated around 14.4 GW of solar tenders in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, a 53.1% drop compared to 30.7 GW in Q1 2024 but a 5.4% increase from Q4 2024. Auction announcements fell 39% from 10.5 GW in Q4 2024 to 6.4 GW in Q1 2025. The auctioned capacity was down 74.4% year-over-year from 25 GW. The auctions included standalone solar, solar-plus-storage, and wind-solar hybrid power projects.