EIE Renewables has won the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company’s (WBSEDCL) auction to install 10 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems.

The tender was floated in September last year.

The systems will be installed on state government buildings spread across eight districts, namely Medinipur (1.5 MW), Bankura (1.5 MW), Kolkata South (1.5 MW), Kolkata North (1.5 MW), Bardhaman (1 MW), Berhampore (1 MW), Malda (1 MW), and Siliguri (1 MW).

The estimated work value at Medinipur, Bankura, Kolkata South, and Kolkata North is ₹58.5 million (~$666,111.19) and ₹39 million (~$444,074.13) for Bardhaman, Berhampore, Malda, and Siliguri.

The systems must be installed within seven months of issuing the letter of award.

The West Bengal Government has envisaged a 40 MW grid-connected rooftop solar program to be implemented across government buildings in 20 districts. It plans to allocate 100% state funding of ₹2 billion (~$22.25 million) for this program, to be executed in three phases over the financial years 2025-25 to 2027-28.

In June last year, EIE Renewables acquired a 49% equity stake in renewable energy company Soltrix Energy Solutions for ₹13.2 million (~$153,352). The company said it would acquire the remaining 51% stake in Soltrix one year after the project’s completion, and it signed a share purchase and options agreement. Soltrix was awarded an EPC contract for a 29 MW solar power project in Maharashtra.

India added 4.9 GW of rooftop solar capacity in the first nine months (9M) of the calendar year 2025, compared to 1.9 GW in the previous year, a 161% year-over-year (YoY) increase, according to Mercom India’s Q3 2025 India Rooftop Solar Market Report.

During the third quarter, the country added 2.1 GW of rooftop solar capacity, a 29% quarter-over-quarter increase from 1.6 GW and a 164% YoY increase from 791 MW.

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