Tender Watch
Welcome to Tender Watch, where Windpower Monthly and its reseach and data division, Windpower Intelligence, monitor auction results from around the world.
This page will tell you the results, if known, of each tender, with price, total capacity, whether the auction was under or over subscribed -- which often has an effect on the price -- and, with more and more technology-neutral auctions taking place, how much of the auction was secured by wind projects.
It will also list upcoming tenders to watch out for, and the latest tender news below the tables.
For more information on tenders in individual countries, click on the name of the country you are interested in if it displays in blue. We are constantly updating this information.
Check out Windpower Monthly's Global Regions page, with an interactive list of markets and their wind power capacities, for a closer look at your chosen region.
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Latest Tender News
India cancels 2GW auction round
INDIA: The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has annulled a 2GW tender after receiving only 1.2GW bids.
Vestas calls for flexibility in Greek auctions
GREECE: Developers won contracts at costs far below the ceiling price in the country's first tender amid signs the industry is regaining confidence in Greece following years of financial struggles. But Marios Zangas, Vestas' head of Greece, warns the energy regulator must be flexible if the auctions are to be a continued success.
Vineyard Wind secures levelised cost of $65/MWh
UNITED STATES: The 800MW Vineyard Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts will generate electricity for $65/MWh over the 20-year lifetime of the project, according to a letter recommending its approval.
Remote island communities to enter UK tender
UK: Four communities on a remote Scottish island have confirmed they will compete against a consortium led by French multinational EDF in the UK's contracts for difference (CfD) auction being held in May 2019.
Auctions to boost China's annual growth
CHINA: Annual wind power additions in China are expected to rise following the shift to an auction system, according to new analysis.
Ireland approves auction switch
IRELAND: The government has approved a new Renewable Energy Support Scheme (RESS), which will introduce power auctions from 2019 in a bid to reach the EU's new 2030 targets.
Saudi Arabia opens wind bids
SAUDI ARABIA: The Renewable Energy Project Development Office (REPDO) and the Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources (MEIM) have received bids of between $21.30/MWh and $33.86/MWh for the 400MW Dumat Al Jandal project.
UK sets out CfD auction plan from 2019
UK: The government intends to hold its next contracts for difference (CfD) auction in May 2019 and further biennial tenders through the 2020s, it has announced.
NY sets 800MW procurement date
UNITED STATES: New York state will hold a solicitation for 800MW of offshore wind capacity in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Duke Energy rejects RFP wind farms
UNITED STATES: Utility Duke Energy has abandoned plans to source 500MW of wind energy in the Carolinas due to financial concerns. It will instead try to source other renewable energy sources.