NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) has awarded seven contracts to Kirloskar Solar Technologies to develop 32.29 MW ground-mounted and 14.74 MW rooftop solar projects, with a total contract price of ₹2.08 billion (~$24.62 million). The projects will be set up in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, and Assam. NVVN also contracted Oriana Power to commission 10.61 MW of ground-mounted and 8.65 MW rooftop solar projects valued at ₹835.69 million (~$9.89 million) in Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.