A winning bid of ₹4.18/kWh without viability gap funding (VGF) was quoted in a 5 MW grid-connected solar PV project auction conducted by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), under NSM Defence VGF Program. Giriraj Renewables Private Limited emerged as the successful bidder to develop the 5 MW grid-connected solar PV project at the Ordnance Factory in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.