JSW Energy announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary JSW Neo Energy Ltd has bagged an additional 500 MW of wind energy capacity for wind power projects of Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI).

With the latest award, the total wind power capacity won by JSW Neo Energy Ltd under the SECI Tranche XVI has increased to 1,000MW, JSW Energy said in an exchange filing.

JSW Neo Energy Ltd bagged a 500MW wind capacity under the SECI Tranche XVI. The company received a letter of award (LoA) for an additional 500MW under the greenshoe option for SECI wind power projects, taking the total capacity to 1,000 MW, the filing stated.

The latest project win will help JSW Energy take its total locked-in generation capacity to 12.5GW, of which 4.6GW will be wind power