SunEdison Signs 180-MW Solar Deal in India With Tata Power

SunEdison Inc., the biggest clean-energy developer, will provide 180 megawatts of solar power to Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd., India’s largest utility.

The 20-year power-purchase agreement is the biggest SunEdison has signed under the open-access solar framework, which allows clean-energy providers to sell directly through the national grid to customers, the Maryland Heights, Missouri-based company said Thursday in a statement.

SunEdison, which on Monday bought Provo, Utah-based rooftop panel installer Vivint Solar Inc. for $2.2 billion, has sought to reinforce its position as one of the “supermajors” of the industry. At the same time the Indian government is targeting the installation of 170 gigawatts of clean energy by 2022 to try to lower India’s dependence on coal.