Public Procurement News and Insights

The first step in writing a concise and successful solar RFP is to have a clear understanding of your needs. Not every organization employs an engineer who can assess the technical conditions and deliver a feasibility study that highlights the needs and available solutions to meet them.

India plans to reach 500 GW of green fuel capacity by the end of this decade. If the nation maintains its current pace of adding around 50 GW of renewable energy annually, that goal looks pretty much achievable, but only if grid infrastructure scales in parallel with power generation.

At a time when businesses and government agencies are facing a rare convergence of escalating electricity costs, regional capacity constraints, and the need to upgrade grids, commercial solar power is perfectly poised to make a giant leap forward.

Since the companies actually submitting bids are Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) firms, the very customers you want, tracking awarded tenders becomes a way to see which EPCs are actively pursuing projects in your sector.

A number of policy changes in the U.S. and China – the largest market players – have slowed growth in demand, and even though several other markets are expected to grow rapidly, they will not be able to make up for the large deficit caused by these two countries.

Even if some countries are cutting subsidies and direct incentives for solar electricity, there is still widespread support from both governments and the general population. Solar energy is regarded as a strategic goal tied to economic competitiveness and energy security.

New spending thresholds came into effect on January 1, 2026, and a public consultation closed on January 26. Although the entire cycle of approval may take up to three years, businesses should consider adapting now.

The European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) ensures that companies that are obliged to implement environmentally friendly innovations and mitigation measures report these properly, thus avoiding disqualification. If a company fails to report these, then this will become public knowledge. In this article, we navigate through the complex world of CSRD.

Being a procurement specialist is much more than a job - it is a simultaneous task of being a risk manager, governance enforcer, and an operations overseer whose every single decision has long-term consequences for both institutional sustainability and the beneficiaries.

General Services Administration (GSA) recently established the Office of Centralized Acquisition Services – OCAS. Treat this as a shift in routes and rules, not a headline. As coordination expands for the eligible common categories, processes will consolidate, and points of entry may shift, those organizations positioned early will tend to capture momentum.