India has decided to stop setting annual clean energy tender targets after missing last year’s goals and accumulating a substantial backlog of unsold renewable capacity, a senior government official said. Renewable developers currently hold rights to build around 43 GW of clean energy capacity that has not yet secured buyers. State power utilities have delayed purchases of renewable power, citing expectations of lower prices and delays in transmission infrastructure. The Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has asked renewable energy implementation agencies to identify buyers for power from existing tenders. According to the official, agencies remain confident that a significant portion of the unsold capacity can still be contracted, although less than half may eventually be cancelled. Under the revised approach, new clean energy tenders will be issued only after demand from state utilities has been assessed. India had planned to auction about 50 GW of clean energy capacity last year but tendered only around 15 GW.