The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a showcause notice to Reliance Power and its subsidiary, Reliance NU BESS Ltd., questioning why criminal action should not be initiated against them following the submission of allegedly fake bank guarantees (BGs) in recent tender bids,

Last week, SECI imposed a three-year ban on Reliance Power from participating in its clean energy project tenders after discovering that one of its units had submitted a counterfeit foreign bank guarantee.

SECI asked Reliance Power to explain why it should not initiate criminal proceedings in view of the fraudulent and forged actions.

Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI) has sent a notice to Reliance Power after a subsidiary of the power firm submitted fake documents for a tender bid.

Mumbai: The national renewable energy agency Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd. (SECI) issued notices to Reliance Power asking why it should not initiate criminal proceedings after a subsidiary of the Anil Ambani led power producer submitted fake documents for a bid.

Reliance Power did not immediately respond to a Reuters request seeking comment on the notice. Last week, the company said that it would legally challenge SECI's ban and had lodged a police complaint against the third party that arranged the bank guarantee.

SECI has issued showcause notices to Reliance Power and its arm for submitting fake bank guarantees in bids, potentially leading to criminal action.

Renewable energy agency SECI has sent a show cause notice to Reliance Power, asking why criminal action not be taken against the company and its arm for submitting fake bank guarantees. Last week, Solar Energy Corporation of India barred Reliance Power and its arm from participating in its tenders.