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ACME Solar Holdings on Thursday said it has secured Rs 4,725 crore financing from leading Indian financial institutions to fund renewable energy projects and optimise its capital structure by reducing financing costs. The capital raise includes financing and refinancing arrangements with tenors ranging from 18 to 20 years for the projects, a company statement said. According to the statement, the ACME Solar Holdings Ltd (ACME Solar), through its subsidiaries, has secured debt tie-up of Rs 4,725 crore from leading Indian financial institutions to fund the renewable energy projects and optimise its capital structure by reducing financing costs. Under the New Greenfield Financings, the company has got Rs 2,716 crore from Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC Ltd) for the 300 MW ACME Sigma FDRE project, a renewable energy initiative equipped with four hours of battery storage. It has also got its first greenfield project financing for Acme from National Bank for Financing Infrastructure .
Union minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said India is the fourth-largest nation in the world in terms of renewable energy capacity, at 257 GW, a three-fold jump from 81 GW in 2014. Addressing the 8th session of the International Solar Alliance Assembly, the union minister of new and renewable energy said India's solar capacity increased from 2.8 GW in 2014 to 128 GW today. He said, "India is now the world's 4th-largest in RE capacity. Renewables in 2014 V/s Now: 81 GW - 257 GW." He informed that solar module manufacturing capacity increased from 2 GW in 2014 to 110 GW at present. Similarly, the solar cells manufacturing increased from 'zero' to 27 GW. He said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India achieved the Nationally Determined Contribution target of 50 per cent capacity from non-fossil sources, five years ahead of the deadline. India's renewable tariffs, be it solar, solar-plus-battery, and green ammonia, are among the lowest globally, he said, adding th
Waaree Renewable Technologies' consolidated net profit in September quarter more than doubled to Rs 116.34 crore on the back of higher revenues. The company had logged a consolidated net profit of Rs 53.51 crore in the quarter ended September 30, 2024, a BSE filing said. According to a company statement, the company recorded its highest-ever quarterly revenue and PAT (net profit), driven by robust execution, strong sectoral tailwinds, and continued expansion into new energy verticals including Battery Energy Storage Systems and data centres. The revenue stood at Rs 774.78 crore as against Rs 524.47 crore in Q2 FY25, delivering a growth of 47.73 per cent. The company's unexecuted order book stands at 3.48 GWp, to be executed over the next 1215 months, while its bidding pipeline remains robust at 27+ GWp, it stated. The board on Friday approved capex budget for setting up 28 MWp IPP solar power plants (14 MWp each) at two locations in Maharashtra. The board also approved capex budg
Renewable energy solutions provider Suzlon on Tuesday said its 'Made in India' wind turbine model, S144, has recorded the lowest product carbon footprint of 6.17 gCO2 per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated. This achievement has been independently verified by Indian Register Quality Systems (IRQS), a certification and testing organization, a company statement said. "With the S144, we prove that world-class clean energy can be designed and built sustainably in India. "Our next step is to move from lowest-carbon manufacturing to true circularity, setting new benchmarks for the renewable energy industry," said JP Chalasani, Chief Executive Officer, Suzlon Group. Recently, TV SD Poland, a globally renowned 150-year-old certification and testing organization, also verified S144 as a low-carbon footprint wind solution, the statement added. Suzlon has redesigned the turbine to cut steel use by 2.5 times, incorporating recycled steel and scrap, while sourcing 83.25 per cent of componen
Siemens Energy India Ltd (SEIL) on Monday posted 36.34 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 246.1 crore for January-March 2025, mainly driven by income from power transmission and generation segment. It had reported Rs 180.5 crore profit for the second quarter a year ago. The company follows October to September as financial year. In March quarter, the company reported a total income of Rs 1,893.9 crore, up from Rs 1,196.8 crore in the year-ago period. Revenues from transmission rose to Rs 1,013.8 crore from Rs 604.9 crore in January-March 2024. Revenue from generation grew to Rs 865.7 crore from Rs 591.7 crore. Expenses also shot up to Rs 1,548.6 crore from Rs 952.4 crore on account of increased cost of materials consumed and project bought outs and other direct costs. The company's profit in October-March more than doubled to Rs 477.8 crore from Rs 180.5 crore earlier. SEIL is an energy technology company. Shares of the company got listed on the stock exchanges on June 19 after th
Tata Power Renewables on Thursday said it has commissioned a record 752 megawatt (MW) of solar projects in April-June 2025-26, following which its total utility-scale operational capacity stood at 5.6 GW. Tata Power Renewables, a subsidiary of Tata Power, had commissioned a total of 354 MW solar capacity in the same period of preceding 2024-25 financial year, the company said in a statement. For the timely execution of projects amid challenging environments, Tata Power Renewables attributed factors like advanced engineering practices, supply chain, execution model, and strong vendor partnerships. With the Q1 FY26 commissioning, the company said its total utility-scale operational capacity now stands at 5.6 GW, including 4.6 GW solar and 1 GW wind capacity. The company further plans to commission 1.7 GW of its utility owned capacity during FY26 apart from 1 GW of third-party projects. The company is a developer of renewable energy projects (including solar, wind, hybrid, ...