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Solar solutions provider Ecozen is planning to raise USD 75 million (about Rs 620 crore) to fuel its expansion plan in the domestic and international markets, a company official said. Pune-based Ecozen provides cold storage solutions using clean energy. "We are considering raising a private investment of around USD 75 million to fuel growth, partnerships, and customer financing," Ecozen CEO Devendra Gupta said. The amount raised will be used to expand the company's production facility, enhance product lines, and increase market presence in India and abroad, he said. Gupta said Ecozen has a production facility of 1 lakh sq ft and the company is exploring to diversify into new product ranges across different sectors. "In retail, we've launched advanced freezer solutions, and in the mobility sector, we are leveraging our expertise in motor controllers and battery analytics tools to enhance electric vehicle efficiency and support fleet management. We are also exploring retrofitting ..
Business prospects of domestic solar original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will remain strong aided by several policy measures over medium-term, rating agency Icra said. As a result, many domestic OEMs have announced sizeable capital expenditure to augment the cell and module capacity, including the capex for integrated facilities under PLI scheme by the winning bidders. However, it stated that timely commissioning and ramping up of ongoing capex in module manufacturing value chain remains a critical factor in the near to medium-term. As a result, adequacy of the modules from the domestic OEMs to meet the demand in utility & non-utility segment as well as quality of such modules remains a monitorable. "The policy focus by Government of India in the renewable energy (RE) sector remains strong as also evident from the policy target of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel-based capacity by CY 2030 as well as policy direction in the energy transition with net zero emission target by 2070," ...