Green Bonds

KPI Green lists India's first externally credit-enhanced ₹670 cr green bond

Gujarat-based renewable energy developer and operator KPI Green Energy on Thursday announced the successful listing of its inaugural green bond worth Rs 670 crore on the National Stock Exchange of India. This marks a significant advancement for sustainable finance in India's renewable sector, a company statement said. The five-year bond carries an annual coupon rate of 8.50 per cent with a quarterly amortisation profile. It is supported by a 65 per cent partial guarantee from GuarantCo , part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group, which is funded by the governments of the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Australia, Sweden, Netherlands, Canada and France. GuarantCo is rated AA- by Fitch and A1 by Moody's. This external credit enhancement has enabled AA+(CE) rating from both CRISIL and ICRA, broadening the investor base to include long-term domestic institutions such as infrastructure funds, mutual funds, and insurance companies. Bond proceeds will be used to expand KPI Gree

KPI Green Energy Q1 net jumps over 68% to Rs 111.32 cr on higher revenues

KPI Green Energy on Tuesday posted over 68 per cent jump in its net profit to Rs 111.32 crore for the June quarter, driven mainly due to higher revenues. Profit After Tax (PAT) reached Rs 111.32 crore, registering a 68 per cent increase from Rs 66.11 crore, backed by sustained margin expansion and disciplined financial practices, a company statement said. The company's total revenue stood at Rs 614.12 crore, up 75 per cent from Rs 349.85 crore a year ago, reflecting significant growth in project execution and continued momentum in solar and hybrid segment orders. The board approved the declaration of the first interim dividend at 4 per cent, i.e. Re. 0.20 (Twenty Paisa Only) per equity share of a face value Rs 5 each, for the financial year 2025-26. The dividend shall be paid within 30 days from the date of its declaration to the shareholders whose names appear in the Register of Members as on the record date. The board also approved raising funds through the issuance of ...

Sebi proposes stricter norms for green bond reviewers to curb conflicts

Sebi on Friday said it has proposed to tighten the norms to appoint independent third-party reviewers or certifiers for green debt securities to align them with requirements for other ESG-linked bonds. In a draft circular, Sebi said that the current norms for green bonds, introduced in February 2023, lack detailed requirements around reviewer independence, conflict of interest mitigation, and disclosure standards that are now in place for other ESG-linked securities under a June 2025 circular. The regulator's latest proposal seeks public comments on a revised framework that would bring parity by incorporating comprehensive criteria for third-party certifiers of green bonds on non-convertible securities. Under the proposed norms, issuers of green debt securities will need to appoint reviewers who are independent of their management, directors, and key managerial personnel. These reviewers will be remunerated in a way that prevents any conflicts of interest and possess relevant ...

RBI rejects bids for 30-year green bonds as investors seek high yields

Investors demanded higher returns for 30-year green bonds, prompting RBI to reject all bids at auction; bond yields rise amid absence of greenium and market caution

Pimpri Chinchwad is Maharashtra's 1st to list Green Municipal Bonds on BSE

The bell-ringing ceremony held at the BSE in Mumbai witnessed an enthusiastic turnout, with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis terming PCMC's achievement as a proud moment for state

India advocates for international financing mechanism to manage waste

At BRS COPs 2025 in Geneva, India urges global funding, domestic taxation, and EPR to combat hazardous waste and chemical pollution with better infrastructure and cooperation

H1 borrowing calendar: 30-year green bonds likely to see strong demand

The amount will be raised in two tranches of Rs 5,000 crore each. The government has allocated Rs 48,000 crore for sovereign green bonds in FY26

India's green investments to grow 5-fold to Rs 31 trn by 2030: CRISIL

Subsidies, grants key for high-risk green projects, says CRISIL

NHAI arm DMEDL raises Rs 775 crore through issuance of green bonds

DME Development Limited (DMEDL), an arm of NHAI, has raised Rs 775 crore through issuance of green bonds in roads and highways sector, an official statement said on Monday. The proceeds from the issue of 'green bonds' has been used for activities such as expenditure on avenue plantation, median plantation, construction of animal underpasses, natural stormwater drainage, streetlight on renewable energy (solar), waste recycling and reuse and rainwater harvesting, the statement said. "DMEDL today successfully raised Rs 775 crore from the first of its kind issue of 'green bonds' in roads and highways sector," the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways said. NHAI Chairman Santosh Kumar Yadav said, "This first of its kind initiative for the roads and highway sector will set a benchmark and encourage participation from a diverse set of investors." N R V V M K Rajendra Kumar, Member (Finance), NHAI, and Chairman, DMEDL, said: "The robust demand for green bonds and successful issuance ...

NHAI to raise Rs 1,000 crore via green bonds for Delhi-Mumbai Expressway

DME Development aims to raise about Rs 48,000 crore from banks and financial markets through loans and bonds and has successfully raised around Rs 42,000 crore

Green Frontier Capital launches Sebi-approved fund worth Rs 1,500 crore

The fund will focus on accelerating India's low-carbon transition through investments in transformative climate technologies

India moves green bonds worth $1.2 billion to index-tracking menu

The announcement comes just three months after India imposed controls on foreign ownership of some newly issued bonds with 14-year and 30-year tenors

Green municipal bonds grow as many Indian cities seek climate funding

Surat, in Gujarat, along with Pimpri Chinchwad in the western part of the country and southern city Coimbatore are all finalising proposals

Adani Group returns to dollar market with new green bond sale initiative

Dollar bond sales from Indian issuers are running at their highest in three years, with companies raising about $10 billion so far in 2024, as spreads on dollar debt hover near their lowest in decades

Investors want govt to sell more short tenor, green bonds, say bankers

The suggestions were made by market participants in a series of meetings about the government's borrowing plan for the second half of the fiscal year

Azure Power to prepay green bonds worth $310 mn maturing in December

Sustainable energy solutions provider Azure Power on Monday said it has issued a notice to prepay green bonds worth USD 310 million maturing in December 2024. The bonds (RG II) are backed by seven utility projects, originally commissioned between 2016 and 2019, a company statement said. The refinancing, valued at approximately Rs 24 billion, is structured as an INR Term Loan underwritten solely by REC Limited. The projects, with a total capacity of 615 MW, are spread across Punjab, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Rajasthan. The green bonds were issued in 2019 for USD 350 million and are listed in Singapore. Azure Power Global Limited, a leading sustainable energy solutions provider and renewable power producer in India, issued a notice to prepay green bonds maturing in December 2024. "This refinancing reaffirms Azure Power's strong market position and our capability to raise funding at attractive terms," Sunil Gupta, CEO at Azure Power, said in

Sovereign green bonds trading at IFSC to start in 2nd half of FY25: RBI Guv

Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Saturday said trading of sovereign green bonds can commence at the International Financial Services Centre in Gujarat during the second half of the current fiscal. "We are in discussion with the IFSC, it will be operationalised very soon. I think in the second half (of the current financial year), it will be possible," Das said. In April, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had announced that it will issue a framework to enable the trading of sovereign green bonds in GIFT City. The government has been raising funds through green bonds since 2022-23 and has raised a total of Rs 36,000 crore in the last two years. So far in the current financial year, the government has raised only Rs 1,697 crore out of the stipulated Rs 12,000 crore scheduled to be raised in the first half ending in September through green bonds as it did not find favourable bids. Asked about the tepid response from investors to such bond issuance, Das said, "as the debt manager

Second sovereign green bond auction of FY25 receives a muted response

The first green bond auction of this financial year was cancelled on May 31 for similar reasons

Mindspace becomes first Indian REIT to issue sustainability-linked bonds

Mindspace Business Parks REIT raises Rs 650 crore from the World Bank's International Finance Corporation

Central govt to borrow 53% of full-year target in the first half of FY25

The gross borrowing in the first six months of the upcoming financial year stands at Rs 7.50 trillion, out of the total borrowing target of Rs 14.13 trillion for FY25