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Global Surge: Record renewable capacity additions on the back of lower capital costs

July 30, 2017

The year 2016 was marked by significant progress in the transition from conventional means to alternative sources of energy with record new additions, declining costs and tariffs, as well as long strides in technological advancement. […]

Green Funds: Innovative financing for renewables

July 30, 2017

India has significantly transformed its energy policy, with renewable energy emerging as the dominant source of capacity addition. The country’s renewable energy capacity now stands at a little over 57 GW. About 37 per cent […]

Recovering Slowly: Improving financial position of discoms augurs well for renewables

July 29, 2017

Given the significant role of discoms in the power sector, their finances have an impact on power producers as well, particularly in the renewable energy sector where project margins and returns on investment are largely […]

Driving Down Costs: BoS design innovations aim for lower plant capex

July 26, 2017

Plunging solar power tariffs have led developers to seek ways to reduce costs and improve efficiencies in solar power generation. Balance of system (BoS) components, which have significant capital and operational cost implications, can play […]

Financial Snapshot: Quarterly performance of listed renewable energy companies

June 1, 2017

The Indian renewable energy sector has witnessed interesting developments in the past few months. In the solar segment, there has been a free fall in tariffs, with a new low of Rs 2.44 per kWh […]

Consolidation Wave: Funds inflow gives a boost to the sector

April 17, 2017

Lack of access to finance has been a long-standing hurdle in the path of renewable energy growth. Where capital has been available, the terms have often been unfavourable for long-term sustainability. However, with a growing […]

ENGIE issues its second green bond of Euro 1.5 billion

April 17, 2017

To support its ambitious development strategy in renewable energies and energy efficiency, ENGIE has issued its second green bond of Euro 1.5 billion. The bond has two tranches – a seven-year tranche of Euro 700 […]

Innovative Financing: New funding mechanisms to increase capital flows

April 16, 2017

The past two years have been among the most successful for the Indian renewable energy sector. The year 2015-16 saw a record capacity addition in both the wind and solar segments, with solar crossing a […]

Financing Moves: Equity and debt deals

April 15, 2017

Improved Financing: Easier access to capital and falling interest rates augur well for segment

March 5, 2017

Despite the government’s focus on the utility-scale solar power sub-segment, the rooftop solar segment has been able to maintain its market share at about 10 per cent over the past few years. Capacity addition has […]

Record Low Bids: Wind power comes of age

March 5, 2017

The year 2017 is turning out to be quite eventful for the renewable energy sector. First, solar power prices plummeted to Rs 3.30 per kWh in early February in the auction for developing the […]

Growing Confidence: Multilateral institutions scale up funding for renewable energy projects

February 5, 2017

In a major financial boost to India’s commitment to achieve 175 GW of installed renewable energy capacity by 2022 and reduce the carbon intensity of its GDP by 30-35 per cent by 2030, two of […]

No Big Announcements: Budget fails to address key sector issues

February 5, 2017

Compared to the massive support the renewable energy sector has been receiving from the government for the past couple of years, Union Budget 2017-18 has little to offer to the sector. Apart from the announcement […]

Bid Results: Winners of SECI's 500MW solar PV rooftop tender

January 6, 2017

Positive Trend: Strong profits reported on the back of high revenues

January 6, 2017

The Indian renewable energy sector witnessed interesting developments during 2016. These included multiple regulatory changes, which are expected to have strong repercussions on the market by the end of the financial year. The wind segment […]

Impact Assessment: GST to increase the cost of renewable energy projects

January 6, 2017

The goods and services tax (GST), which will subsume all indirect taxes and integrate the country into a single market, is arguably the biggest tax reform to be taken since Independence. Under GST, credits of […]

Exciting Times Ahead: Emerging trends in the renewables space

January 6, 2017

The renewable energy sector in India has been in the limelight for the sheer volume of activities taking place in this space in the past two years. The co-untry is working towards meeting the government’s […]

Exploring InvITs: Renewable energy companies look at financing alternatives

December 19, 2016

The Indian renewable energy sector aims to achieve a cumulative capacity of 175 GW by 2022, with an expected average investment of Rs 1.53 trillion per year or Rs 9.18 trillion by 2022. While 75 […]

Key Financings: Major debt and equity deals

November 10, 2016

In the past one year, the Indian renewable energy sector has witnessed significant financial activity, with a number of funding moves in the form of debt and equity. Also, multilateral lending agencies have played a […]

Investment Landscape: Financing India’s 175 GW renewables target

November 10, 2016

Investments in the Indian renewable energy sector have increased significantly since the government announced the target of achieving 175 GW of installed renewable capacity by 2022. According to a recent report by Bloomberg New Energy […]