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Wind energy sector in India expected to attract Rs 20,000 crore of investments

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 11, 2014

India's sluggish wind energy market is set for a revival following the restoration of a depreciation incentive, which is expected to attract about Rs 20,000 crore of investments next year as companies across sectors add 3,000 MW of capacity powered by this renewable source of...

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Wind energy sector in India expected to attract Rs 20,000 crore of investments

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 4, 2014

India's sluggish wind energy market is set for a revival following the restoration of a depreciation incentive, which is expected to attract about Rs 20,000 crore of investments next year as companies across sectors add 3,000 MW of capacity powered by this renewable source of...

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Subject Tags: India , investment , wind

Sweden keen on opportunities in India's renewables space

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 3, 2014

At a time when India is embarking on an ambitious renewable energy plan, Sweden is looking for possible collaboration with the country in developing 'micro grids' which would help in increasing power availability by tapping green sources.
 
'Micro grid' generally...

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$500 Million ADB Loans to Improve Urban Services in India's Rajasthan State

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 28, 2014

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved two loans worth half a billion dollars to help the government in India's largest state of Rajasthan to better manage essential urban services and finance water and sewerage upgrades.
 
For the first time in India, we...

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Solargise to use $200m to set up 3,000 mw projects

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 27, 2014

UK-based solar power firm Solargise plans to invest $200 million or Rs 1,200 crore in seting up about 3,000 mw of both self-generated and EPC projects in the next two to three years through its Indian subsidiary Solargise Grapp Energies.
 
The company has already...

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Greenko raises $125 mn investment from EIG

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 27, 2014

Renewable energy company Greenko, through its subsidiary Greenko Mauritius, has secured commitment for $125-million investment from EIG Global Energy Partners, Washington D.C.
 
The company, which trades on AIM market of London Stock Exchange, plans to deploy the...

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Subject Tags: EIG , Greenko , India , investment

SolarArise raises over Rs200 crore from Kotak’s infra fund and GEEREF

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 10, 2014

Solar energy firm SolarArise India Projects Pvt. Ltd has raised over Rs.200 crore from Core Infrastructure India Fund Pte Ltd (CIIF), managed by Kotak Mahindra Group and Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (GEEREF), a fund of funds advised by European...

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EIG to Invest $125 Million in Greenko for India Renewable

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 10, 2014

EIG Global Energy Partners LLC will invest $125 million in India’s Greenko Group Plc (GKO) to help develop wind and hydropower projects in the country.
 
The funds from the $16 billion Washington-based investment firm will be used to refinance a $70 million loan...

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Subject Tags: EIG , Greenko , investment

Waste at Work: Indian Entrepreneurs Turn Dung into Dollars

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 10, 2014

Across India, young entrepreneurs are finding ways to innovate the mundane. Using found technology, they cobble simple machinery together to do more than just recycle: They’re expanding local resources and transforming waste products into profits. This spring, I visited a few...

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Suzlon Energy Plans New Manufacturing Plants in India

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 10, 2014

Suzlon Energy Ltd. (SUEL), the Indian wind-turbine maker undergoing debt reorganization, plans to build new manufacturing plants in central India. The factories would support 2,000 megawatts of wind-farm orders that Suzlon expects to win in Madhya Pradesh state in the next...

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