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Sustainability must be at forefront of energy transition: ReNew Power chief

"I'm sure that sustainability will come to the forefront in the longer term as people have not forgotten that aspect," Sinha said

WEF 2023: ReNew Power explores green hydro project in India, Egypt

The firm, which now generates nearly 1.8% of India's total electricity annually, has a total capacity of 13 Gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar, including projects in the works

ReNew setting up solar cell units at Rs 2,000 cr investment in Raj, Guj

ReNew Power is investing Rs 2,000 crore to set up solar cell and module manufacturing units in Gujarat and Rajasthan, its Chairman Sumant Sinha said. The company is also exploring investment opportunities in Uttar Pradesh to expand presence in the country, Sinha, who is also the founder and CEO of ReNew, told PTI. The country is moving towards becoming Atmanirbhar in solar cell and modules, he said. "Rs 2,000 crore is already being spent by ReNew," the chairman said in reply to a question if his company is exploring investment opportunities in the space of solar cell and module manufacturing. A solar cell and module manufacturing unit with an annual capacity of 2 gigawatt (GW) is being set up in Gujarat, he said. Another unit for manufacturing of only solar modules is being set up in Rajasthan with a 4 GW annual capacity, Sinha said. The company aims to make the Gujarat unit operational by December quarter next fiscal year, and the unit in Rajasthan is planned to start in the fir

Torrent Power to buy 1.1 Gw green energy capacity from ReNew Energy: Report

Ahmedabad-based Torrent Power has submitted a non-binding offer (NBO) for ReNew's solar and wind assets of 350 and 450 Mw for $450 million

ReNew signs pact with Microsoft India to supply 150 MW green energy

ReNew said it will produce the clean energy at its recently commissioned solar site near Bikaner in Rajasthan to supply it to the technology company

ReNew Energy Global's Q2 loss narrows to Rs 98 cr on higher revenues

ReNew Energy Global Plc's loss narrowed to Rs 98.6 crore in September quarter compared to a year-ago, mainly supported by higher revenues. In the corresponding period a year-ago, the company had posted a net loss of Rs 661.4 crore, a company statement said. Total Income (or total revenue) of the company for Q2 FY23 was at Rs 2,240.9 crore, an increase of 5.1 per cent over Q2 FY22, it said. "ReNew continues to lead the energy transition in India and during the quarter, we signed 1 GW of purchase power agreements as a preferred partner for carbon-mitigation solutions," Sumant Sinha, Chairman and CEO, ReNew, said in the statement. Sinha further added that "we have furthered our investments in capacity and our technology and analytics capabilities through an acquisition of 3E, a leading SaaS solutions company in renewable energy and a new partnership with Norfund and KLP." As of September 30, 2022, the company's portfolio consisted of 13.4 GWs, a 30.8 per cent increase year-on-year. .

ReNew Power to set green hydrogen plant in Egypt with $8 bn investment

ReNew Power on Tuesday announced that it has signed a framework agreement with Egypt to set up a green hydrogen plant in the Suez Canal Economic Zone with an investment of USD 8 billion. "ReNew Power Private Ltd, a subsidiary of ReNew Energy Global Plc (ReNew), one of the leading renewable energy companies globally, today signed the framework agreement with the government of Egypt to set up a green hydrogen plant in the Suez Canal Economic Zone with an investment of USD 8 billion and a targeted annual production of 2,20,000 tonnes of green hydrogen," a company statement said. Framework agreement follows the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in July this year. This project is scheduled to be implemented in phases, the first of which is a pilot phase to produce 20,000 tonnes of green hydrogen, along with derivatives, annually. In the next phase (Phase I), the production of 2,00,000 tonnes per year of green hydrogen, along with derivatives, will be achieved thereby bringing the

ReNew Power to invest Rs 30,000 cr to scale up green capacities: Chairman

Green energy company ReNew Power plans to invest Rs 30,000 crore over the next two years to scale up its solar and wind energy capacities, its Chairman Sumant Sinha said. "We have 5,000 megawatts (MW) of projects that we are building right now. We have won various auctions... have PPAs (power purchase agreements)," Sinha, who is also the founder and CEO of the company, told PTI. The company plans to spend almost Rs 30,000 crore over the next two years to scale up solar and wind energy capacities, he said. ReNew Power, a subsidiary of ReNew Energy Global Plc, is one of the largest renewable energy independent power producers (IPPs) globally. The company currently has an aggregate capacity of 13.2 gigawatt (GW), including capacity already won in competitive bids. Sinha also said his company plans to produce green hydrogen in India. In his Independence Day speech last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the launch of the National Hydrogen Mission with a view to aiding t

Amazon draws roadmap for 100% dependence on renewable energy by 2025

Amazon also announced it was expanding its renewable energy portfolio globally, with an additional 2.7 gigawatt (Gw) of clean energy capacity across 71 new renewable energy projects

ReNew Power reports Rs 10.4 crore loss in April-June quarter of FY23

ReNew Power on Friday reported a loss of Rs 10.4 crore in April-June quarter of FY23 due to certain adjustment of one-time expense. "Net loss for Q1 FY23 (April-June 2022) was Rs 104 million (USD 1 million or Rs 10.4 crore) compared to a net profit of Rs 425 million (USD 5 million or Rs 42.5 crore) for Q1 FY22 (April-June 2021)," a company statement said. The company explained that the net loss includes a one-time expense for debt premium and the impact of a reclassification of a hedge loss from the balance sheet of Rs 2,531 million (USD 32 million or Rs 253.1 crore) for the refinancing of dollar bonds with lower cost rupee debt. Total income (or total revenue) for Q1 FY23 was Rs 25,007 million (USD 316 million or Rs 2,500.7 crore), an increase of 48.8 per cent over Q1 FY22. The translation of Indian rupees into US dollars has been made at Rs 79.02 to USD 1.00, it stated. As of June 30, 2022, the company's portfolio consisted of 12.9 GWs, a 30.3 per cent increase year-on-year, of

ReNew Power raises $1 billion through ECB for battery-enabled project

Gurgaon-based ReNew Power has raised a $1-billion project loan through external commercial borrowings, tying up with 12 international banks for the finance.

ReNew to invest $8 billion to set up green hydrogen plant in Egypt

ReNew joins several Indian companies tapping the prospects in green hydrogen, which is considered crucial to decarbonise hard-to-abate heavy industries

ReNew Power's loss narrows to Rs 355 cr in March qtr due to high revenues

Net loss in the year-ago period was Rs 393.9 crore, a company statement said

WEF: ReNew Power signs MoU to invest Rs 50,000 cr in 7 years in Karnataka

ReNew Power intends to set up production units in Renewable Energy, Battery Storage and Green Hydrogen with potential to create employment opportunities for 30,000 people, the CMO said

ReNew Power inks 5 PPAs to supply around 1500 MW solar energy

ReNew Power on Thursday said it has signed five power purchase agreements (PPAs) for the supply of around 1,500 MW electricity generated from solar plants. The company has signed PPAs with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL), as well as multiple long-term purchase agreements with corporate buyers together totalling around 2 GW, a company statement said. This has seen the company's gross total portfolio jumping to 12.1 GW from 10.2 GW at the beginning of this calendar year. The new utility solar projects will be located in the western state of Rajasthan and have flat tariffs over 25 years. Four solar PPAs have been signed with SECI and one with PSPCL. Two PPAs of 600 MW and 375 MW are under the SECI Rajasthan IV scheme, where ReNew will supply electricity at Rs 2.18/kWh. The other two PPAs with SECI for 300 MW and 100 MW are under the SECI IX scheme and have a tariff of Rs 2.37/kWh. The ReNew recently acquired a beneficial inter

India Inc will have to absorb inflation impact: ReNew Power's Sumant Sinha

Private sector capex is already picking up right now, there are investments happening certainly in the infrastructure space: Sinha

Firms rush to tap into green hydrogen, three top cos corner large share

Greenko-John Cockeril latest to join league; RIL, L&T, Adani together set aside investment of nearly Rs 6 trillion, say analysts

Japan's Mitsui to invest in ReNew Power's renewable energy project

ReNew Power renewable energy project to provide 400 MW of electricity to state-owned electricity.

Japan's Mitsui to take 49% stake in ReNew Power's power project

Japanese conglomerate Mitsui has agreed to take a 49 per cent stake in ReNew Power's round-the-clock renewable power project, the Indian firm said on Wednesday. ReNew signed a 400 MW Round-The-Clock (RTC) PPA last year to supply electricity to the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). For the 400 MW PPA (Power Purchase Agreement), the company will install 1,300 MW of renewable energy capacity and up to 100 MWh of battery storage. "ReNew Power has finalised a partnership with Mitsui & Co Ltd, a leading global general trading and investment firm. "The partnership will see Mitsui invest in the RTC renewable energy project being developed by ReNew," the company said in a statement. It did not give the financial details about the deal. The RTC project will consist of three newly-built wind farms and one solar plus battery storage farm (1,300 MW in total plus up to 100 MWh battery storage) across the states of Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Maharashtra, and provide 400 MW of electricity

IOC, L&T, ReNew announce joint venture for India green hydrogen business

IndianOil and L&T to form separate JV to manufacture and sell electrolysers.