April 05, 2021
The deal covers 152.5 MW of assets
Mumbai-based Radiance Renewables Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Green Growth Equity Fund (GGEF), has entered into an agreement to acquire Azure Power Global Ltd’s solar rooftop assets for ₹536.5 crore.
The assets are based in India, while the deal covers 152.5 MW of assets including 8.1 MW that is under construction and 18.5 MW that was recently commissioned.
Following this acquisition, Radiance will be able service high-quality customers such as Indian Railways, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and Delhi Jal Board amongst others where 99 per cent of power purchase agreement are for 25 years.
“This strategic acquisition will position Radiance as a significant pan-India player in the commercial, industrial and institutional segments with exposure to long-term power purchase agreements with quality customers based on net metering in the build-out of its distributed generation platform. This transaction allows Radiance to bring its high-quality asset management skills to improve asset performance given its focus on enhancing and delivering value to its stakeholders,” Radiance Renewables Executive Director Manikkan Sangameswaran said.