2020
23 Dec, 2020
Azure Power Provides an Update on 4 GW Tender10 Apr, 2020
Operational Update on Impact of COVID-199 Mar, 2020
CDPQ Increases its Stake in Azure Power
2019
9 Sep, 2019
Operational and Financial Update31 Jul, 2019
Azure Power Wins 300 MW ISTS SECI Solar Project
2018
31 Dec, 2018
Dipti Swain Joins Azure Power as General Counsel30 Nov, 2018
Azure Power Announces Repricing Stock Options17 Jul, 2018
Azure Power’s Portfolio Surpasses 3 Gigawatts21 Mar, 2018
Azure Power Wins 130 MWs of Solar Power Projects9 Jan, 2018
Azure Power Wins 200 MWs in SECI Auction
2017
2016
29 Dec, 2016
Azure Power Announces ISO Certification17 May, 2016
Arno Harris Joins Azure Power Board
2015
4 Dec, 2015
Azure Power Signs 150 MW Project in Punjab
2014
- 18 Dec , 2020
Visibility on returns, R&D must for green push
The Economic Times brought together top CEOs and a top policy maker to discuss whether India can become a manufacturing hub in renewable energy. Panellists felt India can achieve its goal if…Read More
- 12 Nov , 2020
It’s All About LCOE When it Comes to Adopting Newer Module Technologies: Mercom Webinar
Mercom Communications India hosted a webinar on the impact of larger capacity modules on solar projects and how they help lower the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) while delivering more power. The…Read More
- 12 Nov , 2020
With the Commissioning of New Solar Projects, Azure’s Revenue Rises by 23% in Q2
Azure Power, a leading solar power developer, has announced its consolidated results for the second quarter (Q2) of the financial year (FY) 2021. As per the company’s financial statement, the…Read More
- 22 Oct , 2020
Setting up solar manufacturing capacity is a low-hanging fruit: Azure Power CEO
With the Indian government trying to provide a level-playing field to domestic solar power equipment manufacturers, the business is set to become profitable, helping more capacity to be set up…Read More
- 22 Oct , 2020
ETEnergyworld Energy Transition Summit: The future belongs to renewables, say experts
The transition currently underway in the energy sector is likely to lead to a significant growth of the renewable energy generation capacity along with associated infrastructure related to storage…Read More
- 1 Oct , 2020
Solar development amid changing landscape
Ranjit Gupta, CEO, Azure Power, speaks to pv magazine about solar development in India against the backdrop of Covid pandemic and government’s push for self-reliant India, and the progress…Read More
- 27 May , 2020
Bailing Out Power DISCOMs at Every Crisis is Not the Way to Fix Them
The government’s recent ₹900 billion recovery package barely scratches the surface on issues plaguing electricity utilities. Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) have been a significant strain on the…Read More
- 21 Apr , 2020
Safeguard duty has not been effective: Ranjit Gupta, CEO, Azure Power
Delhi based solar power producer, Azure Power plans to build about 1 GW of capacity every year over five-years with an investment of $3 - $3.5 billion, Ranjit Gupta, Chief Executive Officer (CEO…Read More
- 18 Mar , 2020
Tariff adoption has become a huge challenge: Azure Power CEO
No longer can renewable energy developers take for granted that the tariffs at which they won projects in auctions will actually be adopted, which is proving a big hurdle for the sector, according…Read More
- 20 Jan , 2020
Clean Energy Flunks The Easy Financing Test
For a Sector that requires one of the largest sustained funding requirements in decades, financing for clean energy investments in India has had a rocky ride. The three year lock-in for developers…Read More
- 11 Jan , 2020
Solar Projects are Helping Generate Income, Create Jobs and New Skills in Rural Areas
The development of large solar power projects in rural areas usually gets a bad rap as it is associated with issues like land grabbing, deforestation, and disruption of the rural ecosystems. While…Read More
- 17 Dec , 2019
Solar Project Developers Still Waiting for Safeguard Duty Reimbursement
Developers in limbo, awaiting final order for compensation under “Change in Law” clause To protect domestic cell and module manufacturers, a 25% safeguard duty was announced on solar cell and…Read More
- 10 Sep , 2018
- 31 Aug , 2017
ABB India to provide solar inverters to 750 railway stations
ABB India will provide solar inverters to 750 railway stations in north India in a bid to reduce dependence on traditional sources of energy.
Indian Railways, which runs one of the largest…Read More - 31 Aug , 2017
Azure Power CEO on Building Green into Corporate DNA
Azure Power’s recent USD500mn green bond due 2022 won accolades for being the first solar green bond, paving the way for a wealth of new issuance in the country. We speak with Inderpreet Wadhwa,…Read More
- 30 Aug , 2017
ABB India achieves 5 gigawatt milestone for solar inverters
ABB India has achieved the 5 gigawatt milestone for solar inverters. From schools to airports, canal tops and mega solar plants, ABB's solar inverters power solar installations across the country…Read More
- 1 Aug , 2017
NYSE-listed Azure Power raises $500 million from sale of bonds
NYSE-listed Azure Power has raised close to $500 million from a sale of bonds to overseas investors, but a similar offering of notes by rival renewable energy company Continuum Energy failed to…Read More
- 4 Jan , 2016
15 startups that appear best placed to enter the $1-billion valuation club
Depending on who you ask, the amount of risk capital that was poured into Indian startups in 2015 is estimated at between $5 and $10 billion.
Thousands of starry-eyed entrepreneurs have…Read More - 29 Dec , 2015
Financing India’s renewables revolution
India plans to build 175GW of renewables by 2022, requiring billions of dollars of capital. What are the opportunities for non-Indian investors, asks Peter Cripps
The renewables targets set…Read More - 23 Dec , 2015
- 22 Dec , 2015
- 11 Dec , 2015
IFC & Azure Power open London trading to celebrate IFC green bond listing
London Stock Exchange on December 10 welcomes IFC, a member of the World Bank Group and Azure Power, one of the leading Indian solar power developers to open trading on London’s markets and mark…Read More
- 15 May , 2015
Solar Power Will Become Cheaper Than Coal By 2017
India might be one of the fastest growing economies, but around one-third of the rural population does not have access to regular supply of electricity. And despite having some of the lowest per…Read More
- 14 Sep , 2013
1.3 MW solar plant on old secretariat’s roof!
People might blame the state government for operating its offices for not much productive work, but the critics will fall silent now.
Come June 2013, Jivraj Mehta Bhavan, better known as…Read More
- 13 Jul , 2013
Government moots 10,000 MW solar park
Chandigarh, July 23, After giving a thrust to thermal power and now solar energy, with the allocation of 250 MW-capacity projects to 26 private players, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal…Read More
- 18 Jun , 2013
Azure Power founder Inderpreet Wadhwa talks about his company’s success
I like many good things, this too started with a movie. It was an unsettling one though; a documentary that had created as much buzz as a Hollywood blockbuster. But unlike commercial flicks, 'An…Read More
- 14 Jun , 2013
Azure, Solairedirect Win Solar Licenses in India Auction
Azure Power India Pvt. and Solairedirect SA were among winners of licenses to build a total of 250 megawatts of solar power in India’s Punjab state.
The state sold 200 megawatts of contracts…Read More - 10 Jun , 2013
Rays of Hope: Rooftop solar panels a new hit in states
The concept of rooftop solar panels is not new, but it was seen earlier only as indulgent spending. Installing a solar panel costs upwards of Rs 1 lakh. "Initially, people did not want to make…Read More
- 15 Feb , 2013
Azure Power completes 40MW plant in India
Solar developer Azure Power India has expanded its 5MW facility in Nagaur, Rajasthan, with an additional 35MW making it the largest project commissioned at a single location under India’s National…Read More
- 14 Sep , 2012
- 14 Sep , 2012
Solar power catching up with conventional energy
If India’s conventional power sector, particularly coal-based thermal power projects, has found itself squarely stuck under the long shadow of governmental inefficiencies and suspect allocation…Read More
- 24 Jul , 2012
- 24 Jun , 2012
Solar powers his passion for being a social entrepreneur
At the age of 35, Inderpreet Wadhwa, shed his white collar job in Silicon Valley and decided to explore a totally unexplored sector — solar energy. Today, at 39, having successfully established…Read More
- 5 Jun , 2012
- 10 May , 2012
U.S., India glimpse a bright future together in solar power
There are few places in the world where the opportunity for solar power is more blindingly obvious than India. There are also few industries where the possibility of collaboration between India…Read More
- 8 May , 2012
Azure Power’s rise in the Indian solar world
After spending years in the U.S. acquiring an MBA and working at several tech companies, Inderpreet Wadhwa returned to his native India to build a solar power business. India is an emerging market…Read More
- 7 May , 2012
Fuel from the sky
Indrapur is a remote, nondescript island village in Sunderbans, West Bengal, accessible only by a ninety-minute ferry ride. With grid power being practically impossible, it turned to a bright new…Read More
- 23 Apr , 2012
Azure Power starts rooftop solar power generation
Rolling out the first 2.5 Mw project under Gandhinagar Photovoltaic Rooftop Programme, Azure Power has forayed into rooftop solar power generation. A first of its kind in India, the project…Read More
- 23 Apr , 2012
- 21 Apr , 2012
Azure Power to set up rooftop solar power project in Gujarat
Two days after the Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, mooted a rooftop solar power generation policy, Azure Power, an independent power producer in the solar energy sector, has announced plans to…Read More
- 5 Apr , 2012
Towards clean and green
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has signed two grants to support US business developments in India's clean energy infrastructure development.
These projects respond to the…Read More
- 27 Mar , 2012
Azure Power Gets U.S. Grant for Indian Rural Solar Project
Azure Power India Pvt., a developer of solar plants, won a grant from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency for a project aimed at helping to bring sun-based power to rural villages.
The $…Read More - 26 Mar , 2012
- 26 Mar , 2012
US body awards grant to Azure Power
An independent solar power producer, Azure Power, has been awarded a $476,670 grant from the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). The grant will fund a feasibility study on two 500-…Read More
- 16 Mar , 2012
Miniscule for renewable energy
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee’s budget goodibag had very little to give to renewable energy. Exemptions were announced only for solar thermal plant, leaving sectors like solar PV, wind and…Read More
- 26 Jan , 2012
Falling Costs Drive Growth of Solar Energy Generation in India
Two years after India launched an ambitious plan to dramatically increase the use of solar power, this renewable energy is beginning to light up homes and fire factories. Falling costs of solar…Read More
- 2 Jan , 2012
- 31 Dec , 2011
Sunny days ahead for solar power
Solar power is a clean energy source. But in the arid part of northwest India it can also be a dusty one.
Every five days or so, in a marriage of low and high tech, field hands with long-…Read More
- 29 Dec , 2011
In solar power, India begins living up to its own ambitions
Solar power is a clean energy source. But in this arid part of northwest India it can also be a dusty one.
Every five days or so, in a marriage of low and high tech, field hands with long-…Read More
- 29 Dec , 2011
Bucking Solar Predictions, India Surprises Itself
When the Indian government embarked on an ambitious solar power project two years ago, I wrote that its goals seemed farfetched. Since then, things have changed significantly, and as I note in…Read More
- 21 Dec , 2011
- 10 Dec , 2011
Large investors are coming into India’s clean-tech sector
Inderpreet Wadhwa has created a new company with a unique kind of business model. His venture, Azure Power, designs, finances, owns, and operates solar power plants. Azure Powers 2 MW Punjab…Read More
- 7 Dec , 2011
- 7 Dec , 2011
National Solar Mission: bidders quote low tariff, bag projects
The way the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission is making progress, it is expected that solar energy will soon be as cheap as energy from conventional sources. At least, that is what emerged…Read More
- 15 Sep , 2011
- 9 Sep , 2011
- 1 Sep , 2011
In Depth: All systems go for Indian PV as finance fears ease
The Indian PV market is set to add up to 400MW this year — an increase of more than tenfold on 2010 — as fears over the difficulty of obtaining project financing subside, according to industry…Read More
- 18 Jul , 2011
- 18 Jul , 2011
Azure Power to Set Up New Solar Plant
Solar project developer Azure Power India Pvt. Monday said it will build a new five megawatt solar power plant at Jayal in the north-western state of Rajasthan, financed by the Export-Import Bank…Read More
- 10 Jun , 2011
- 25 May , 2011
- 8 Apr , 2011
Inderpreet S. Wadhwa, CEO, Azure Power, enjoys Spanish food in the US capital
I visit Washington D.C. at least once every quarter on business, for investor and government meetings. The most prominent landmark of the city is the Washington Monument which is an obelisk built…Read More
- 27 Dec , 2010
Azure Power to raise its Solar Power Capacity
Azure Power India Pvt. plans to raise its solar energy generation capacity to 100 megawatts by 2013 with an investment of 15 billion rupees ($ 332 million), Chief Executive Inderpreet Wadhwa said…Read More
- 16 Dec , 2010
India unveils 37 National Solar Mission project winners
India has unveiled the 37 companies set to tackle the first wave of projects under the National Solar Mission, many with little or no experience in the sector.
Seven developers were…Read More
- 15 Dec , 2010
U.S. Pushes India to Lift Solar Import Restrictions
U.S. government officials and companies are pushing India to remove its restrictions on imports of solar technology, regulations they say threaten to cut American firms out of a promising market…Read More
- 3 Dec , 2010
India tipped to allow foreign PV cells, despite opposition
India is tipped to cave in to the demands of project developers and allow the use of foreign PV cells within its National Solar Mission after 2011, counter to the initiative's original guidelines…Read More
- 5 Nov , 2010
- 27 Oct , 2010
- 29 Sep , 2010
Leaderspeak
Inderpreet Wadhwa, CEO, Azure Power, is a renewable energy enthusiast and has over 18 years experience building large scale infrastructure projects, patented application products, extremely…Read More
- 15 Sep , 2010
Glen Minyard accepts vice president position for Azure Power
Azure Power has welcomed Glen Minyard to its team as the new vice president of design and engineering. The company is looking at Minyard to oversee its commercial and off-grid business, deeming…Read More
- 14 Sep , 2010
- 13 Sep , 2010
Azure to build 100-Mw solar power capacity
Solar-power company Azure Power aims to build a 100-megawatt (Mw) solar power capacity in the next three-five years and is in initial discussions with mobile phone operators and other industrial…Read More
- 10 Sep , 2010
Azure Power plans Rs. 300-cr investment
Azure Power, an independent power producer in solar energy, is targeting an investment of Rs 300 crore to set up about 20 MW power capacity under phase-I of the National Solar Mission (up to 2013…Read More
- 9 Sep , 2010
Azure Power to invest Rs 1.5k cr in solar projects
Azure Power plans to invest Rs 1,500 crore over the next five years to develop solar power projects. The company is looking for sites in Haryana, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Karnataka, the…Read More
- 31 Jul , 2010
Punjab to have country’s first private grid-connected solar plant
Azure Power, country's first private grid-connected solar power plant developer has started operations of India's first private MW scale solar power plant in Punjab. Inderpreet Wadhwa, CEO, Azure…Read More
- 19 May , 2010
India’s Azure Power plans 100 MW solar projects
India's Azure Power, a grid-connected solar power generator, aims to build 100 MW worth of solar-based power plants in the next three years, with a total capex of about 15 billion rupees, a top…Read More
- 30 Apr , 2010
Azure Power signs agreement with SMA Solar Tech
Azure Power, the developer and owner of India’s first privately operated, utility scale, solar power plant has announced its photovoltaic (PV) inverter supply agreement with SMA Solar Technology,…Read More
- 24 Apr , 2010
- 26 Feb , 2010
Setting up of the Clean Energy Fund is a good thing for the industry:Inderpreet Wadhwa
The setting up of the Clean Energy Fund is a good thing for the industry as this will help in more Research and Development. This will help set the ground for better technologies. The Finance…Read More
- 23 Feb , 2010
Azure Power plans 12 Mw solar plant in state
Azure Power India Pvt Ltd, a provider of solar energy to commercial, government and utility customers, is looking to set up two solar energy plants in Karnataka. The company plans to set up a 2 Mw…Read More
- 19 Feb , 2010
Azure plans 2 solar plants in Karnataka
Kolar to have 2 MW unit, Bagalkot 10 MW.
Azure may invest Rs 200-225 crore in both the plants planned in Karnataka. It plans to add 100 MW over three years and invest Rs 1,500 crore totally…Read More - 16 Dec , 2009
India Makes Push for Solar Power
AWAN, India - Getting money to build India's largest private solar power plant was easy compared with getting the required 152 signatures from local bureaucrats in the state of Punjab, says eco…Read More
- 9 Dec , 2009
A new place in the sun
A former Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur sets up India’s first commercial solar power plant Inderpreet S Wadhwa has mostly been associated with start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. He also co-…Read More
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