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Engie sells controlling stake in 813 MW Indian solar portfolio

This transaction is part of Engie’s develop, build, share and operate strategy which involves selling part of its stake in renewables assets while carrying out operations and maintenance.
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Catherine Rollet
Engie has amassed a solar portfolio of more than 1.5 GW in India, enabling it to attract VIPs such as Emmanuel Macron and Narendra Modi to its official openings. | Image: Press Information Bureau, GoI

From pv magazine France.

French energy group Engie has sold a 74% stake in 12 of its Indian solar projects to the Edelweiss Infrastructure Yield Plus Fund unit of investment house Edelweiss Group. The Mumbai-based investor will acquire a controlling stake in 813 MW of solar generation capacity as a result.

The transaction will enable the French fossil fuel company to reduce net debt by more than €400 million, the company announced, without revealing the exact price of the transaction.

Engie said the move followed its develop, build, share and operate strategy of selling on a proportion of its holding in assets it has developed while retaining operations and maintenance income. The process will enable the petrol and gas company to “multiply the impact of the potential for solar and wind development in many countries”, it said.

Free up capital

“This transaction allows us to accelerate the implementation of our strategic model in renewable energies and to free up capital in order to continue our investments in the very dynamic Indian solar market,” said Paulo Almirante, Engie deputy general manager and director of operations.

The deal is expected to be closed by July.

Engie has developed solar projects in Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. The group has developed renewable energy generation capacity of more than 1.5 GW in India.

By Catherine Rollet

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Andreas Wabbes
Jan 23, 2020

I do not believe it is correct to describe Engie as a petrol and gas company …

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Max Hall
Jan 23, 2020

Thanks Andreas, Has Engie completely divested all its petroleum and gas operations such that none of its revenue derives from oil or natural gas?

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