Singapore : Fitch Ratings has assigned Azure Power Energy Ltd’s (APEL’s) proposed five-year partially amortising US-dollar senior secured notes due 2026 an expected rating of BB-plus. The outlook is stable, it said. APEL is a subsidiary of Azure Power Global Ltd (APGL). The net proceeds will be used to refinance APEL’s USD500 million notes due […]
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Coal Power’s Trilemma Variable Cost, Efficiency and Financial Solvency
This study examines the thermal, financial and operational performance of the Indian coal fleet with a capacity of 194 GW over the course of 30 months (September 2017 – February 2020) leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores factors leading to under-utilisation of some of the new and efficient assets. The study assesses the […]
Green Transaction Evaluation Score For CIFI’s US$500 Million Green Bond
S&P Global Ratings has assigned CIFI Holdings (Group) Co. Ltd. (CIFI)’s US$500 million green bond a Green Transaction Evaluation score of E1/86. This is the highest score available under the E1-E4 scale. CIFI primarily engages in property development and investment, requiring all properties to meet at least the national one-star green building standard. This is […]
Levelized Cost of Electricity: Renewables Clearly Superior to Conventional Power Plants Due to Rising CO2 Prices
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have presented the newest edition of their study on the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of renewable power plants. The fifth edition of the study analyzes the current costs and forecasts the future cost development up to 2040 based on technology-specific learning rates and market […]
Accelerating Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery With Clean Energy Infrastructure and Jobs in India – June 2021
Accelerating Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery With Clean Energy Infrastructure and Jobs in India – June 2021. For more information please see below link:
Maharashtra’s Energy Transition A 75,000 Cr. Savings Opportunity
Maharashtra’s Energy Transition A 75,000 Cr. Savings Opportunity. For more information please see below link:
Indigenous peoples urge Harvard to scrap solar geoengineering project
Saami Council to send letter calling for research to stop * U.S. project backers argue need to investigate the technology * Greta Thunberg says geoengineering could hurt vulnerable poor By Alister Doyle OSLO, June 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indigenous peoples from around the world on Wednesday urged Harvard University to abandon a project to […]
Ind-Ra Downgrades Sterling and Wilson Solar to ‘BBB+’, Revises Rating Watch to Evolving
Ind-Ra continues to analyze SWSL and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has downgraded Sterling and Wilson Solar Limited’s (SWSL) Long-Term Issuer Rating to ‘IND BBB+’ from ‘IND A’ while revising the Rating Watch to Rating Watch Evolving (RWE) from Rating Watch Negative (RWN). Ind-Ra continues to analyse SWSL and […]
Harvard Researchers Invent “Sandwich-Like” Lithium Batteries Capable of Charging EVs Within 10 Minutes
Should Harvard’s experimental “sandwich-like” solid state lithium batteries gain market viability, not only will they maintain thousands of charge/discharge cycles and longer lifespans, but they will also enable EVs to be charged from zero to full within 10 minutes. Li-ion batteries have excellent capacities and densities, which make them perfect for storing energy in phones, […]
Recovery in Energy Demand to Continue Despite Covid-Led Blip: Ind-Ra
The electricity generation increased 42.5 pe cent y-o-y to 115.5 billion units in April 2021. India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) on Friday said the recovery in energy demand will continue despite COVID-19 led temporary blip. India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has published the May 2021 edition of its credit news digest on India’s power sector.The […]