New Delhi : The proposal to issue green bonds in the Union Budget 2022-23 announced on Tuesday to mobilise resources for green infrastructure and the stress on energy transition to combat climate change, have won the government praises from environmental experts who said the initiatives will help reduce the carbon footprint of India. Experts hailed […]
Abu Dhabi solar firm Sweihan seeks to raise over $700mln in green bonds – EQ Mag Pro
Sweihan PV Power Company, an Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy firm that primarily focuses on solar energy, had been brewing off an option to raise more than $700 million in sales of amortised green bonds, an investor presentation had revealed. Having rolled out for commercial purposes back in the 2019s, Sweihan currently owns the largest solar […]
Green bonds will prop Adani’s future green plans – EQ Mag Pro
Gautam Adani’s plans to revamp his business empire into the world’s largest renewables player are on a roll. The initiative to tap the green bond market to fund this change is certainly bearing fruit as his ambitious $20 billion investment plan gets underway. Adani Green Energy, which takes care of the renewables business, has been […]
AC Energy to Raise $400 M From Issuance of Green Bonds – EQ Mag Pro
Ayala-led AC Energy Corporation (ACEN) is eyeing to fetch $400 million in gross proceeds from its issuance of senior guaranteed undated green bonds with non-callable 3.5-year fixed-for-life or non-deferrable term. In a media statement, the Ayala firm emphasized that the green bonds had been priced at 4.0-percent and the issuance was “more than five times […]
ACME Solar Holdings Successfully Agrees Issuance of NCDs in Connection With Pricing of $334 Million Via Offshore Green Bonds
Gurugram, July 30, 2021 : 12 projects of ACME Solar Holdings Private Limited (ACME) today agreed to a debt investment of approx. $334 million, which will be funded by US dollar-denominated green bonds that were successfully priced today. The bonds will be issued by an offshore company and proceeds of the bonds will be used […]
India’s First AAA Rated Green Bonds by a Renewable Power Company
ADB Invests $20 Million in Georgian Railway Green Bonds to Modernize Rail Network
TBILISI, GEORGIA : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has invested $20 million in green bonds, issued by Georgian Railway JSC, with proceeds to be used primarily to roll over maturing Eurobonds that it had issued to improve existing railway lines as a part of an ongoing modernization project. The investment forms part of a $500 […]
TAQA in Talks to Buy Power Plants in Abu Dhabi, Plans Green Bonds, Says CFO
Chief Financial Officer Steve Ridlington told Reuters the company was in early talks to buy power plants in Abu Dhabi, the largest and wealthiest of seven emirates making up the UAE. DUBAI: Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) is in talks to buy power plants in the United Arab Emirates and could issue debut green […]
UK says it will sell world’s first sovereign green savings bonds
The savings bonds will fund projects in areas such as renewable energy and clean transportation and will go on sale this year, the Treasury said. LONDON: Britain’s government plans to launch the world’s first sovereign green bonds for retail investors as part of its push to create a net-zero-carbon economy by 2050. The savings bonds […]
Why Investors Bought the First Certified Green Bond to Protect Forests for Drinking Water
Lake Maumelle in central Arkansas is a blue gem surrounded by rich forests of oak, hickory and short-leaf pine. Not only is it popular with local boaters and fishers, it also supplies much of the drinking water to half a million people in and around Little Rock. However, much of the land around the lake is privately […]