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18 Sep 2024

Indian Lender REC Inks Renewable Energy Pacts Worth $13.4 Bln

18 Sep 2024  by reuters   

A boy dusts off a solar panel installed on the rooftop of his house on the outskirts of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad October 27, 2014. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
Indian infrastructure lender REC (RECM.NS), opens new tab said on Tuesday it has signed pacts worth about 1.12 trillion rupees ($13.37 billion) with renewable energy developers.

The pacts come as Indian companies look to finance their goal of expanding their renewable energy capacities, with the government aiming to add at least 500 gigawatts of clean energy by 2030 to reduce emissions.

REC said the non-binding memorandum of understandings, signed at an industry conference in the western state of Gujarat, cover projects across sectors including solar, wind, hydroelectric, battery energy and green ammonia.

However, the lender did not mention with which companies it signed the pacts.

REC is targetting to take its renewables loan book to over 3 trillion rupees by 2030, expanding the share of renewables to 30% from 8% currently.

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