Blueleaf Energy Gets Funding For 200 MW Madhya Pradesh project

Blueleaf Energy Gets Funding For 200 MW Hybrid Project In MP

Blueleaf Energy, a pan-Asian renewable energy platform owned by a Macquarie Asset Management managed fund, today announced the financial close of its 200-megawatt (MW) wind-solar hybrid power plant under development in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Blueleaf has secured project financing of approximately USD 170 million from Axis Bank for the project, which has secured grid access at the Pachora Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) substation. The Pachora Hybrid Power Project will be built, owned, and operated by Blueleaf Energy and is anticipated to achieve commercial operation in 2025. The Pachora Hybrid Power Project is projected to produce over 600 gigawatt hours (GWh) of energy a year.

Blueleaf Energy India Country Head, Pratyush Thakur shared, “The Pachora Hybrid Power Project will be Blueleaf’s first utility-scale initiative in India.” He further commented, “The project’s offtake has been structured innovatively, unbundling the environmental and energy components. Environmental attributes, in the form of International Renewable Energy Certificates (I-RECs), will be supplied to a large international tech company, while power without attributes will be delivered to a leading Indian power trader.”

Raghuram Natarajan, Blueleaf Energy CEO commented, “By co-locating solar and wind power generation facilities, our Pachora Hybrid Power Project generates renewable energy through the day and night, optimizes power system efficiency, and reduces the need for grid expansion. As a result, our project reduces carbon emissions and lowers the levelized cost of energy (LCOE), providing a cost-effective model for decarbonizing the Indian grid.”

Ganesh Sankaran, Group Executive and Head of Wholesale Banking Coverage Group for Axis Bank said, “Axis Bank is glad to partner with Blueleaf Energy on its first greenfield 200 MW wind-solar hybrid power project in India. We are constantly exploring specialised products and services that are in line with the SDGs and climate action and adapting to emerging regulatory guidance and market practices.’’

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