The RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group (RPSG) on Monday announced that Purvah Green Power Pvt Ltd, the renewable energy platform of CESC Ltd, is set to acquire a 1.4 GWp operating solar portfolio from ReNew Solar Power Pvt Ltd for an enterprise value of Rs 4,859 crore. The portfolio is held across six project special purpose vehicles in Rajasthan and Karnataka.
ReNew Power Group was founded by Sumant Sinha, son of former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha.
The acquisition is being funded by CESC. “The transaction is among the largest acquisitions of operating solar assets in the Indian market and marks a decisive shift in the composition of Purvah’s portfolio — from a platform built primarily on projects under development to one anchored by assets already generating contracted cash flows,” CESC said in a statement.
The acquired assets are operational projects with an established generation track record. More than 90% of the capacity is contracted with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) under long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs), with the balance contracted with Karnataka distribution companies, it said.
All PPAs have a tenure of 25 years, CESC said.
Shashwat Goenka, Vice Chairman, RPSG, said: “This acquisition marks a significant acceleration of our renewable energy journey. It gives us immediate operating scale, complements our strong pipeline of contracted capacity, and meaningfully brings forward the growth of the platform.”
“For a group with a long heritage in the power sector, this marks our move from a conventional power player to a diversified energy platform, and an important step towards building RPSG into one of India’s leading renewable energy platforms,” he said.
Purvah’s contracted capacity stood at approximately 3.4 GWp before the transaction. Following completion, total contracted capacity will rise to 4.8 GWp, of which 1.8 GWp will be operational and 3 GWp will be tied up at various stages of construction. Additionally, 2.2 GWh of battery capacity is tied up and under implementation, the company said.
The acquisition substantially increases the proportion of the portfolio that is already generating revenue and strengthening recurring cash flows well ahead of the commissioning schedule for the under-construction pipeline, it said.
“The acquisition also materially accelerates progress towards the group’s immediate stated ambition of building a 10 GW renewable energy platform in the next few years,” it said.
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