Azure Power Wins 300 MW Solar Power Project with AAA Rated NTPC
- 86% of Azure Power’s 2 GW+ contracted pipeline is with counterparties that have A to AAA domestic
debt ratings
- Over 1 GW of the contracted pipeline are with sovereign counterparties
Azure Power (NYSE: AZRE), one of India’s leading independent solar power producers, announced that it has signed a letter of
award (LOA) for a 300 MW Interstate Transmission System (ISTS) grid connected solar PV project won in an auction conducted by
NTPC Limited, which has a domestic AAA debt rating and is the Government of India’s largest power utility. Azure Power will provide
power to NTPC at a tariff of INR 2.59 (~US 3.6 cents) per kWh for 25 years. The solar PV project can be located anywhere in India,
which will likely be outside a solar park, and is expected to be completed in early 2021. With this win, 86% of the company’s 2 GW+
contracted pipeline is with counterparties that have A to AAA domestic debt ratings and over 1 GW of the pipeline is with sovereign
counterparties.
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Azure Power Solar Power Plant (Photo: Business Wire)
Speaking on this occasion, Mr Inderpreet Wadhwa, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Azure Power said, “Our
long history of superior solar power operations with NTPC from the inception of National Solar Mission has contributed to our
success of winning this 300 MW project with NTPC. We are delighted to make a contribution towards the realization of our Hon’ble
Prime Minister’s commitment towards clean and green energy, through solar power generation.”
About Azure Power
Azure Power (NYSE: AZRE) is a leading independent solar power producer with a pan-Indian portfolio of over 3 gigawatts. With its
in-house engineering, procurement and construction expertise and advanced in-house operations and maintenance capability, Azure
Power provides low-cost and reliable solar power solutions to customers throughout India. It has developed, constructed and
operated solar projects of varying sizes, from utility scale, rooftop to mini & micro grids, since its inception in 2008.
Highlights include the construction of India’s first private utility scale solar PV power plant in 2009 and the implementation of
the first MW scale rooftop project under the smart city initiative in 2013.
For more information, visit: www.azurepower.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include: the availability of
additional financing on acceptable terms; changes in the commercial and retail prices of traditional utility generated electricity;
changes in tariffs at which long term PPAs are entered into; changes in policies and regulations including net metering and
interconnection limits or caps; the availability of rebates, tax credits and other incentives; the availability of solar panels and
other raw materials; its limited operating history, particularly as a new public company; its ability to attract and retain its
relationships with third parties, including its solar partners; its ability to meet the covenants in its debt facilities;
meteorological conditions and such other risks identified in the registration statements and reports that the Company has filed
with the SEC from time to time. In the press release, megawatts portfolio represents the aggregate megawatt capacity of solar power
plants pursuant to PPAs, signed or allotted or where the Company has been cleared as one of the winning bidders or won reverse
auction, but yet to receive letter of allotment. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information
available to us as of the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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