ACME Solar Holdings Ltd 18 Dec 2025 12:00 AM
ACME Solar Holdings secures debt funding of Rs 4,725 cr from Indian financial institutions,
ACME Solar Holdings (ACME Solar), through its various subsidiaries, has secured debt tie-up of INR 4,725 crore from leading Indian financial institutions to fund the construction of renewable energy projects and optimize its capital structure by reducing financing costs. The capital raise includes financing and refinancing for a tenor ranging from 18 to 20 years for the projects mentioned below:New Greenfield Financings: Rs 2,716 crore from Power Finance Corporation (PFC) for 300 MW ACME Sigma FDRE project (Renewable with four hours of battery storage) and First greenfield Project financing for Acme from National Bank for Financing Infrastructure Development (NaBFID) of Rs 800 crore from for 150 MW ACME Platinum Solar + ESS project (with two hours of battery storage with 50% availability). Both these projects have connectivity in place and are in advance stages of construction.Refinancing: Rs 1,209 crore secured from Yes Bank towards refinancing operational project of 300 MW ACME Sikar Solar project enabling reduction in cost of debt initially by 170 bps and eventually by 195 bps. This is first long-term refinancing from Yes Bank for ACME Solar.With this round of financing, in the current financial year company has secured ~Rs 10,590 crore of greenfield financing leading to overall debt tie up of more than 90% of PPA signed under construction projects. Further, company has refinanced debt of ~Rs 3,380 crore, achieving a ~135 bps rate reduction on refinanced debt and additional rate reduction of ~ 60 bps on ~ Rs 4,035 crore debt for other projects which includes two operational projects moving to fixed rate regime with existing lender. This initiative is consistent with the Company`s long-term funding strategy to maintain a well-diversified and strategic mix of fixed and floating rate borrowings.Non-fund based limits- ACME Solar has also expanded Non-fund based limits from various Banks this year including ICICI Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank, EXIM Bank etc. These limits assist in reducing cost of debt through trade finance during construction stage of project.Powered by Capital Market - Live News
ACME Solar Holdings Ltd 17 Dec 2025 12:00 AM
ACME Solar Holdings appoints Ayalur S Kumar as Chief Procurement Officer and Supply Chain,
ACME Solar Holdings has appointed Ayalur S Kumar as Chief Procurement Officer and Supply Chain of the company strengthening its leadership team as it accelerates its growth plans of achieving 10 GW operational contracted capacity by 2030 in the renewable energy business. Kumar brings 30 years of experience in procurement, supply chain strategies, operations and logistics across renewable energy, EV infrastructure, biorefinery and power sectors, including more than 15 years in senior leadership roles. He has deep expertise in building and scaling procurement organizations, leading cross-cultural teams, driving supplier relationship management and sustainability assessments, and optimizing globally aligned yet locally anchored supply chains, with a track record of high-tech component sourcing, project insurance optimization and technology transfer. His prior roles with Fortum, Skoda Power, ABB and Alstom along with strong academic foundation that includes a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in International Business from IIFT, New Delhi. Powered by Capital Market - Live News
ACME Solar Holdings Ltd 25 Nov 2025 12:00 AM
ACME Solar signs PPA with SECI for 200 MW solar and 100 MW battery storage project,
ACME Solar Holdings through its wholly-owned subsidiary, ACME Platinum Urja, has signed a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with SECI for its 200 MW Solar with 100 MW/400 MWh ESS project at a tariff of INR 3.42 per unit. The PPA was signed on 24 November 2025 post adoption of tariff by Central Regulator and power procurement approval by State Regulator. SECI had awarded the Letter of Award to ACME Solar for a cumulative capacity of 350 MW in July 2024, out of which the Company had already signed a PPA for 150 MW in October 2024. The current milestones brings the project`s full capacity under PPA. Under the project, ACME Solar is required to supply power with annual Capacity Utilization Factor (CUF) of 25%-27% during solar hours, and ensure minimum availability of 70% on a monthly basis and 85% on an annual basis during the evening peak hours. The project is scheduled to be commissioned by June 2027. Project timeline will benefit from final grant of connectivity already available for this project with Acme Solar. Following this milestone, ACME Solar has cumulatively signed PPAs of 800 MW contracted capacity which include BESS capacity of 2,320 MWh in the current financial year. This brings ACME Solar`s overall PPA signed capacity to 5,380 MW. Powered by Capital Market - Live News
ACME Solar Holdings Ltd 24 Nov 2025 12:00 AM
ACME Solar Holdings wins bid for REMC`s 130 MW RTC renewable energy project,
ACME Solar Holdings (ACME Solar) has emerged as the winning bidder for 130 MW under e-Reverse auction conducted by REMC`s 1000 MW Round-the-Clock (RTC) Renewable Energy project tender. The company`s winning bid was Rs 4.35 per unit . The letter of award is expected to be awarded within the timelines prescribed in the tender document. This bid is for procurement of power by end user, i.e. Indian Railways, which requires consistent power profile throughout the day due to its unique load requirements. The Railways will enter into a direct Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the winning bidders without any intermediary. This bid and tariff discovered demonstrates the competitiveness of renewable energy to provide high CUF power throughout the day by co-locating Solar/wind and battery at most competitive price.  As part of this winning bid, ACME Solar will be required to supply renewable energy complemented with dispatchable sources and/or Energy Storage Systems (ESS) from ISTS connected projects to ensure firm, round-the-clock clean power, in line with the obligations laid out in the tender document. It mandates a minimum annual availability of 75% for the first three contractual years from commissioning and 85% thereafter. This will necessitate a multiplier of contracted capacity of solar and battery installation with optimal amount of complementary wind power as and when required. ACME Solar will commission this project within 30 months of signing the PPA. This commissioning will be expedited by availability of land and connectivity available within the ACME portfolio. Powered by Capital Market - Live News
ACME Solar Holdings Ltd 20 Nov 2025 12:00 AM
ACME Solar commissions additional 16 MW of wind power project at Gujarat,
ACME Solar Holdings has commissioned additional 16 MW of 100 MW wind power project located at Surendaranagar, Gujarat. This follows the first phase commissioning of 28MW in October 2025. The current commissioning takes the project`s operational capacity to 44 MW out of 100 MW to be commissioned in phases. The company`s total operational capacity has increased to 2,934 MW. Powered by Capital Market - Live News
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