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ACME Group on Friday announced its foray into the wind power sector with a 50 MW project in Gujarat. The group has forayed into the wind power business and signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL), a company statement said. At present, ACME operates solar power plants in 12 states and supplies electricity to 13 state discoms. "ACME Group wins its first 50 MW grid-connected wind power project. This is a significant milestone as the company gears up to provide solar-wind Hybrid and RE RTC power. This is in line with ACME Group's vision to become a prominent RE RTC player," ACME Group Chief Operating Officer Sandeep Kashyap said. The company was awarded the project through a tariff-based competitive bidding process for electricity procurement from grid-connected wind power projects. The project should be commissioned within 24 months from the signing of the PPA. The electricity from this project will help to light up nearly 6 million home
ACME Solar has been granted, through international competitive bidding, a 250MW solar power project within the 750-MWac Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Park (solar park) in the Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh. IFC plans to invest upto $50 million in the company besides helping the company to mobilise $100 million. The estimated project cost is around $200 million. The proposed IFC investment involves providing an IFC A loan /subscribing to Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) of up to $50 million and mobilisation of loan of up to $100 million from other lenders. Proceeds from the IFC investment will be used by the Company for the construction of the Project.The project involves the development, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of a 250MWac solar photovoltaic plant by ACME Solar within the Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Park.The project will be developed by ACME Jaipur Solar Power Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of ACME Solar.ACME Solar is an independent power producer, which ...