Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency

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Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited
IREDA
Company type Public
Founded1987;37 years ago (1987)
Headquarters India Habitat Centre, East Court, Core-4A, 1st Floor, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India
Key people
  • Pradip Kumar Das (Chairman & MD) [1]
  • Bijay Kumar Mohanty (CFO)
RevenueIncrease2.svg4,965 crore (US$590 million) (2024) [2]
Increase2.svg1,685 crore (US$200 million) (2024) [2]
Increase2.svg1,252 crore (US$150 million) (2024) [2]
Total assets Increase2.svg62,600 crore (US$7.5 billion) (2024) [2]
Total equity Increase2.svg8,560 crore (US$1.0 billion) (2024) [2]
Owner Government of India (75%) [3]
Website www.ireda.in

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) is an Indian public sector enterprise which provides financial assistance and other services to projects related to renewable sources of energy and energy efficiency/conservation. Formed in 1987, IREDA is a Navratna organisation owned by the Government of India and administratively controlled by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). [4]

Contents

In November 2023, IREDA went public with an initial public offering (IPO), listing on NSE and BSE. [3]

Operations

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited [5] is a Public Limited Government Company and a Non-Banking Financial Institution [6] formed with the objective of promoting, developing and extending financial assistance for setting up projects relating to new and renewable sources of energy and energy efficiency/conservation. [7] It is a Mini Ratna (Category – I) Government of India Enterprise and under the administrative control of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). [8]

Objectives and policies

Status Change

On April 26, 2024 IREDA was officially granted Navratna status by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) . Business Standard reports; "Obtaining Navratna status in India bestows significant advantages on a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU). These include greater financial and operational autonomy, allowing for swifter decision-making and improved responsiveness to market shifts. The enhanced freedom also translates to increased investment opportunities, attracting capital for growth initiatives." [13]

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