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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Renewable Energy |
| Founded | 2008 New Delhi, India |
| Headquarters | Gurgaon, India |
Key people | Vipul Tuli, Managing Director |
| Parent | Sembcorp Industries |
Sembcorp Energy India Limited (SEIL) [1] is a leading independent power producer (IPP) in India. Formerly known as Thermal Powertech Corporation India Limited, SEIL owns 100% of both Sembcorp Gayatri Power Limited and Sembcorp Green Infra Limited.
Sembcorp Energy India Ltd. (SEIL) is an independent power company in India. Sembcorp has a track record of identifying, developing [2] and operating power generation assets across the thermal and renewable power sectors in India. It has a portfolio of thermal and renewable energy assets totalling approx. 4.77 gigawatts capacity in operation and under construction across multiple states in India. [3]
Sembcorp Energy India Limited is part of the Sembcorp Industries (SCI) [4] Group. Sembcorp has a balanced energy portfolio of over 12,700MW, with more than 3,200MW of renewable energy capacity comprising solar, wind and energy storage globally. Sembcorp also has been putting up urban developments, with a project portfolio spanning over 11,000 hectares across Asia. Listed on the main board of the Singapore Exchange, SCI is a component stock of the Straits Times Index, several MSCI and FTSE indices, as well as the SGX Sustainability Leaders Index and the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index.
Sembcorp Green Infra is a renewable energy company that generates power and currently operating in India. Sembcorp Green Infra is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Energy India Limited. [5]
In 2015, Sembcorp acquired a majority stake in one of India's leading renewable energy firms, since renamed Sembcorp Green Infra. In August 2017, Sembcorp entered into an agreement to acquire IDFC Private Equity Fund III's remaining stake in Sembcorp Green Infra. [5]
As of 2020 Sembcorp Green Infra's business consists of more than 2100 megawatts of wind and solar power assets in operation and under development in seven states across the southern, western and central regions of India. It includes 35 wind energy and 4 solar energy assets. [6] [7]
Sembcorp holds the distinction of being the first independent power producer to complete a SECI auction wind power project ahead of schedule, and as on date has the largest generating capacity commissioned from SECI wind auctions. [8] The company also has a self-operating capacity of more than 600 MW, the largest with any independent power producer in the renewable sector in India. [9]
Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) is an energy and urban development company.
NRG Energy, Inc. is an American energy company, headquartered in Houston, Texas. It was formerly the wholesale arm of Northern States Power Company (NSP), which became Xcel Energy, but became independent in 2000. NRG Energy is involved in energy generation and retail electricity. Their portfolio includes natural gas generation, coal generation, oil generation, nuclear generation, wind generation, utility-scale generation, and distributed solar generation. NRG serves 6 million retail customers in 24 US states including Texas, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio; the District of Columbia, and eight provinces in Canada.
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ReNew is India's largest renewable energy company by operational capacity. Based in Gurgaon, Haryana, it has an asset base of over 10 GW, with around 5 GW operational. ReNew Power operates over 110 projects across 18 states in India, developing, building, owning and operating utility-scale wind and solar energy projects, including distributed solar energy production for commercial and industrial consumers.
Punjab Solar Summit was a Government of Punjab hosted event in Chandigarh on July 23, 2015 to bring prospective entrepreneurs, investors and other stake holders on a common platform.
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