Raising awareness about green bonds is crucial to attract investors
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Raising awareness about green bonds is crucial to attract investors

REC, which has been bestowed with the SKOCH ESG Award 2024 in the ‘Renewable Energy Financing’ category, has been mandated with deepening India’s infrastructure investments pipeline. As a significant player in India's clean energy transition, it anticipates a substantial expansion in its renewable energy portfolio with projections indicating growth to 10 times its present value and reaching over Rs 3 trillion by 2030. To learn how many green energy (solar, wind, green ammonia, green hydrogen, etc) projects have been financed to date, whether there is a need to give transmission the same benefits as green finance and gain an insight into which industry segments will see maximum growth in 2024, R SRINIVASAN spoke to Vivek Kumar Dewangan, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), REC. Excerpts:

You have received many accolades, including awards for the Most Sustainable Maharatna Leader and Most Promising Business Leaders of Asia. What course correction has REC undertaken since you took over?
After joining REC in May 2022, the focus was on a new business strategy of a shift towards renewable energy (RE). REC's commitment to renewables is evident in the massive 533 per cent year-on-year growth in sanctions of FY24 for RE projects...

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REC, which has been bestowed with the SKOCH ESG Award 2024 in the ‘Renewable Energy Financing’ category, has been mandated with deepening India’s infrastructure investments pipeline. As a significant player in India's clean energy transition, it anticipates a substantial expansion in its renewable energy portfolio with projections indicating growth to 10 times its present value and reaching over Rs 3 trillion by 2030. To learn how many green energy (solar, wind, green ammonia, green hydrogen, etc) projects have been financed to date, whether there is a need to give transmission the same benefits as green finance and gain an insight into which industry segments will see maximum growth in 2024, R SRINIVASAN spoke to Vivek Kumar Dewangan, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), REC. Excerpts:You have received many accolades, including awards for the Most Sustainable Maharatna Leader and Most Promising Business Leaders of Asia. What course correction has REC undertaken since you took over?After joining REC in May 2022, the focus was on a new business strategy of a shift towards renewable energy (RE). REC's commitment to renewables is evident in the massive 533 per cent year-on-year growth in sanctions of FY24 for RE projects...To read the full story, CLICK HERE.

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