New Delhi/IBNS: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Friday approved the listing of IREDA on the stock exchanges through an Initial Public Offer (IPO).

This approval includes the part sale of the government’s stake in the company and fundraising for IREDA through an issue of fresh equity shares.

Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) will drive the listing process.

This decision supersedes an earlier CCEA decision taken in June 2017 for allowing IREDA to issue 13.90 crore fresh equity shares of Rs 10.00 each to the public on a book-building basis through IPO.

The instant decision has been necessitated due to a change in capital structure following the infusion of capital to the tune of Rs 1500 crore by the Government in March 2022.

The Initial Public Offer (IPO) will help in unlocking the value of the Government’s investment on one hand and on the other hand, will provide an opportunity to the public to acquire a stake in the national asset and draw benefits therefrom.

Besides, it will help IREDA in raising a part of its capital requirement for meeting growth plans without depending on the public exchequer and improve governance through greater market discipline and transparency arising from listing requirements and disclosures.

IREDA is currently wholly owned by the Government of India. 

It is a Mini-Ratna (Category-I) CPSE incorporated in 1987 and is engaged in the financing of Renewable Energy (RE) and Energy Efficiency (EE) projects in India. It is registered as a Non-banking Financial Company (NBFC) with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). 

The Government, in line with the pledge made as a part of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in the Paris Accord on Climate Change, has set the targets of achieving 175 GW of installed RE capacity by 2022 and 500 GW by 2030. IREDA has a pivotal role to play in the achievement of RE targets.          

The implementation and operation of Renewal Energy/Energy Efficiency projects by IREDA as per their Business Plan in line with the RE targets of GoI will help in creating direct and indirect employment opportunities for both skilled and unskilled manpower.