Sterling and Wilson Solar Bags Rs 462 Crore Solar Project in Chile

Sep 18, 2020 03:22 PM ET
  • Sterling as well as Wilson Solar has actually signed an order of 106.71 MW solar project worth Rs 462 crore in Chile, work for which is expected to begin in Q4 FY 2021.

Sterling and Wilson Solar has actually announced that it has actually authorized an order of 106.71 MW solar project worth USD 62.6 million (~ Rs 462 crores) in Chile. The order has been gotten from an international independent power manufacturer (IPP), benefit which is anticipated to start in Q4 FY 2021.

The company, among the leading solar EPC and also O&M gamers in the world, already has a solid presence in the region with one project of 93.3 MW in Argentina as well as three projects of 588 MW under construction in Chile.

Bikesh Ogra-- Director and also Global CEO, Sterling and also Wilson Solar Limited said, "we are thrilled to win our 5th project in Latin America. Our continuous focus in the marketplace has gained rich benefits with these distinguished project wins. We have established ourselves in Latin America with a collective order publication of around USD 488 million (~ INR 3,558 crores), making us amongst the leading players in the area."

On the Chilean market, he added that "Chile is just one of Latin America's fastest-growing economic climates in recent decades thanks to its strong macroeconomic framework. This coupled with a global race to energy shift allows boosting participation of foreign business in the Chilean renewable resource market making it one of the essential emphasis regions for us."

The firm has been performing projects internationally as well as has to its debt greater than 10.5 GW of solar power projects (appointed and also under various stages of building and construction) in numerous geographies. This profile includes a 1,177 MW Solar PV plant in Abu Dhabi-- the globe's biggest single-site solar plant. The Company likewise handles a profile of 7.8 GW of O&M projects globally.

Lately, the company lately declared its outcomes for Q1 of the financial year 2021-21, and the numbers really did not produce pretty reviewing whatsoever. The company's legacy problem of timely financial debt settlement from its promoters, despite guarantees after the previous quarter results and analyst calls, continued to smolder, something that will not motivate confidence in any way. On top of that, the 'lumpiness' of profits as an EPC player, integrated with the COVID break out, made certain that the company has a very inadequate collection of numbers to reveal for the quarter.


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