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Sector movers: Electricity, utility stocks gain as risk appetite falls

Just two sectors - electricity and utilities - were trading in positive territory on Monday as investors sought out 'safer' defensive stocks in the face of a wider market sell-off. Defensives sectors are those which have a low correlation to economic activity and generally perform well in times of

INDIA PRESS-Greenko in talks with KKR to raise $100 million-Economic Times

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Greenko completes sixth wind farm in Mangalore

Indian green-power developer Greenko announced the completion of its 15-megawatt (MW) Mangalore wind farm in Karnataka state, the sixth it has commissioned in its current financial year. The clean energy group is selling its power directly to a commercial customer in Bangalore under a 10-year contr

Greenko Commissions Latest Wind Farm, Portfolio Up 82% This Year

LONDON (Alliance News) - Greenko Group PLC Thursday said its 15.0 megawatt Mangalore wind farm in Karnataka has been commissioned, meaning it now has a total generating portfolio of 561 megawatts, up nearly 82% so far in the current financial year. Magalore, which cost about EUR13 million t

Greenko Plans To Acquire Budhil 70 Megawatt Hydropower Plant

LONDON (Alliance News) - Greenko Group PLC Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire the Budhil 70 megawatt hydropower plant in India. The Indian developer, owner and operator of clean energy projects said the total value of the acquired assets is EUR77 million, which was funded from project fi

INDIA PRESS-UK's Greenko may buy Lanco Infra's hydro project-Mint

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Indian stocks to watch - Jan 31

GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP * Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange gain 0.14 percent, while the MSCI-Asia Pacific excluding Japan index falls 0.1 percent. * Asian stocks struggled to push higher on Friday, but did get some momentum from data showing strong U.S. growth and calming emerging market

Greenko On Track To Meet 2015 Target As New Wind Farm Commissioned

LONDON (Alliance News) - Greenko Group PLC said Wednesday that it is on track to meet its 2015 electricity production target of 1,000 megawatts, as the second phase of its Balavenkatpuram wind farm had been commissioned. The commission of the new wind farm takes its total generating portfol

Greenko's Phase 2 Balavenkatpuram wind farm commissioned

Clean energy company Greenko said its total generating portfolio has risen 53% to 476 megawatts (MW) after Phase 2 of its Balavenkatpuram wind farm was commissioned. Balavenkatpuram Phase-2 is the fifth wind farm Greenko has commissioned this financial year and brings the company's total wind power

Tuesday broker round-up

AMEC: Nomura ups target price from 1230p to 1280p and retains a buy recommendation. Amerisur Resources: Investec shifts target price from 73p to 75p and keeps a buy recommendation. AVEVA: Investec increases target price from 2500p to 2900p upgrading from hold to buy. BHP Billiton: JP Morgan raise

Soaring capacity sees Greenko first-half EBITDA fly

Burgeoning power capacity helped earnings soar at Indian clean energy producer Greenko in the first half of the year. The AIM 100 group added 183 megawatts (MW) of wind capacity during the period, helping assets generating power increase from 244MW to 426 MW just after period-end. The jump in oper

New non-exec celebrates excellent results at Thomas Cook with purchase

Warren Tucker, who was recently appointed as a Non-Executive Director of travel group Thomas Cook, on Thursday acquired a stake in the group the same day it unveiled an impressive set of full-year results. The purchase of 30,800 shares at 169p each set him back £52,052. The FTSE 250 travel congl

Greenko's Fourth Wind Plant This Year Is Commissioned

AIM IN BRIEF: Chamberlin Swings To Half-Year Loss, Suspends Dividend

Greenko first half trading in line helped by early monsoon

Indian clean energy group Greenko said trading in the first half of its financial year had been in line with expectations thanks in part to an early monsoon season which helped increase the generation of hydro power. It reported power generation climbed 15% in the six months to the end of Septembe