Partners Group, a global private markets firm, has acquired a majority stake in Sunsure Energy, a renewable energy and decarbonization services platform in India. Partners Group intends to invest up to $400 million in the platform.
Sunsure has traditionally built solar plants for commercial & industrial customers and third-party renewable power producers in India. Going forward, as part of Partner’s Group, the firm will transition into a next-generation independent power producer. The firm plan on building and owning utility-scale solar, wind, solar-wind hybrid and battery storage renewable energy projects and additionally plans to help customers meed decarbonization and energy cost reduction goals.
“Sunsure is a transformational, next-generation infrastructure investment opportunity in India’s growing renewable energy sector, which has been a thematic focus area at Partners Group for many years,” says Luv Parikh, managing director, Private Infrastructure Asia, Partners Group. “We intend to help companies operating in India meet decarbonization goals and assist in the country’s overall energy transition. Through this investment, we will support Sunsure in executing on its pipeline ofrenewable projects and assist them in offering new services to C&I customers. We look forward to working with the team.”