Renewable Energy Investment Opportunities in Emerging Economies

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Investments in renewable energy increased from $39.24 billion in 2001 to $336.78 billion in 2009 at a CAGR of 30.8% during the period 2001-09. There is an increase in total investments in the renewable energy sector by 43.4% in 2009 from $283.11 billion in 2008. Global Investments in the renewable energy industry are mainly driven by policies and incentives offered by the respective federal governments in different countries. The investments in the industry are mainly aimed at creating employment opportunities and driving away the clouds of economic downturn in many nations. Investments in the renewable energy industry are likely to increase in the forecast period 2009-15 and are expected to reach $653.35 billion by 2015.
Debt offering is the major source of investment in the renewable energy, accounting for 44.84% of the total investments in 2009. It is followed by asset financing, which is another key source of investment with a contribution of 22.57% to the total renewable energy investments. Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), which accounted for 19.19%, and equity offerings, which accounted for 11.95%, are the other major sources of investments in the industry.

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Financial investments in emerging nations increased from $1.76 billion in 2001 to $65.86 billion in 2009 at a CAGR of 57.63% for the period 2001-09. China led the investments in Asia, with a total investment of $11.48 billion, mainly in wind and solar PV projects. Total investment in India grew over 100% to $7.17 billion in 2009, of which equity offerings accounted for $3.6 billion. Brazil accounted for most of the renewable energy investment in Latin America in 2009, attracting $7 billion of total investments.

Investments in renewable energy sector are largely dependent on the regulatory and financial support offered by the respective governments. The governments in emerging economies, in order to achieve energy security and carbon emission reduction, are promoting the use of renewable energy sources for power generation. The other major reason for promoting investments in renewable energy is the fluctuating energy price of fuel from conventional sources. Investments in the Chinese renewable energy market are driven by various renewable energy policies and incentives provided by the government. Regulatory restrictions on foreign investments have shielded the wind power market in China during the current global financial crisis. The government in China came up with various incentive plans and policies to promote the development of renewable energy, while two of the largest solar markets, Spain and Germany, are cutting back on their incentives. These policies have boosted and will continue to drive the domestic market and will also create attractive inv

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