6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of December, 2019

Commission File Number 001-37909

AZURE POWER GLOBAL LIMITED

3rd Floor, Asset 301-304 and 307,

Worldmark 3, Aerocity, New Delhi 110037, India

(Address of principal executive offices)

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated December 16, 2019

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	AZURE POWER GLOBAL LIMITED
Date: December 16, 2019	By:	/s/ Ranjit Gupta
		Name:	Ranjit Gupta
		Title:	Principal Executive Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Azure Power's US$75 Million Private Placement Completed

New Delhi, December 16, 2019: Azure Power Global Limited (NYSE: AZRE), a leading independent solar power developer in India, has closed its previously announced US$75 million a private placement and issued 6,493,506 equity shares at US$11.55 per share to Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ).  Following this transaction, CDPQ's equity interest in Azure Power has increased from 41.4% to 49.4%. Azure Power Global Limited has 47,636,078 shares outstanding as of December 13, 2019.

About Azure Power

Azure Power (NYSE: AZRE) is a leading independent solar power producer with a pan-Indian portfolio. With its in-house engineering, procurement and construction expertise and advanced in-house operations and maintenance capability, Azure Power provides low-cost and reliable solar power solutions to customers throughout India. It has developed, constructed and operated solar projects of varying sizes, from utility scale, rooftop to mini & micro grids, since its inception in 2008. Highlights include the construction of India’s first private utility scale solar PV power plant in 2009 and the implementation of the first MW scale rooftop project under the smart city initiative in 2013.

For more information, visit: www.azurepower.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the Company’s future financial and operating guidance, operational and financial results such as estimates of nominal contracted payments remaining and portfolio run rate, and the assumptions related to the calculation of the foregoing metrics.  The risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include: the availability of additional financing on acceptable terms; changes in the commercial and retail prices of traditional utility generated electricity; changes in tariffs at which long term PPAs are entered into; changes in policies and regulations including net metering and interconnection limits or caps; the availability of rebates, tax credits and other incentives; the availability of solar panels and other raw materials; its limited operating history, particularly as a public company; its ability to attract and retain its relationships with third parties, including its solar partners; its ability to meet the covenants in its debt facilities; meteorological conditions and such other risks identified in the registration statements and reports that the Company has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, from time to time.  All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

Investor Contact

Nathan Judge, CFA

ir@azurepower.com

Investor Relations, Azure Power

Media Contact

Samitla Subba

pr@azurepower.com

+91-11- 4940 9854

Marketing, Azure Power

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