Essar Power enters into an agreement with ATL to sell transmission asset

Essar Power Limited, India’s first private sector independent power producer has entered into a definitive agreement with Adani Transmission Limited to sell one of its two transmission lines for Rs 1,913 crore.
Essar Power Transmission Company Limited (EPTCL) has 465-km transmission lines across three Indian states. The asset transacted is an operational 400 kV inter-state transmission line linking Mahan to Sipat pooling substation. The project operates under the CERC regulated return framework. During the last three years Essar Power has reduced its debt from a peak level of approximately Rs 30,000 crore to Rs 6,000 crore. Alongside this, Essar Power has been in the process of curating a green balance sheet around renewable energy which is in line with Essar’s strategy of investing in future-centric businesses which give a superior rate of return within the ESG framework. Mr. Kush S, CEO, Essar Power Ltd said, “With this transaction, Essar Power is rebalancing its power portfolio with the twin objective of deleveraging its balance sheets and investing in green and renewable power, thereby furthering its ESG-oriented future growth. Essar Power has a current power generating capacity of 2,070 MW across four plants in India and Canada.”
About Essar Power
Essar Power is one of India’s first private sector independent power producer having a successful track record of 25+ years. It has a power generating capacity of 2070 MW across four plants in India and Canada. Essar Power is transitioning towards decarbonisation by building businesses in the renewable energy sector.

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