Debt Tie-up for 2400 MW Expansion Project at a Cost of Rs. 13,410 Cr. of Jindal Power Limited, Tamnar, District-Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
New Delhi, April 06, 2010: A Consortium of 23 Lenders led by the State Bank of India sanctioned Rupee Term Loan of Rs 10,057 crore on 26th March 2010 to Jindal Power Limited (JPL) for its 2400 MW Power Project being implemented at Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The execution of loan agreements was concluded on 26th March, 2010 at a signing ceremony in New Delhi.
The project envisages a total outlay of Rs 13,410 Cr., which is to be funded in a debt equity ratio of 3:1 with a Rupee Term Loans of Rs. 10,057 Cr. and Equity/internal accruals of Rs. 3353 Cr.
Earlier JPL had implemented a 1000 MW Thermal Power Plant in 2008 at Tamnar, Chhattisgarh.
Under the transaction, SBI Capital Markets Ltd. (SBICAP) has implemented a unique two-tranche financing structure, so as to meet the requirements of both JPL and the lenders. Also, the transaction is a blend of Project Finance and conventional debt financing, arriving at an optimal risk allocation structure between JPL and the lenders. This accords more flexibility to JPL for its other borrowing programs by isolating the Project risk, and at the same time the lenders derive comfort from JPL balance sheet.
SBI Capital Markets Ltd (SBICAPS), ranked as No. 1 Mandated Lead Arranger in the Asia Pacific region and No. 1 in Global rankings as well, acted as sole financial advisor and arranger for this deal. The Term Loan facility having a door-to-door tenor of about 14 years has been tied up through a consortium of 23 Banks and Financial Institutions.
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