NTPC acquires Jhabua Power Limited through Corporate Insolvency Resolution route
This is the first acquisition of a power asset by NTPC through NCLT route, a step forward in accomplishing NTPC’s long-term capacity targets.
New Delhi, 5th September 2022: NTPC Ltd, India’s largest integrated power producer has successfully acquired Jhabua Power Limited (JPL) through Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process initiated by National Company Law Tribunal, Kolkata, (NCLT).
This is the first acquisition of a power asset by NTPC through NCLT route, a step forward in accomplishing NTPC’s long-term capacity targets.
Shareholders Agreement was signed between NTPC, JPL and Secured Financial Creditors on 05.09.2022 at New Delhi. It is a unique Resolution Plan wherein NTPC has offered 50% equity stake in JPL to the secured financial creditors while NTPC has retained all the management rights and control over the company.
Jhabua Power Limited (JPL) is having an operational thermal power capacity of 1 x 600 MW located in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. Post-acquisition of JPL, NTPC has become a 70+ GW company with total installed capacity of 70,064 MW.
With a target set to achieve installed capacity of 130 GW by 2032 from a diversified portfolio, NTPC has been exploring various opportunities for capacity expansion through both organic and inorganic routes.
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