Credit Rating agency, Moody’s in its report recently underscored that government-approved measures to revive and improve the utilization of stranded gas-based power generation plants in the country, are credit positive for banks since they have substantial credit exposure to such plants. This report comes a week after central government approved a financial support to the private companies to help them use costly LNG for generating electricity, in a move which will revive Rs 60,000 crore of stranded power projects.
The global credit rating agency pointed that biggest beneficiaries of these measures of government will be IDBI Bank, State Bank of India and ICICI Bank. The agency highlighted that power generation plants, which use re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) as their fuel base have been facing significant availability and pricing challenges since actual domestic production of LNG have been significantly lower than the assumptions made when the plants were set up.
Moreover, it highlighted that importing LNG at prevailing prices has proved difficult because it escalates generation costs, which, in turn, raises prices that is beyond the reach of buyers. Among Moody's rated banks, IDBI Bank has an especially high exposure to gas-based power plants and would be the key beneficiary of these measures. Meanwhile, SBI and ICICI Bank which have exposure to Ratnagiri Power Plant, which is the largest gas-based power plant in India also would benefit from this move.
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