RBI, banks in talks for recast of power sector loans, says SBI

20 Jan 2012 Evaluate

State Bank of India has announced that banks are in talks with the Reserve Bank of India on possible restructuring of loans to the power sector projects that are facing problems in implementation. State Bank of India, which has over Rs 32,000 crore exposure in the power sector, has not yet received any 'special request' from the power sector for restructuring of loans. A recent study by rating agency CRISIL has pointed out that banks' overall exposure of around Rs 56,000-crore to the power sector could be under stress because of losses of distribution companies, who have seen their losses getting doubled to Rs 40,000 crore in 2010-11 from 2008-09. As per the latest figures, as on November 30, state-run banks have request for restructuring of 344 loan accounts with an outstanding of Rs 1.65 lakh crore. Public sector banks had exposure worth over Rs 2.97 lakh crore to the power sector at the end of second quarter of the current fiscal, with maximum credit doled out by SBI.

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