CARE assigns AAA rating to NTPC’s long-term loans

28 Mar 2012 Evaluate

CARE has assigned ‘AAA’ rating to NTPC’s long-term loans amounting to Rs 56,777.25 crore, while rating of ‘A1+’ has been assigned to company’s short-term bank facilities. ‘AAA’ rating also has been assigned to NTPC’s various long-term bonds aggregating to the worth of Rs 9,130.00 crore, while similar rating has been assigned to company’s proposed long-term bond programme for FY13, amounting to Rs 2,000 crore and long-term bond series XXXIII, to the tune of Rs 195 crore.

The ratings take into account NTPC’s majority ownership by the Government of India (GoI), its established position as the largest power producer in the country, the company’s consistent financial performance and strong earnings protection attributable to long-term power selling arrangements and the fuel supply agreements.

Furthermore, the ratings favorably consider NTPC’s comfortable capital structure and liquidity position, the company’s geographical diversity of sales and high operational efficiency of its power stations. The ratings also take cognizance of the risks associated with implementation of the ongoing projects undertaken by the company and poor financial health of its off takers.

NTPC enjoys ‘Maharatna Status’, a status that gives it greater autonomy in its investment and capital expenditure decisions The company is the largest power generation company in India with the installed generation capacity of 34,194 MW (as on March 31, 2011) (Including JVs) constituting 19.69% of the total installed power generation capacity in the country.

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