Power Ministry awaits coal blocks' re-allocation before NTPC disinvestment

31 Dec 2012 Evaluate

Before moving ahead with the over Rs 12,000 crore disinvestment plan for the state-run utility - NTPC, the power ministry is awaiting procedural clearances related to re-allocation of three coal blocks - Chatti-Bariatu, Kerandari and Chatti-Bariatu (South) to the state-run utility, which is pending before the Law Ministry. As per the power ministry, the process of disinvestment will start only when the three coal blocks are re-allocated to NTPC, which will help the company in getting better valuations at the time of disinvestment.

Currently, the state-run utility is grappling with fuel scarcity and the re-allocation will help improve the country’s largest power producer’s market valuation. It will also help government get higher returns from the share sale. Earlier, the three blocks were taken back from NTPC by the Coal Ministry citing long delays by the power producer in developing them.

Faced with liquidity crunch, the government is expected to get more than Rs 12,000 crore from selling its 9.5 percent stake in NTPC. At present, the government holds 84.5 percent stake in NTPC. The government has targeted Rs 30,000 crore disinvestment for this fiscal. Till now, government has managed to raise over Rs 6,900 crore in current fiscal, through disinvestments in PSUs.

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