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Torrent Power Limited on Tuesday posted an 88 per cent growth in its consolidated net profit at Rs 694.54 crore for the December quarter on account of higher income. The company had clocked a net profit of Rs 369.45 crore in the October-December period of fiscal 2021-22, Torrent Power Ltd said in a regulatory filing. Total income rose to Rs 6,526.44 crore in the December quarter from Rs 3,833.14 crore in the year-ago period. Its total expenses also soared to Rs 5,549.01 crore, compared to Rs 3,324.02 crore earlier. In a separate statement, the company said its board has approved an interim dividend of Rs 22 per equity share (including Rs 13 per equity share as a special dividend) for FY 2022-23. "The major reasons for improvement in the total comprehensive income for the quarter on y-o-y basis are increase in contribution from existing licensed distribution businesses due to improved performance and contribution from the operations in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu which
Torrent Power on Thursday posted over 31 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit at Rs 484.19 crore in September quarter compared to a year ago, mainly due to higher revenues. The consolidated net profit of the company was Rs 368.84 crore in the quarter ended on September 30, 2021, a BSE filing showed. Total income of the company rose to Rs 6,797.2 crore in the quarter from Rs 3,683.69 crore in the same period a year ago. Major reasons for improvement in the total comprehensive income for the quarter on y-o-y (year-on-year) basis are: increase in contribution from franchised distribution business due to reduction in T&D (Transmission and Distribution) losses on account of continuous and sustained focus on loss reduction activities and increase in electricity demand; improved performance of licensed distribution businesses, and net gain from trading of LNG (gas), among others, it stated. The company has an aggregate installed generation capacity of 4,160 MW comprising 2,730 MW
Torrent Power has inked a share purchase pact to acquire 100 per cent equity in a 50 MW solar plant of SkyPower Group at an enterprise value of Rs 417 crore. Torrent Power Ltd has entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) with SkyPower Southeast Asia III Investments Limited and SkyPower Southeast Asia Holdings 2 Limited (the Sellers) for the acquisition of 100 per cent securities of Sunshakti Solar Power Projects Private Ltd (the SPV special purpose vehicle). The SPV operates a 50 MW Solar Power Project in the state of Telangana. Long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the Project is with Northern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited (NPDCTL) for a period of 25 years at a fixed tariff of approx Rs 5.35 per kWh, with remaining useful life of about 20 years. The enterprise value for this acquisition is around Rs 417 crore, subject to closing price adjustments, if any, the company said in a statement. The acquisition is further subject to customary conditions for