MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

06.01.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ESSAR POWER GUJARAT LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Essar House, 11 Keshavrao Khadye Marg, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai 400034, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

05.04.2007

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

169703

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U74900MH2007PLC169703

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company 

 

 

Line of Business :

Generation and Distribution of Electricity

 

RATING and COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ca (13)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

Limited with full security

 

Status :

Yet to Commence Business

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Unknown

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a subsidiary of Essar Power Limited. As per available details of 2010. The company is yet to commence commercial operations. Payment terms are not known,

 

The company can be considered for business dealings with some caution.

 

 

NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – April 1, 2010

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2009)

Current Rating

(01.04.2010)

India

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

INFORMATION DECLINED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Nitin 

Designation :

Accountant

Date :

06.01.2011

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Essar House, 11 Keshavrao Khadye Marg, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai 400034, Maharashtra, India 

Tel. No.:

91-22-66601100

Fax No.:

91-22-23544787

E-Mail :

powersec@essar.com

 

DIRECTORS

 

AS ON 11.08.2010

 

Name :

Mr. Balaji C Singh

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

05.05.1946

Date of Appointment :

05.04.2007

 

 

Name :

Mr. Govind Raghavan Venkatraman

Designation :

Director 

Date of Birth/Age :

16.07.1945

Date of Appointment :

04.09.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Suresh V

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

28.12.1957

Date of Appointment :

15.04.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Kalakota Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

01.07.1961

Date of Appointment :

15.04.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Jatinder D Mehra

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

08.06.1948

Date of Appointment :

04.09.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Mahadev R Iyer

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

01.07.1958

Date of Appointment :

04.09.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vikram H Amin

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

07.12.1958

Date of Appointment :

04.09.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Venkatesan V Singanallur

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

01.10.1939

Date of Appointment :

04.09.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Dilip C Oommen

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

28.03.1958

Date of Appointment :

04.09.2009

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mrs. Jayshree R Sarda

Designation :

Secretary

Date of Birth/Age :

17.06.1984

Date of Appointment :

09.05.2008

 

 

Name :

Mr. Nitin 

Designation :

Accountant

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

AS ON 11.08.2010

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Essar Power Limited, Mumbai 

1159093618

Essar Power Limited Through Nominee Shri Shubh Srivastava, Mumbai

10

Essar Power Limited Through Nominee Shri K V B Reddy, Mumbai

10

Essar Power Limited Through Nominee Shri B C P Singh, Mumbai

10

Essar Power Limited Through Nominee Shri R R Pillai, Mumbai 

10

Essar Power Limited Through Nominee Shri V T Joshi, Mumbai

10

Essar Power Limited Through Nominee Shri R K Sethi, Mumbai

10

Total

1159093678

 

AS ON 27.09.2010

 

Names allottees

No. of Shares

Essar Power Limited, Mumbai 

152000000

 

 

AS ON 11.08.2010

 

Equity Share Breakup

 

Percentage of Holding

Category

 

 

Bodies corporate

 

100.00

 

Total

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Generation and Distribution of Electricity

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

Not Divulged by the Management

 

 

Bankers :

Not Available

 

 

Financial Institute :

IDBI Trusteeship Services Limited, Asian Building, Ground Floor, 17, R Kamani Marg, Ballard Estate, Mumbai 400001, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Facilities :

 

SECURED LOAN

31.03.2010

 

31.03.2009

 

From Bank

3956.879

0.000

 

 

 

Security provided to the lenders

Rupee term loans taken together with interest are secured by first ranking pari passu charge on the whole of the borrower’s immovable and movable properties including land, plant and machinery (both present and future) and all tangible and intangible assets but not limited to its goodwill, undertaking and uncalled capital both present and future.

 

 

 

UNSECURED LOAN

31.03.2010

 

31.03.2009

 

Long Term Loan*

 

 

From Holding Company

203.600

0.000

 

 

 

Short Term Loan

 

 

From Bank – Buyer’s Credit

5102.142

0.000

 

 

 

* Repayment due within one year Rs. Nil

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Deloitte Haskins and Sells

Chartered Accountant

Address :

Heritage, 3rd Floor, Near Gujarat Vidyapith, Off Ashram Road, Ahmedabad 380014, Gujarat, India

Tel. No.:

91-79-27582542/27582543

Fax No.:

91-79-27582551

 

 

Name :

S R Batliboi and Company

Chartered Accountant

Address :

Jalan Mills Compound, 95 G K Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai 400013, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Holding Company:

Essar Power Limited, Mumbai 

 

 

Ultimate Holding Company:

Essar Global Limited, Cayman Islands (EGL)

 

 

Fellow Subsidiaries:

  • Essar Power Company Limited
  • Vadinar Power Company Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AS ON 11.08.2010

 

Authorised Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

8000000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10 each

Rs.80000.000 millions

2000000000

Preference Shares

Rs. 10 each

Rs.20000.000 millions

 

 

Issued, Subscribed and Paid-up Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

1159093678

Equity Shares

Rs. 10 each

Rs.11590.936 millions

 

 

AS ON 31.03.2010

 

Authorised Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

4000000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10 each

Rs.40000.000 millions

1000000000

Preference Shares

Rs. 10 each

Rs.10000.000 millions

 

 

 

Rs.50000.000 millions

 

 

Issued, Subscribed and Paid-up Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

622043678

Equity Shares

Rs. 10 each

Rs.6220.436 millions

 

(Of the above Nil equity shares were allotted as fully paid up by way of bonus shares from securities premium account. All the shares are held by the holding company Essar Power Limited with its nominees)

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

6220.436

5645.436

4.533

2] Share Application Money

2060.500

65.000

434.656

3] Reserves and Surplus

0.436

0.436

197.665

4] (Accumulated Losses)

(26.367)

(0.415)

(0.289)

NETWORTH

8255.005

5710.457

636.565

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

3956.879

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

5305.742

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

9262.621

0.000

0.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

17517.626

5710.457

636.565

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

769.011

37.452

0.882

Capital work-in-progress

21513.968

7059.854

1022.632

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

1651.646

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS and ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Cash and Bank Balances

470.752

158.649

53.132

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans and Advances

139.935

130.972

38.239

Total Current Assets

610.687

289.621

91.371

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES and PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

3810.465

1448.225

449.138

 

Other Current Liabilities

3207.778

250.726

28.931

 

Provisions

9.443

3.347

0.251

Total Current Liabilities

7027.686

1702.298

478.320

Net Current Assets

(6416.999)

(1412.677)

(386.949)

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

25.828

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

17517.626

5710.457

636.565

 

 


PROFIT and LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

NA

NA

0.000

 

 

Sundry Balance Written Back

NA

NA

0.001

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

NA

NA

0.001

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Fees

0.112

0.116

0.112

 

 

Filing Fees

0.012

0.010

0.000

 

 

Miscellaneous Expenditure Written Off

25.828

0.000

0.178

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

25.952

0.126

0.290

 

 

 

 

 

Less

PROFIT BEFORE INTEREST, TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION (A-B)      (C)

(25.952)

(0.126)

(0.289)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

NA

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION (C-D)                                       (E)

(25.952)

(0.126)

(0.289)

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

NA

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                               (G)

(25.952)

(0.126)

(0.289)

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-H)                                (I)

(25.952)

(0.126)

(0.289)

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

(0.415)

(0.289)

NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

(26.367)

(0.415)

(0.289)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

--

--

--

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

PAT / Total Income

(%)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(28900.00)

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

(1.88)

(0.03)

(0.31)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

1.97

0.29

0.75

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

0.08

0.17

0.19

                                    

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

SUNDRY CREDITORS DETAILS

 

Rs. In Millions

 

Particulars

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

(There are no dues and outstanding lo be credited to Investor Education and Protection Fund)

3810.465

1448.225

449.138

 

 

OPERATIONS

The Company is in the process of implementing a 1,200 MW imported coal based thermal power plant at Salaya, Dist Jamnagar, Gujarat in two phases of 600 MW each. The appraised cost of the project is Rs 48200 millions and is being funded in a debt: equity ratio of 3:l. The Project has achieved financial closure and is in advanced stages of construction. During the year under review, the entire land acquisition process has been completed, the 275 mtr chimney has been erected and boiler drum lifting has been completed. The Project has been awarded "Mega Power Project" status by the Ministry of Power during the year. The Project is expected to be commissioned in the 1st quarter of 2011-12. The Company has opened LCs of approximately Rs. 19.610 millions and debt drawn by the Company is Rs. 5224.400 millions.

 

The Company further proposes to enhance its capacity by addition of a 1,320-MW imported coal based supercritical expansion comprising of two units of 660 MW each. Land required for the proposed expansion is already owned by the Company. The estimated cost of the project is approximately Rs. 59900 millions, to be funded in a debt: equity ratio of 3:l. EPC and fuel supply contracts have been awarded. Financial tie up for the proposed expansion is expected to be completed shortly. The Company expects to sell the power generated by this expansion project to power distribution companies, industrial consumers and on a merchant basis. Under the competitive bidding initiated by the Gujarat State Government, the Company has recently signed a Power purchase agreement for supply of 800 MW power on long term basis to Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited.

 

The power business group has recently acquired mines in Mozambique and Indonesia which would supply coal for both phases of the project.

 

The Company is yet to commence commercial operations and has incurred an loss of Rs. 26.000 millions during the financial year under review. The Directors do not recommend any dividend for the year.

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS:

  • Freehold Land
  • Office Equipments
  • Computer
  • Furniture and Fixtures
  • Air Craft
  • Software

 

FORM 8

 

Corporate identity number of the company

ESSAR POWER GUJARAT LIMITED

Name of the company

U74900MH2007PLC169703

Address of the registered office or of the principal place of  business in India of the company

Essar House, 11 Keshavrao Khadye Marg, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai 400034, Maharashtra, India

This form is for

Modification of charge

Type of charge

  • Immovable property
  • Book debts
  • Movable property (not being pledge)
  • Floating charge
  • Others
  • Uncalled Share Capital
  • Calls Made but not Paid
  • Good Will
  • Patent, License Under a patent
  • Trademark
  • Copyright or License under a copyright

Particular of charge holder

IDBI Trusteeship Services Limited, Asian Building, Ground Floor, 17, R Kamani Marg, Ballard Estate, Mumbai 400001, Maharashtra, India

Email: anjali@idbitrustee.co.in

Nature of instrument creating charge

Deed of Mortgage executed on January 8, 2010 in favour of IDBI Trusteeship Services Ltd, (Security Trustee)

Date of instrument Creating the charge

08.01.2010

Amount secured by the charge

Rs. 25525.000 millions

Brief of the principal terms an conditions and extent and operation of the charge

Extent and operation of the charge

The charge operates as continuing security for the repayment of rupee term loan facility for an aggregate of Rs. 25525 millions together with all interest, additional interest, default interest, unreimbursed drawings, charges, expenses and other monies whatsoever due and payable by Company to Lenders, Security Trustee and Facility Agent under Rupee Term Loan Facility Agreement dated September 29, 2008 and other Financing documents.

Short particulars of the property charged (Including location of the property)

Borrowers' movable properties incl plant and machinery, machine spares, tools and accessories, furniture, fixtures, vehicle and other movable assets, both present and future

Borrowers' immoveable properties (incl land) situated and lying at Villages Kajurda and Sodha Taragi, both in Taluka Jam-Khambhalis, District: Jamnagar, Gujarat.

Borrowers' Tangible and Intangible assets, including but not limited to its goodwill, undertaking and uncalled capital, both present and future

All Insurance policies, performance bonds, contractors' guarantees and any LC provided by any person under Project

All the rights, titles and interests of Borrower in respect of permits, Clearances, approvals and interests of the Borrower in, to and in respect of Project Documents and all contracts relating to the Project

All the book debts, operating cash flows, receivables, all other current assets, commission, revenues of the Borrower, both present and future

All the Accounts and all other bank accounts of the Borrower

All right, title and interests of the Borrower in all the other assets (other than those specifically mentioned hereinabove) including cash in hand and all monies and investments

Particulars of the present modification

The charge created under Unattested Memorandum of Hypothecation dated May 19, 2009 to secure rupee term loan Facility aggregating to Rs. 25525 millions and all other amount payable by Borrower under Rupee Loan Facility Agreement dated September 29, 2008 is now modified by creating further security  pursuant to Deed of Mortgage dated January 8, 2010 over the assets specified therein to secure all amount payable by the Borrower under the ICICI Rupee Loan Facility Agreement & other Financing Documents.

 

 


CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering and Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                              None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.

 


 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.45.20

UK Pound

1

Rs.70.27

Euro

1

Rs.59.99

 

SCORE and RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

2

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

2

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

2

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

2

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

--

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

2

--LEVERAGE

1~10

2

--RESERVES

1~10

1

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

--

--MARGINS

-5~5

--

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

13

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial and operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

-

NB

                                       New Business

 

-

 

 

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