MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

17.07.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LTD (NEPCO)

 

 

Registered Office :

Industrial Area PO Box 2310 Amman 11118

 

 

Country :

Jordan

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2012

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1945

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Shareholding Company

 

 

Line of Business :

·         Engaged in distribution of electric power

·         Also Provide consultancy services to the Palestinian Energy Authority (PEA) in connection with feasibility studies for a power plant and distribution grid in the Palestinian self-rule areas.

 

 

No. of Employees

1,320

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

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

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Satisfactory

Payment Behaviour :

Slow but correct

Litigation :

Clear

 

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 – March 31, 2014

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2013)

Current Rating

(31.03.2014)

Jordan

B1

B1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low Risk

 

A2

Moderate Low Risk

 

B1

Moderate Risk

 

B2

Moderate High Risk

 

C1

High Risk

 

C2

Very High Risk

 

D

 

 


 

JORDAN ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Jordan's economy is among the smallest in the Middle East, with insufficient supplies of water, oil, and other natural resources underlying the government's heavy reliance on foreign assistance. Other economic challenges for the government include chronic high rates of poverty, unemployment, inflation, and a large budget deficit. Since assuming the throne in 1999, King ABDALLAH has implemented significant economic reforms, such as opening the trade regime, privatizing state-owned companies, and eliminating some fuel subsidies, which in the last decade spurred economic growth by attracting foreign investment and creating some jobs. The global economic slowdown and regional turmoil, however, have depressed Jordan's GDP growth, impacting export-oriented sectors, construction, and tourism. In 2011 and 2012, the government approved two economic relief packages and a budgetary supplement, meant to improve the living conditions for the middle and poor classes. Jordan's finances have also been strained by a series of natural gas pipeline attacks in Egypt, causing Jordan to substitute more expensive diesel imports, primarily from Saudi Arabia, to generate electricity. Jordan is currently exploring nuclear power generation in addition to the exploitation of abundant oil shale reserves and renewable technologies to forestall energy shortfalls. In 2012, to correct budgetary and balance of payments imbalances, Jordan entered into a $2.1 billion, multiple year International Monetary Fund Stand-By Arrangement. Jordan's financial sector has been relatively isolated from the international financial crisis because of its limited exposure to overseas capital markets. In 2013, Jordan depended heavily on foreign assistance to finance the budget deficit, as the influx of about 600,000 Syrian refugees put additional pressure on expenditures

 

Source : CIA

 

 

 


SUMMARY

 

Company Name                         : NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LTD (NEPCO)

Country of Origin                                    : Jordan

Legal Form                                            : Public Shareholding Company

Registration Date                                   : 1945

Issued Capital                                        : JD 230,000,000

Paid up Capital                                      : JD 230,000,000

Total Workforce                                     : 1,320

Activities                                               : Power generation

Financial Condition                                 : Poor

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

Operating Trend                         : Steady

 

 

 

 

COMPANY NAME

 

NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LTD (NEPCO)

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Location            : Industrial Area

PO Box             : 2310

Town                 : Amman 11118

Country             : Jordan

 

Telephone         : (962-6) 5858615 / 5804000 / 5815615 / 5817615

Facsimile          : (962-6) 5818336 / 5856421

Email                : info@nepco.com.jo

 

Premises

 

Subject operates from a large suite of offices that are rented and located in the Industrial Area of Amman.

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

     Name                                                                                                           Position

 

·       Malek Kabariti                                                                                               Chairman

 

·       Farouq Al Hiyari                                                                                            Vice Chairman

 

·       Dr Ghaleb Ma’abreh                                                                                       Managing Director

 

·       T Al Qatawneh                                                                                              Director

 

·       Asri Qutishat                                                                                                Director

 

·       Dr Hamzah Jaradat                                                                                        Director

 

·       Abdullah Kawaldah                                                                                        Director

 


 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 1945

 

History                         : Subject was incorporated in 1945 under the of “Jordan Electricity Authority

  (JEA)”. On 1st September 1996, and following the preparation to have some

  shares of the subject floated on the Amman Stock Exchange, subject changed

  its name to the current style of “National Electric Power Co Ltd (NEPCO)”.

 

Legal Form                  : Public Shareholding Company

 

Issued Capital              : JD 230,000,000

 

Paid up Capital            : JD 230,000,000

 

Name of Shareholder (s)                                                Percentage

 

·       Jordan Investment Corp (JIC) *                                                    100%

 

*    Jordan Investment Corp (JIC) is wholly owned by the Jordanian government. JIC is planning a public offering of some of its shares in National Electric Power Co Ltd (NEPCO), but a timetable has yet to be set.

 

 

AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

·       Irbid District Electricity Company (IDECO)

PO Box: 46

Amman

Tel: (962-6) 5636381

 

·       Jordan Electric Power Co Ltd

Industrial Area

PO Box: 618

Amman

Tel: (962-6) 5636381 / 5614381

Fax: (962-6) 5648467

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities: NEPCO has the monopoly on power generation in Jordan and is also responsible for the distribution of

     electric power to Aqaba and neighbouring towns and villages falling within its concession area. It currently

     has about a million subscribers in the various categories, and demand is continuing at an estimated 10

     percent annually.

 

     NEPCO is to provide consultancy services to the Palestinian Energy Authority (PEA) in connection with feasibility studies for a power plant and distribution grid in the Palestinian self-rule areas.

 

     Subject has awarded a US$ 145 million contract to Zurich based ABB Asea Brown Boveri for the supply  and installation of turbines and boilers for the expansion of the Aqaba thermal power station.

 

                                                                                                                        2011                 2012

 

Peak load for Interconnected System (MW)                      Generated                     2770                 2880

Sent-out                        2660                 2770

Available Capacity for Interconnected System (MW)          Generated                     3437                 3437

Sent-out                        3312                 3312

Purchased energy (GWh)                                                                                   15477               16470

Sold Energy (GWh)                                                                                            15132               16123

Transmission Losses (%)                                                                                   2.23                  2.11

National Grid Transmission Lines 132 kV and above (Km-Circuit)                           4121                 4202

Substations Installed Capacities 132/33kV (MVA)                                                 6263                 6909

Substations Installed Capacities 400/132/33kV (MVA)                                          3760                 3760

No. of Employees                                                                                              1312                 1320

NEPCO’s Fixed Assets (Million JD)                                                                     532                   536

 

 

Manpower Indicators

Annual Productivity (GWh Sold/Employee)                                                           11.5                  12.2

Transforming Installed Capacity (MVA/Employee)                                                 7.9                    8.3

Financial Indicator

Total Cost (Fils/kWh sold)                                                                                  120.04              136.49

Cost of Energy Purchased (Fils/kWh sold)                                                           114.84              127.91

Other Costs (Fils/kWh sold)                                                                                5.20                  8.58

Revenues (Fils/kWh) sold                                                                                   53.42                64.68

Current Ratio (Times)                                                                                         0.19                  0.20

Net Profit (Loss) Ratio (%)                                                                                  (125.4)              (107.0)

Total Debt to Total Assets Ratio (%)                                                                    110.1                259.2

Technical Indicator

Transmission Losses (%)                                                                                   2.23                  2.11

Number of Interruption                                                                                        71                     37

Unsupplied Energy (MWh)                                                                                  1417                 4690

Average Interruption Duration (Min/ Interruption)                                                    18.31                33

Average Unsupplied Energy (MWh/ Interruption)                                                    20                     120

Interruption Duration (Min)                                                                                   1300                 1260

 

Operating Trend: Steady

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 1,320 employees.

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

 

Financial highlights provided by local sources are given below:

 

Currency: Jordanian Dinars (JD)

 

Balance Sheet                                                                                       31/12/12            31/12/11

 

Assets

Non-Current assets

Property and equipment                                                              462,133,405      458,962,879

Projects under construction                                                                    36,061,643        38,224,975

Investments in subsidiaries                                                                     150,000             150,000

Investment in financial assets available-for-sale                                         1,865,965          1,920,923

Long-term loan receivable                                                                       1,956,060          1,675,061

Total non-current assets                                                            502,167,073      500,933,838

Current assets

Inventory                                                                                               24,799,915        23,242,022

Receivables and other debit balances                                                      218,842,547      164,822,805

Cash and cash equivalent                                                                       329,609             309,946

Total current assets                                                                               243,972,071      188,374,772

TOTAL ASSETS                                                                                    746,139,144      689,308,610

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

Equity

Capital                                                                                                  230,000,000      230,000,000

Statutory reserve                                                                                    6,384,000          6,384,000

Voluntary reserve                                                                                   4,730,371          4,730,371

Special reserve                                                                          4,730,371          4,730,371

Treasury rights                                                                                       21,517,989        19,980,445

Cumulative change in fair value of investments in financial assets   1,557,393          1,612,351

Accumulated losses                                                                               (2,373,690,455) (1,215,918,970)

Net equity                                                                                             (2,104,770,331) (948,481,432)

Liabilities

Non-current liabilities

Long-term borrowings                                                                             1,583,434,179    605,467,720

Provision for end-of-service indemnity                                                       6,424,953          5,643,139

Subscribers’ contributions received on projects under construction             17 54,930,231    53,726,309

Grants and donations                                                                             45,016              49,532

Total non-current liabilities                                                                      1,644,834,379    664,886,700

Current liabilities

Banks overdrafts                                                                                    49,165,655        80,651,593

Current portion of long-term borrowings                                                    350,309,398      153,667,024

Payables and other credit balances                                                         802,628,570      734,613,252

Income tax provision                                                                               3,971,473          3,971,473

Total current liabilities                                                                             1,206,075,096    972,903,342

Total liabilities                                                                                        2,850,909,475    1,637,790,042

TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES                                                           746,139,144      689,308,610

 

Statement of Income

 

Operating Sales

Sales of electric power                                                                           1,026,211,991    795,249,711

Other electric revenues                                                                           1,007,243          507,197

Total operating revenues                                                                         1,027,219,234    795,756,908

Deduct: Operating expenses

Purchases of electric power                                                                    (2,062,218,096) (1,737,817,017)

Gas carriage expenses to Al-Qatranah and Al-Samrah stations                 (4,373,549)        (998,319)

Depreciations                                                                                        (28,548,011)      (28,152,468)

Maintenance expenses                                                                           (2,424,953)        (1,481,762)

Administrative and operating expenses                                                    (27,595,168)      (24,753,023)

Total operating expenses                                                                        (2,125,159,777) (1,793,202,590)

Operating losses                                                                                    (1,097,940,543) (997,445,682)

Financing expenses                                                                               (75,279,243)      (21,660,241)

Gains (losses) on foreign currency differences                                          1,287,105          (1,486,845)

Other revenues                                                                          1,238,240          1,570,947

Other expenses                                                                                     (126,079)           (154,705)

Settlement of liabilities of previous years                                                  13,065,768        11,013,212

Loss before directors’ remuneration                                                         (1,157,754,752) (1,008,163,314)

Directors’ remuneration                                                                           (16,733)            (16,221)

Loss of the year                                                                                     (1,157,771,485) (1,008,179,535)

 

Local sources consider subject’s financial condition to be Poor.

 

Please note that figures for the year ending 31st December 2013 were not available.

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       Arab Bank Plc

Shmeisani Branch

PO Box: 950545 & 950544

Amman 11195

Tel: (962-6) 5607231 / 5607115

Fax: (962-6) 5606793 / 5606830

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

 


GENERAL COMMENTS

 

During the course of this investigation nothing detrimental was uncovered regarding subject’s operating history or the manner in which payments are fulfilled. As such the company is considered to be a fair trade risk.


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.60.19

UK Pound

1

Rs.103.14

Euro

1

Rs.81.66

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

KAR

 

 

Report Prepared by :

NIS

 

               

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 & 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

 

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NB

 

New Business

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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%)

 

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