Tata Power completes Rs 1,500-cr debenture offering

Leading private power utility Tata Power today said it has completed the offering of perpetual debentures worth Rs 1,500 crore, the proceedings of which would be used for long-term funding activities.

This is the second time this fiscal that Tata Power has raised funds through issue of securities. In April, the firm had mopped up $450 million by offering hybrid securities.

In a statement today, Tata Power said it has "successfully completed its offering of perpetual debentures of Rs 1,500 crore".

The mandated joint lead arrangers for the issuance are Standard Chartered Bank and YES Bank Ltd.

These debentures, each having a face value of Rs 10,00,000, would be listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

"This innovative long-term funding with equity features but without the associated economic dilution helps to diversify our financing options," Tata Power Executive Director (Finance) S Ramakrishnan had said.

These debentures are perpetual in nature with no maturity or redemption and are callable only at the option of the company.

Perpetual capital instruments are a form of debt with equity-like features and provide several benefits to issuers.

Shares of Tata Power closed marginally up at Rs 1,251.05 on the Bombay Stock Exchange.