Tata Power gains after subsidiary commissions renewable projects

Tata Power Company rose 1.86% to Rs 79.25 at 14:00 IST on BSE after the company said that its wholly owned subsidiary commissioned 36 MW wind capacity in Andhra Pradesh and 49 MW solar plant in Tamil Nadu

The announcement was made during market hours today, 12 January 2017.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 92.57 points or 0.34% at 27,232.98.

On the BSE, 5.16 lakh shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 3.25 lakh shares in the past one quarter. The stock had hit a high of Rs 79.80 and a low of Rs 77.05 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 84.45 on 24 October 2016 and a 52-week low of Rs 55 on 12 February 2016.

The stock had underperformed the market over the past one month till 11 January 2017, declining 0.13% compared with the Sensex 1.47% gains. The scrip had also underperformed the market in past one quarter, falling 4.76% as against Sensex's 3.35% decline.

The large-cap company has equity capital of Rs 270.46 crore. Face value per share is Re 1.

Tata Power Company said that its wholly owned subsidiary Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL) announced the commissioning of 36 megawatts (MW) wind capacity of a 100 MW wind farm, which is under construction at Nimbagallu in Andhra Pradesh, and 49 MW solar plant at Kayathar, Tamil Nadu, under Welspun Renewable Energy (WREPL).

With these, the operating renewable energy capacity of TPREL grew to 1,876 MW, comprising 841 MW wind, 915 MW solar, and 120 MW waste heat recovery capacity. In FY 2016, TPREL increased its operational capacity by 1,169 MW.

TPREL completed the acquisition of WREPL last year to become the largest renewable energy company in lndia. In 2016, TPREL has won 320 MW of solar bids, which are under development and will be commissioned in 2017. The company has also added 304 MW wind capacity in 2016, which are under development and construction in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.

On a consolidated basis, Tata Power reported net profit of Rs 336.24 crore in Q2 September 2016, as against net loss of Rs 95.87 crore in Q2 September 2015. Net sales declined 5.6% to Rs 7190.54 crore in Q2 September 2016 over Q2 September 2015.

Tata Power is India's largest integrated power company with a growing international presence.

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