GAIL Emerges Highest Bidder For IL&FS Wind Power Plants

Debt-laden Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services on Monday said GAIL (India) Ltd. has emerged as the highest bidder for its seven operating wind power plants.

The bidding process to these assets having 12 sites spread across seven states was launched in November last year.

“GAIL’s offer of approximately Rs 4,800 crore for 100 percent enterprise value contemplates no hair-cut to the debt of the special purpose vehicles, aggregating to nearly Rs 3,700 crore,” the company said in a release.

These wind power assets have a total generation capacity of 874 megawatt.

The proposal was approved by the committee of creditors of IL&FS Wind Energy, majority owner of the SPVs, it said.

The company said engagement with the ORIX Japan, the other shareholders in the SPVs, with regard to the proposal is in progress, and the deal is expected to close in three weeks, it said.

The sale proceeds will be distributed as per the resolution framework filed with the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal by the government, the company said.

The closure of the deal will be subject to approval of Retired Justice D K Jain and National Company Law Tribunal.

The Uday Kotak-led board of IL&FS group, as part of the resolution process has initiated sale of a number of group assets.

Sale process for assets including education, funds, roads and thermal power plant are currently underway and binding financial bids are expected for these companies in stages by May 2019, it said.