Torrent Power acquires 50 MW Solar power plant from SkyPower Group
The SPV operates 50 MW Solar Power Project in the state of Telangana

Torrent Power is the integrated power utility of the diversified Torrent Group / Representational image | Photo credit: Pixabay
Torrent Power Limited has entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) with SkyPower Southeast Asia III Investments Limited and SkyPower Southeast Asia Holdings 2 Limited (the Sellers) for the acquisition of 100 percent securities of Sunshakti Solar Power Projects Private Limited (the SPV).
The SPV operates 50 MW Solar Power Project in the state of Telangana. Long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the Project is with Northern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited (NPDCTL) for a period of 25 years at a fixed tariff of approximately Rs 5.35 per kWh, with remaining useful life of approx. 20 years. Enterprise Value for this acquisition is approximately Rs 417 crore, subject to Closing Price Adjustments, if any. The acquisition is further subject to customary conditions for transaction closure.
Torrent Power, the integrated power utility of the diversified Torrent Group with group revenues of Rs 20,500 crore (approx. $2.7 billion) and market cap of approximately Rs 75,000 (approximately $10 billion), is one of the largest companies in the country’s power sector with presence across the entire power value chain of generation, transmission and distribution.
It currently has an aggregate installed generation capacity of 4.1 GW, which consists largely of clean generation sources such as gas (2.7 GW) and renewables (1.0 GW). It also has a capacity of 0.4 GW of renewable energy plants under development. With the acquisition of 50 MW Solar Power Plant, Torrent Power's total generation capacity, including under development portfolio, will reach to 4.6 GW with renewable portfolio of more than 1.5 GW.
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