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PTC India Signs Two Long-Term Agreements For 215 MW Power Purchase: CMD

Both the agreements signed recently are on a long-term basis, Mishra said.

<div class="paragraphs"><p>(Source: Company Official Website)</p></div>
(Source: Company Official Website)

Power trading solutions provider PTC India has signed two agreements for the purchase of 215 MW of electricity on a long-term basis, the company's CMD Rajib K. Mishra said.

While an agreement has been signed with Brookfield Renewables for the purchase of 100 MW of solar power, another pact is with V S Lignite for the purchase of 115 MW of thermal power, he said.

Both the agreements signed recently are on a long-term basis, Mishra said.

PTC India will market the power to various utilities and commercial and industrial consumers.

On the company's Q4 results, the CMD said: "We have announced a dividend of Rs 7.80 per equity share to our shareholders. The payment reflects our confidence in the business model and prospects of growth in the future".

PTC India posted a 17.67% fall in its consolidated net profit to Rs 129.34 crore during the March quarter, over Rs 157.11 crore net profit during the January-March quarter of FY22.

The company's total income, however, rose to Rs 3,643.02 crore from Rs 3,107.04 crore in the year-ago quarter.

Mishra attributed the fall to a "49% reduction in net surcharge earned to Rs 108.53 crore in FY23".

Without sharing any numbers, he said the company is eyeing a robust growth in its business revenues during the financial year 2023–24 as it looks to tap opportunities like providing consultancy to stakeholders, signing new PPAs (power purchase agreements) throughout the year, and increasing the supply of power from existing PPAs.

"PTC India has registered a 33% increase in trade volume in the month of April FY23. We are eyeing robust growth", he said.

On a month-on-month basis, the company has witnessed a rise of 33% in traded volume of power in April 2023, and the trend is likely to continue on the back of growing infrastructure across the country, he said.

"Our advisory business has shown healthy growth. We aim to increase this share too", Mishra said.

PTC is a public-private partnership with major PSUs of the power ministry as promoters. As per its website, the share of the promoter companies (POWERGRID, NTPC, PFC, and NHPC) is limited to 16%, and the balance (84%) is owned by financial institutions, large utilities, and the public.