India’s largest power producer NTPC Ltd is likely to divest 25 per cent of its green energy arm through a public offering this year after shelving a plan to sell the stake to Malaysia’s Petronas, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Petronas had offered $460 million for a 20 per cent stake in NTPC Green Energy, outbidding local Indian firms with an offer of 27.52 rupees ($0.3362) per share, Reuters reported last month.
The source, who declined to be named as they were not authorised to speak to the media, said NTPC had been seeking an even higher valuation, but Petronas declined.
NTPC and Petronas did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
