PGCIL to acquire 74% stake of JPVL in Jaypee POWERGRID for Rs 351 cr
State-run Power Grid Corporation (PGCIL) said it has signed a share purchase agreement with Jaiprakash Power Ventures to acquire 74 per cent stake in Jaypee POWERGRID Ltd (JPL) for Rs 351.64 crore.
On completion of the transaction, JPL will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of PGCIL, a regulatory filing said.
PGCIL will purchase 74 per cent stake of Jaiprakash Power Ventures in JPL at an aggregate consideration of Rs 351,64,80,000, the filing stated.
JPL-JV has developed a 214 km long EHV power transmission project to evacuate power from Karcham-Wangtoo project in HimachalPradesh.
