JSW Energy Arm To Buy Mytrah Energy's Renewable Assets For Rs 10,530 Crore

The transaction is subject to approval of the Competition Commission of India and other customary approvals standard to a transaction of this size, the company said

This is the largest acquisition made by JSW Energy since inception, and will leapfrog the current operational generation capacity by over 35 per cent – from 4,784 MW to 6,537 MW.

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JSW Energy on Wednesday said that its arm JSW Neo Energy has agreed to buy a portfolio of 1.75 gigawatt (GW) renewable energy assets from Mytrah Energy for Rs 10,530 crore.

According to the news release by the company, necessary definitive agreements have been signed between the parties. The transaction is subject to approval of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and other customary approvals standard to a transaction of this size.

The Mytrah Portfolio consists of 10 Wind SPVs with a generation capacity of 1,331 MW and 7 Solar SPVs with a generation capacity of 422 MW (487 MWp DC), operating primarily in the southern, western and central parts of India. The assets have a proven operational track record and long-term PPA with an average remaining life of 18 years.

This is the largest acquisition made by JSW Energy since inception, and will leapfrog the current operational generation capacity by over 35 per cent – from 4,784 MW to 6,537 MW.

Moreover, with about 2,500 MW of under-construction wind and hydro projects which are likely to be commissioned in phases over the next 18-24 months, JSW Energy platform capacity gets enhanced to 9.1 GW – where the share of renewables increases to 65 per cent.

Further, this is likely to help the company in achieving its renewable-led capacity growth target of 10 GW by FY25, well ahead of timelines.

KPMG India Services LLP were the transaction advisor to the company, while Khaitan &  Co. were the legal advisors and PricewaterhouseCoopers Services LLP carried out financial and tax due diligence.

Prashant Jain, joint managing director and CEO of JSW Energy, said, “We are excited to acquire Mytrah’s 1.75 GW of renewable energy portfolio which is value accretive to our shareholders on day one. This landmark deal demonstrates our strong commitment to achieve our vision of achieving 10 GW capacity by 2025 and being a leading player in India’s Energy Transition. This acquisition further strengthens and diversifies our operating footprint across various key resource rich states. We also believe that by leveraging our strong industry, operating and financing expertise, we would be able to significantly improve the operating performance of this entire portfolio, which will ultimately create tremendous value to our shareholders.”

Jain added, “JSW Energy will continue to look for more such opportunities for value accretive acquisition to aid its already ambitious growth plans for this sector. Aside from generation, we also continue to pursue our organic pursuit of storage as well as green hydrogen and its derivatives play.”