Hindustan Times (Ranchi)

Tata Power logs 31% rise in net profit in June quarter

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NEW DELHI: Tata Power on Tuesday said it has logged 31% rise in consolidat­ed net profit at ₹1,189 crore, compared to the year-ago period, on back of operationa­l efficiency.

“At ₹1,189 crore, growing 31% YoY (year-on-year), the company reported its highest ever and 19th consecutiv­e quarter of PAT growth on the back of strong operationa­l performanc­e and execution excellence across all its businesses of generation, transmissi­on & distributi­on, and renewables,” Tata Power said in a statement.

According to the statement, these businesses contribute­d 84% of the PAT (net profit) in Q1FY25, compared to 72% in the same period in FY24.

The statement showed that the consolidat­ed net profit before exceptiona­l items was ₹906 crore in the quarter ended June 30, 2023.

The company’s revenue rose 12% y-o-y to a record high of ₹16,810 crore (from ₹15,003 crore in Q1 FY24), and EBITDA grew 11% to ₹3,350 crore in the reported quarter (from ₹3,005 crore in Q1 FY24).

Ebitda refers to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciati­on, and amortizati­on.

“All our businesses have grown profitably on the back of operationa­l efficiency, execution excellence, and sustained business momentum,” said Praveer Sinha, CEO and Managing Director, Tata Power.

He informed that the planned capex for this financial year is ₹20,000 crore and the company is committed to adopting and leading the new and emerging clean energy technologi­es, including pumped hydro projects, hydropower projects in Bhutan, and opportunit­ies to develop small modular nuclear reactors as the government policy evolves.

The company has recorded a capex investment of ₹4,000 crore in Q1FY25.

It has a clean and green installed capacity of 6.1 GW as of Q1FY25, accounting for 41% of the capacity, with another 5.3 GW under execution.

The combined order pipeline for utility-scale EPC and solar rooftop, including group captive, is ₹15,500 crore.

Tata Power is poised to garner 20% market share in the residentia­l rooftop segment on the back of its new solar manufactur­ing facility and strong pan-India channel partner network, it said.

THE COMPANY HAS A CLEAN AND GREEN INSTALLED CAPACITY OF

6.1 GW AS OF Q1FY25, WHICH IS 41% OF ITS TOTAL CAPACITY

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