"We are excited to acquire Mytrah's 1.75 GW of renewable energy portfolio which is value accretive to our shareholders on day one.” - Prashant Jain, Joint Managing Director and CEO, JSW Energy
August 2022 : JSW Neo Energy ('JSW Neo'), a wholly owned subsidiary of JSW Energy (The Company') has agreed to acquire a portfolio of 1,753 MW of Renewable Energy generation capacity from Mytrah Energy (India) Private Limited comprising of 17 SPVs and 1 Ancillary SPV.
Necessary definitive agreements have been signed between the parties. The transaction is subject to the approval of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and other customary approvals standards for a transaction of this size. The transaction values the Mytrah Energy portfolio at an Enterprise Valuation of approximately 10,530 Crores, after adjusting for net current assets.
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% - from 4,784 MW to 6,537 MW.
Prashant Jain, Joint Managing Director and CEO, 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 achieving our vision of achieving 10 GW capacity by 2025 and being a leading player in India's Energy Transition.”
He further explained, “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 for our shareholders. JSW Energy will continue to look at Page 1 of 3 for more such opportunities for value accretive acquisition to aid its already ambitious growth plans for this sector. This provides a fillip to the Company's growth aspirations and aligns with our renewable-led growth philosophy. Aside from generation, we also continue to pursue our organic pursuit of storage as well as green hydrogen and its derivatives play."
Pritesh Vinay, Director (Finance) and CFO, JSW Energy, said: "The acquisition of Mytrah's portfolio by JSW Energy is significantly valued accretive and consistent with our long track record of being prudent in capital allocation and focusing on high cash returns.”
He further explained, “This is a very attractive acquisition - both from 'Build vs Buy' trade-off as well as relative value when compared to all acquisitions in this space in recent times. We have a multi-pronged asset optimisation, performance improvement and capital structure optimisation plan over the next 12-24 months which will drive significant value creation over the life of the assets. Moreover, the balance sheet headroom even after consummating this large acquisition will give us the leeway to continue to pursue our growth ambitions."
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