R-Infra plans Rs 2,500-cr debt mop-up

Released on: October 14, 2008, 11:29 pm

Press Release Author: varma

Industry: Real Estate

Press Release Summary: Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Infrastructure (R-Infra)
plans to raise Rs 2,500 crore as loan in this financial year for a real estate
project in Hyderabad, a railway line linking Delhi airport and the city and for road
projects across the country.

Press Release Body: Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Infrastructure (R-Infra) plans
to raise Rs 2,500 crore as loan in this financial year for a real estate project in
Hyderabad, a railway line linking Delhi airport and the city and for road projects
across the country.The company is in talks with a slew of banks, including IDBI
Bank, IIFCL and Axis Bank, for raising the fund at a time when credit crunch has put
pressure on interest rates.

"The company has a healthy balance sheet with a cash reserve of Rs 10,000 crore,
which could help raise 80 per cent of the debt for projects at the special purpose
vehicle (SPV) level. Considering the situation, the interest would be slightly
higher for the loan, but for us, it is not the concern. Our focus is to execute
projects before the time," Lalit Jalan, the chief executive officer and director of
R-Infra, told Business Standard.
The company plans to achieve financial closure for its Delhi airport rail-link
project and the Hyderabad trade tower project before December this year, while the
Parbati-Koldam transmission project will take three months for tying up funds.The
company, formerly known as Reliance Energy, requires Rs 30,000 crore in the next
five years for execution of its ongoing projects.

R-Infra's nine projects, including roads, a metro rail and real estate projects,
will require Rs 16,000 crore, while power transmission and engineering, procurement
and construction (EPC) projects will need Rs 9,000 crore. Power distribution
projects will require about Rs 5,000 crore, said Jalan.R-Infra has Rs 5,400 crore in
debt at present, including external commercial borrowings (ECBs) of Rs 3,500
crore.The company has invested Rs 5,000 crore of its.........

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