Type Public Industry Financial services Founded July 1986 | Traded as NSE: PFCBSE: 532810 Area served India Number of employees 330 | |
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Genre Financial Services Company Key people Rajeev Sharma(Chairman & Managing Director)R.Nagarajan (Director, Finance)C. Gangopadhyay (Director, Projects)D. Ravi (Director, Commercial) Stock price PFC (NSE) ₹ 145.50 +2.45 (+1.71%)24 Mar, 3:30 PM IST - Disclaimer Revenue 2.36 billion USD (2011–2012) | ||
Power finance corporation sanctioned 2800cr to haryana power generation corporation limited
Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (NSE: PFC, BSE: 532810) is an Indian financial institution. Established in 1986, it is the financial back bone of Indian Power Sector. Net worth of the company in the year 2007-2008 was 8688 Crore Indian Rupees. Initially wholly owned by the Govt. of India, the company issued an IPO in January, 2007. The issue was oversubscribed by over 76 times, which is the largest for an IPO of any Indian Company in recent times. PFC is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The company has been conferred with many prestigious awards, the latest of which is "KPMG-Infrastructure Today Award 2008" for its contribution in development of power sector. It is also an ISO 9001:2000 certified company and enjoys the status of Navratna Company in India.
Contents
- Power finance corporation sanctioned 2800cr to haryana power generation corporation limited
- Organization Structure
- Borrowings
- Operations
- Subsidiary Companies
- References
Organization Structure
The Corporation is headed by the Chairman and Managing Director; who at present is Shri. Rajiv Sarma. The company has three wings, each headed by a Functional Director namely, Commercial Division, Projects Division and Finance & Financial Operations division. The Commercial Division looks after the credit appraisal and categorization of borrower entities, power sector reforms, review & analysis. The Projects Division controls the operation in various states and project appraisal. Finance & Financial Operations Division looks after the Fund Mobilization and Disbursement. PFC is a lean organization. The number of employees during year 2013-2014 were 440.
Borrowings
The major part of PFC's funds are raised through Rupee denominated bonds. PFC bonds enjoy the highest credit rating in the Indian market and in international markets, they are rated at par with the Indian Sovereign rating. It also borrows short term and long term from various banks and other Financial Institutions. It has also raised External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) through private placement in US market.
Operations
Since its inception, PFC has been providing financial assistance to power projects across India including generation, transmission, distribution and RM&U projects. Recently, it has forayed into financing of other infrastructure projects which have backward linkages to the power sector like coal mine development, fuel transportation, oil & gas pipelines etc. The borrower profile includes State Electricity Boards, State sector power utilities, Central sector power utilities and Private sector companies. PFC is also the nodal agency for the implementation of the ambitious Ultra Mega Power Plants (UMPPs) and the R-APDRP programme of Govt. of India. The company also has the mechanism of rating different state Power Utilities on its performance.
Subsidiary Companies
PFC presently has nine subsidiary companies. PFC Consulting Ltd. (PFCCL) is a wholly owned subsidiary handling fee based services. The six other companies, namely Coastal Karnataka Power Limited, Coastal Tamil Nadu Power Limited, Coastal Maharashtra Power Limited, Orissa Integrated Power Limited, Jharkhand Integrated Power Limited and Akaltara Power Limited, are SPVs (Shell Companies) created for implementing the Ultra Mega Power Projects.
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