The resolution of bad loans or non-performing assets (NPAs) in the banking sector reached a decisive stage when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), last month, told banks to take 12 defaulting borrowers such as Bhushan Steel, Essar Steel, Lanco Infratech, etc. to the bankruptcy court.
The RBI has sent bankers the list of 12 stressed accounts that they must resolve through the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, SK Kalra, Executive Director, Andhra Bank, shares his views on the upcoming quarters and his outlook for the bank.
The bank does not hold large portfolios of stress and aims to bring down its non-performing assets (NPAs) and non-performing loans (NPLs) going ahead.
The recent tariff hike in Tamil Nadu has come as a relief to Lanco Infratech which is confronted with delayed payments from various state electricity boards. The company believes a similar hike in other states will help the company improve receivables.
Nagaprasad Kandimalla, CEO, business development at Lanco Infra, says that the court has issue an order in favour of Lanco to revise coal supply agreement with Griffin Coal Mining Company. He also says that the litigation is still on with Perdaman.
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, G Venkatesh Babu, MD of Lanco Infratech said the government has not moved on capping merchant tariffs yet.
Talking about the company's high debt burden, G Venkatesh Babu, Managing Director of Lanco Infratech said interest rate hike is plaguing the entire infrastructure sector. "The rise in interest rates from 9% to 14% is the cause of the current pressure," he said in an interview to CNBC-TV18.
In a press release, Lanco Infratech has said that the coal supply agreement between Griffin Coal and Perdaman has been terminated because Perdaman did not achieve all the conditions precedent related to financial closure in the agreement.
The Supreme Court of Western Australia has discharged an application by Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers to restrain Lanco Infratech from mortgaging Griffin coal assets. Suresh Kumar CFO of Lanco Infra tells CNBC-TV18 that now the company has no embargo in creation of securities for future financing.
The Western Australian Supreme Court has dismissed an application by Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers to restrain Lanco Infratech from mortgaging Griffin coal assets. Nagaprasad Kandimalla, CEO — business development at Lanco Infra says that the full and final resolution, however, is expected to come only in a year's time.
The Supreme Court of Western Australia dismissed an application filed by Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers to restrain the company from mortgaging Griffin coal assets.
Nagaprasad Kandimalla, CEO Business Development at Lanco Infra said the date of hearing for the Perdaman lawsuit will be out by September-end.
Perdaman Chemicals has got a temporary restraint against Lanco Infra against mortgaging Griffin Coal in the future. Andreas Walewski, Director says that the matter will be settled in a hearing on Wednesday.
Andreas Walewski, director (corporate) of Perdaman Chemicals told CNBC-TV18 that Lanco's conduct posed a risk to their project going ahead which led them to take such a step to protect their legal position.
Lanco Infra was slapped with an Rs 16,733 crore lawsuit, on Friday, by Australia’s Perdman Chemicals & Fertilizers for alleged breach of coal supply agreement.
Lanco Solar, the subsidiary of Lanco Infratech, has bagged an order in consortium with Juwi Renewable. V Saibaba, CEO of Lanco Solar tells CNBC-TV18 that they will set up a 75-MW solar power project in Maharashtra. The contract was awarded by Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd (Mahagenco).
The transmission lines of Udupi power plant of Lanco Infratech is not yet ready and is believed to affect the billing of the company. J Suresh Kumar chief financial officer of Lanco Infratech says that the company won't be generating electricity for lack of evacuation infrastructure and hence, there will be no billing until then.
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, J Suresh Kumar, CFO, Lanco Group, spoke about the latest happenings in his company and sector.
Suresh Kumar, CEO of Lanco Infratech in an exclusive interview on CNBC-TV18, says he expects his FY11 topline to see a significant spurt in growth. “You are going to see a reasonable jump in our topline, upwards of 25% on a YoY basis.”