"PTC India is the nodal entity for supplying power to utilities after entering into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with successful bidders," PTC India said in a statement.
PTC India is in discussion with Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to get the power market introduced in the renewable sector. The discussions are at an advanced stage. "We believe during this year this market should also begin", Deepak Amitabh, CMD of PTC India said.
The state-run firm had a net profit of Rs 49.75 crore in the year-ago period, it said in a statement.
The UDAY scheme would take at least 6-12 months to show results, said Deepak Amitabh, CMD, PTC India.
The company had posted a net profit of Rs 6.63 crore for the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. Total income has increased to Rs 2,947.12 crore for the quarter under review in the current fiscal from Rs 2,832.59 crore for the same quarter a year ago.
Under the said arrangement, SECI will facilitate development of 3,000-mw solar projects at various locations in the country on behalf of central public sector undertakings (CPSUs) or any other government/private agency, it said.
The company posted a 9.57 percent rise in standalone net profit at Rs 47.93 crore for the quarter ended June 2015.
Total income from operations increased by 5 percent to Rs 2,823.24 crore during the period under from Rs 2,751.47 crore in the corresponding period of the last financial year, PTC India said in a BSE filing.
PTC India‘s bottomline got a boost from Rs 73 crore of net realisations from surcharge (amount overdue on sale of power), its CMD Deepak Amitabh said.
The Uttar Pradesh (UP) discoms, Deepak Amitabh, chairman and managing director, PTC India, further added, are also planning to clear all the surcharges.
Speaking to CNBC-TV18 just days after the company received dues worth Rs 778 from the Uttar Pradesh government, Deepak Amitabh, chairman and managing director, PTC India says the company has cleared its dues with Tamil Nadu discoms as well.
PTC India reported 23 percent growth in profit at Rs 37 crore vs Rs 30.1 crore in a year ago period. CMD, Deepak Amitabh is hopeful of maintaining growth in FY14. He believes the company will maintain profits in its tolling segment in next couple of years.
Deepak Amitabh, CMD, PTC India and PTC India Financial Services said they expect fund flow from Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Tamil Nadu (TN) state electricty boards (SEBs) only post their restructuring.
Leading power trader PTC India today said it is still awaiting payment of dues worth over Rs 800 crore from Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu for sale of electricity to their state-run distribution companies.
PTC India today said its Director Finance and CFO, Deepak Amitabh, would take over as Chairman and Managing Director of the company from October 11.