Amid mounting concerns over whether power companies were spreading themselves too thin while bidding for blocks in the ongoing coal auction, a subsidiary of Jindal Steel and Power pulled off a sizzling win by bagging rights to explore Gare Palma IV/2 and 3 mines in Chattisgarh at a cost of a mere Rs 108 per metric tonne.
Analysts believe that the worst hit from the ruling will be Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) and Hindalco. Yet, even after pricing in the worst-case scenarios for both companies, they do not see significant declines for their share prices, which have already taken a serious knock after the initial ruling came out.
"This year we have a capital expenditure target of Rs 12,000 crore for both steel and power together. Next year, it will be about Rs 11,000-12,000 crore, so it will be about Rs 24,000 crore investment in 2 years," JSPL's Managing Director and CEO Ravi Uppal told PTI.