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Mumbai:
Credit rating agency CRISIL has assigned `AA+'' or stable
ratings to Tata Power Company''s (TPC) Rs 500 crore non-convertible
debenture issue, and has reaffirmed the same rating for
two NCD programmes of Rs 500 crore each. It has reaffirmed
a P1+ rating assigned to TPC''s Rs 200 crore short-term
debt programme.
The
ratings reflect TPC''s stable cash flow from its licence
business although this could change in a market-driven
environment, a release said.
While
the ratings factor the company''s improving financial profile,
long-term tenure of TPC''s loans and strong financial flexibility,
Crisil has said there is threat of potential loss of bulk
consumers in Mumbai.
TPC''s
exposure to the "inherently risky" telecom sector
continues to remain an area of concern, although TPC''s
incremental investment in the business is minimal, the
release said.
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