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OPG Power Ventures

November 2012

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The shares nudged ahead after OPG reiterated that the two 77MW plants which are wholly owned are going great guns. Chennai I delivered a plant load factor of 87% in H1 (due to scheduled shutdowns) but will rise to 90% in H2. The twin, Chennai II, which was commissioned in October, is expected to increase its plant load factor to 85% shortly. Average tariff was 5.67Rs/kWh, up 9% sequentially and up 18% on H1 last year. Meanwhile, coal costs have dropped 10% after an agreement to forward purchase coal from Indonesia and also the removal of 5% import duty. After the travails of last year, OPG now seems out of the woods.In the pipeline, the 80MW Chennai III is under construction and will be commissioned by next May follo ...

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