Reliance Power Share Price

Reliance Power Limited is a leading player in the energy and power sector. The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group company is primarily engaged in thermal power, hydropower and renewable energy projects. The company’s operations include power generation and distribution.

The company was incorporated in January 1995 as a private limited entity named Bawana Power Pvt Ltd. Later, the name of the company was changed to Reliance Delhi Power Pvt Ltd. In March 2004, the company was converted into a public limited company, and its name was changed to Reliance Energy Generation Ltd.

The company started a 3740 MW Natural Gas based Combined Cycle Power Plant at Dadri, Uttar Pradesh, in 2003-04. It then entered into a pact with the Odisha government to set up a 12,000 MW thermal power project in Jharsuguda district in 2006-07. In 2006, Reliance Power acquired 100% stake in Rosa Power Supply Company Ltd, which was implementing a 1,200 MW coal-based power plant in UP.

The name of the company was changed to Reliance Power Ltd from Reliance Energy Generation Ltd in July 2007.

The Reliance Power IPO was launched in January 2008 and the stock was subsequently listed on the NSE and BSE. Reliance Power Limited has a market capitalisation of over ₹9,000 crore as of December 13, 2023. The company’s shares have gained 502% in the last three years.

Reliance Power business operations

Reliance Power was founded in January 1995 to oversee the development, construction, operation and maintenance of power projects both in India and abroad. Until 2017, the company supplied electricity to consumers in the suburbs of Mumbai. In 2017, the company sold its Mumbai operations to Adani Power.

Reliance Power Ltd is involved in a wide range of activities related to the production, generation, distribution and trading of electricity. Apart from conventional sources like heat, thermal and hydel energy, the company has also diversified into wind, biogas and solar power over the years.

Through both its subsidiaries, Reliance Power holds an extensive portfolio in power generation capacity, including operational assets and those under development in the electric utility industry. Currently, Reliance Power operates power generation assets totalling 6000 MW.

Reliance Power projects under development include three coal-fired projects, one gas-fired project and 12 hydroelectric projects across Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. The portfolio includes the 3,690 MW Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project in Madhya Pradesh.

In 2010-11 the company expanded its operations into Indonesia through its subsidiaries, PT Sumukha Coal Services, PT Brayan Bintang Tiga Energi and PT Sriwijaya BintangTiga Energi. In 2012, it signed an MoU with Royal Dutch Shell to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal off the Coast of Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh. It also entered into a partnership with China Ming Yang Wind Power Group’s Singapore subsidiary for augmenting power operations in India and abroad. In May 2016, Reliance Power Ltd received in-principle approval from the Bangladesh government for the first phase of its 750 MW power plant in the country.

Financial highlights

• Reliance Power Limited’s consolidated revenue for FY 2022-23 stood at ₹7,542 crore, up 0.5% year-on-year compared to ₹7,503 crore in FY 2021-22. • The company reported a loss of ₹361 crore in FY23 as against a loss of ₹565 crore in FY22. • The EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) stood at ₹2,229 crore in FY23, a strong 22% growth compared to ₹1,827 crore in FY22. • The company made a total capital expenditure of ₹5,653 crore in FY23.