Power Finance Corporation
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| NSE: PFC BSE: 532810 | |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Genre | Financial Services Company |
| Founded | July 1986 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | India |
Key people | Mukesh Kumar Goel(Chairman & Managing Director)
R.Nagarajan (Director, Finance) A.K.Agarwal (Director, Projects) |
| Products | Rupee Term Loan, Foreign Currency Loan, Short Term Loan |
| Services | Financial Consulting, Financial Products, Investment Banking, Loan Management, Linkage Management |
| Revenue |  USD 2.36 bn (2011-12) |
| USD 2.2 mn (2011-12) | |
| USD 556 mn (2011-12) | |
| Total assets | USD 18.15 bn (Apr'10) |
| Total equity | USD 2.87 bn (Apr'10) |
| Owner | Government of India |
Number of employees | 330 |
| Website | pfcindia.com |
Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (NSE: PFC, BSE: 532810) is an Indian financial institution. Established in 1986, it is the financial back bone of Indian Power Sector. Net worth of the company in the year 2007-2008 was 8688 Crore Indian Rupees.[1] Initially wholly owned by the Govt. of India, the company issued an IPO in January, 2007. The issue was oversubscribed by over 76 times, which is the largest for an IPO of any Indian Company in recent times.[2] PFC is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The company has been conferred with many prestigious awards, the latest of which is "KPMG-Infrastructure Today Award 2008" for its contribution in development of power sector. It is also an ISO 9001:2000 certified company[3] and enjoys the status of Navratna Company in India.
Organization Structure
The Corporation is headed by the Chairman and Managing Director; who at present is Sh. M K Goel.[4] The company has three wings, each headed by a Functional Director namely, Commercial Division, Projects Division and Finance & Financial Operations division. The Commercial Division looks after the credit appraisal and categorization of borrower entities, power sector reforms, review & analysis. The Projects Division controls the operation in various states and project appraisal. Finance & Financial Operations Division looks after the Fund Mobilization and Disbursement. PFC is a lean organization. The number of employees during year 2013-2014 were 440.
Borrowings
The major part of PFC's funds are raised through Rupee denominated bonds. PFC bonds enjoy the highest credit rating in the Indian market and in international markets, they are rated at par with the Indian Sovereign rating. It also borrows short term and long term from various banks and other Financial Institutions. It has also raised External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) through private placement in US market.
Operations
Since its inception, PFC has been providing financial assistance to power projects across India including generation, transmission, distribution and RM&U projects. Recently, it has forayed into financing of other infrastructure projects which have backward linkages to the power sector like coal mine development, fuel transportation, oil & gas pipelines etc. The borrower profile includes State Electricity Boards, State sector power utilities, Central sector power utilities and Private sector companies. PFC is also the nodal agency for the implementation of the ambitious Ultra Mega Power Plants (UMPPs) and the R-APDRP programme[5][6] of Govt. of India. The company also has the mechanism of rating different state Power Utilities on its performance.
Subsidiary Companies
PFC presently has nine subsidiary companies. PFC Consulting Ltd. (PFCCL) is a wholly owned subsidiary handling fee based services. The six other companies, namely Coastal Karnataka Power Limited, Coastal Tamil Nadu Power Limited, Coastal Maharashtra Power Limited, Orissa Integrated Power Limited, Jharkhand Integrated Power Limited and Akaltara Power Limited, are SPVs (Shell Companies) created for implementing the Ultra Mega Power Projects.
Awards & recognitions
| 1 | MOU Excellence Award 2009-10 | January 2012 |
| 2 | KPMG-Infrastructure Today Award 2011 | December 2011 |
| 3 | Dainik Bhasker India Pride PSU Award 2011 | October 2011 |
| 4 | SCOPE Commendation Certificate 2009-10 | April 2011 |
| 5 | Global HR Excellence Awards 2011 | February 2011 |
| 6 | KPMG-Infrastructure Today Award 2008 | December 2008 |
| 7 | India Power Award 2008 | November 2008 |
| 8 | Golden Peacock Award 2007 | September 2007 |
| 9 | Navratna Company | June 2007 |
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Notes
- ^ PFC annual report 2007-08
- ^ "PFC's IPO over-subscribed 73 times - Economic Times". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. 7 February 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ Chennai Online, 5 Aug, 2004
- ^ PIB release, 1 August 2008
- ^ About R-APDRP
- ^ About R-APDRP from PFC website
- ^ "Awards and Accolades - About PFC: Power Finance Corporation Limited, Government of India Undertaking". Pfcindia.com. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
External links
- Official website
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- Ministry of Power, Govt. of India
- Mr. Satnam Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, Power Finance Corporation Interview