Though, the much awaited Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower project has
been redesigning its tunnel due to geographical trouble that is going to delay
power generation for at least six months, it has geared up for the public
offering.
As it has completed 50 per cent of the construction work, the Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower has last week applied to the capital market regulator, Securities Board of Nepal (Sebon), for Initial Public Offering (IPO), according to acting chief of the power project Bigyan Shrestha.
As it has completed 50 per cent of the construction work, the Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower has last week applied to the capital market regulator, Securities Board of Nepal (Sebon), for Initial Public Offering (IPO), according to acting chief of the power project Bigyan Shrestha.
The company has appointed Citizen Investment Trust (CIT) as the
issue and sales manager for the issuing of Rs 5.18 billion worth IPO that will
be the largest public offerings till date.
“In the first phase, Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower is floating shares
to the employees of its lenders like Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) and its
members, employees of hydropower, Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), Nepal
Telecom (NT), Citizen Investment Trust (CIT) and Rastriya Beema Sansthan (RBS),”
he said, adding that the Dolakha-based 456-Mega Watt (MW) hydel project has a
paid-up capital of Rs 10.59 billion. “They will be floated some 24 per cent of
the share in the first phase.”
Immediately after the first phase, some 10 per cent share will be issued to Dolakha locals in the second phase.
Immediately after the first phase, some 10 per cent share will be issued to Dolakha locals in the second phase.
The Employment Provident Fund employees might get around 2,542
units of shares per employee, whereas some 2,74,492-unit shares has been allotted
for Rastriya Beema Sansthan employees, Nepal Electricity Authority and Upper
Tamakoshi employees some 40,66,560 unit, and Nepal Telecom employees have been allotted
some 8,23,478 unit shares, according to the shares of the institutions.
In the third and last phase, the project will float 15 per cent shares for the general public, making it a total of 49 per cent.
The institutional investors will hold the remaining 51 per cent of the shares. Of the 51 per cent, Nepal Electricity Authority is holding 41 per cent, Employment Provident Fund 10 per cent share and two per cent debenture, Nepal Telecom six per cent, and Citizen Investment Trust and Rastriya Beema Sansthan is holding two per cent share each of the Rs 35.29 billion-hydel project. The institutional investors have already paid Rs 5.10 billion of the total Rs 22 billion what they have pledged for. The government is investing Rs 11.08 billion in the project that is expected to be completed by 2014-15, though the recent tunnel problem will delay it by six months to one year.
Accoring to the capital
market regulator, it will approve the hydel project’s public offering after the
review.In the third and last phase, the project will float 15 per cent shares for the general public, making it a total of 49 per cent.
The institutional investors will hold the remaining 51 per cent of the shares. Of the 51 per cent, Nepal Electricity Authority is holding 41 per cent, Employment Provident Fund 10 per cent share and two per cent debenture, Nepal Telecom six per cent, and Citizen Investment Trust and Rastriya Beema Sansthan is holding two per cent share each of the Rs 35.29 billion-hydel project. The institutional investors have already paid Rs 5.10 billion of the total Rs 22 billion what they have pledged for. The government is investing Rs 11.08 billion in the project that is expected to be completed by 2014-15, though the recent tunnel problem will delay it by six months to one year.
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