Adani Energy in talks with banks to borrow up to $600 million

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Adani Energy Solutions Ltd. is seeking a credit facility for as much as $600 million to fund smart meter projects for electricity supply, according to people familiar with the matter...

The foreign currency loans tenor could range from three to five years, with the pricing likely linked to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, they said...

Adani Energy Solutions in December agreed to form a venture with UAE-based Esyasoft to execute smart meter projects in India and overseas..

The company secured smart meter installation orders worth 23 billion rupees ($276 million) in the quarter ended December, and added 302 circuit kilometers of transmission networks, according a filing earlier this year...

India plans to roll out 250 million smart meters across the country, and the plan has also attracted investments from companies including Schneider Electric SE and Electricite de France SA..

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