JSW Energy jumps on inking pact to acquire Maruti Clean Coal & Power
JSW Energy is currently trading at Rs. 567.55, up by 7.95 points or 1.42% from its previous closing of Rs. 559.60 on the BSE.
The scrip opened at Rs. 575.15 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 575.15 and Rs. 564.35 respectively. So far 63812 shares were traded on the counter.
The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 617.30 on 29-May-2026 and a 52 week low of Rs. 428.00 on 27-Jan-2026.
Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 586.45 and Rs. 548.65 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 104059.31 crore.
The promoters holding in the company stood at 69.41%, while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 24.07% and 6.52% respectively.
JSW Energy has inked pact to 100% equity shares of acquire Maruti Clean Coal & Power (MCCPL), which owns and operates a 300 MW thermal power plant at Korba, Chhattisgarh. The company has signed a definitive agreement with Kolahai Infotech and SFI Parcel Services for the same. MCCPL’s plant has a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) of 195 MW (net) with Rajasthan discoms, routed through PTC India, with a residual PPA life of around 14 years. In addition, the plant provides 5% power at variable cost to the Chhattisgarh discom, while the balance around 64 MW capacity is sold in the merchant market. Coal is secured through a long-term Fuel Supply Agreement with SECL, and linkage under the SHAKTI scheme.
The transaction values MCCPL at an Enterprise Value of around Rs 1,410 crore. The acquired asset's estimated FY26 EBITDA stood at around Rs 279 crore. This operating asset is EBITDA and PAT-accretive, while also reducing the company's net leverage and strengthening overall balance sheet resilience. Beyond the immediate financial benefits, the asset offers potential upside through optimisation of logistics and O&M costs. Its proximity to the company's Mahanadi thermal plant further unlocks operational synergies, strengthening the company's regional thermal footprint.
The company currently operates an installed thermal capacity of 5,658 MW, with a further 3,200 MW under construction at its Salboni Thermal Power Plant and a pipeline of 1,800 MW for brownfield expansion at Mahanadi. This operating asset acquisition further strengthens the company's installed thermal portfolio. Post closure, the company's total installed and locked-in thermal capacity will reach 5,958 MW and 10,958 MW respectively.
