NHPC board approves Rs 2,000 crore bond issue, greenlights Rs 797 crore solar park in Uttar Pradesh

NHPC Limited, India’s hydropower major, has announced that its Board of Directors has approved raising up to Rs 2,000 crore through the private placement of Unsecured, Redeemable, Taxable, Non-Convertible, Non-Cumulative AF-Series Bonds in one or more tranches. The move is part of its borrowing plan for FY26.

In addition, the board has cleared the development of a 1200 MW solar park in Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh, through its subsidiary Bundelkhand Saur Urja Limited (BSUL), in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh New & Renewable Energy Development Agency. The estimated project cost is Rs 796.96 crore, including an equity investment of Rs 239.09 crore from NHPC. The project will be executed under MNRE’s Mode-8 UMREPP scheme.

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The board has also recommended the appointment of M/s Akhil Rohatgi & Co., Company Secretaries, as NHPC’s Secretarial Auditor for a period of five financial years (FY26–FY30), subject to shareholder approval.

The board meeting took place on April 23 and concluded by 8:30 PM.