Suzlon's Indian lenders to offer breathing space on $2bn debt

Indian wind turbine group Suzlon will gain some financial breathing space after a group of domestic lenders agreed to restructure about 110bn rupees ($2bn) of debts.

About 20 Indian banks will give Suzlon a two-year repayment holiday, followed by an extended period of eight years to settle the loans at a lower rate, Recharge understands.

Reports of the arrangement sent Suzlon’s shares 10% higher at close of trading in Mumbai earlier today.

Last month it announced plans to enter talks with senior secured-lenders under India’s CDR (corporate debt restructuring) mechanism.

However, analysts cautioned that the deal is a reprieve, rather than a solution, for the heavily-indebted wind equipment group, which has been under huge financial pressure all this…

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