Suzlon agrees debt restructuring

Indian wind group Suzlon says it has agreed with its lenders a $1.8bn package to restructure its domestic debts, in a step it claims will help “normalise” its business.

Suzlon has been negotiating for several months with its key lenders under India’s CDR (corporate debt restructuring) mechanism.

Today the company said it has formally agreed a CDR package with a consortium of 19 banks.

The deal includes a two-year moratorium on principal and term-debt interest payments, a 3% reduction in interest rates and a six-month moratorium on working capital interest.

Suzlon adds: “As part of the package $ 270m (two year’s interest payment during moratorium) will be converted into equity /equity-linked instrument over the next two years to bring stronger financial stability."

The deal…

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