18 SEPTEMBER 2015www.moneycontrol.com
Nalco to see limited impact on Odisha coal block: Goldman
Edited by : AL CIRCLE
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Goldman Sachs sees limited impact on National Aluminium Company 's (Nalco) costs and utilisation after the government has allocated two coal blocks in Odisha to it. The Centre has allocated Utkal D and E coal blocks to the aluminium major, which had already set up a 4.6 lakh tonne smelter and 1,200 MW Captive Power Plant in Odisha's Angul district.
"Nalco will use coal from these blocks for its captive power plant and will have to surrender an equal amount of linkage coal in lieu of this. Hence, we see limited impact on costs and utilisation," Goldman Sachs says in a note. However, the brokerage expects cost savings of about INR 527 per tonnes of coal, around INR 210 crore annually.
According to Goldman's estimates there is a limited potential valuation upside with a further capex of INR 450 crore. It belives that smelter utilisation is unlikely to be impacted as the supply from these blocks will replace existing linkage supply while expect transportation costs are likely to be lower.
"Nalco will use coal from these blocks for its captive power plant and will have to surrender an equal amount of linkage coal in lieu of this. Hence, we see limited impact on costs and utilisation," Goldman Sachs says in a note. However, the brokerage expects cost savings of about INR 527 per tonnes of coal, around INR 210 crore annually.
According to Goldman's estimates there is a limited potential valuation upside with a further capex of INR 450 crore. It belives that smelter utilisation is unlikely to be impacted as the supply from these blocks will replace existing linkage supply while expect transportation costs are likely to be lower.
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