Ahmedabad: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), India’s largest ports and logistics firm, on Tuesday, introduced that it has entered right into a definitive settlement to buy the 56 per cent stake of the SP Group and 39 per cent of Orissa Stevedores Limited (OSL) in Gopalpur Port Limited (GPL). The acquisition is made at an enterprise worth of Rs 3,080 crore, and the transaction is topic to statutory approvals and fulfilment of different circumstances precedents.
Gopalpur port is situated on the east coast of India and has the capability to deal with 20 MMTPA. The Government of Odisha awarded a 30-year concession to GPL in 2006, with the availability of two extensions of 10 years every.
Gopalpur Port is nicely related
“As a deep draft, multi-cargo port, Gopalpur handles a diverse mix of dry bulk cargo, including iron ore, coal, limestone, ilmenite, and alumina. The port plays an important role in supporting the growth of mineral-based industries in its hinterland, like iron & steel, alumina and others. The concessionaire has full flexibility to design and expand the port as per the market demand. GPL has received more than 500 acres of land on lease for development, with an option to receive additional land on lease to meet future capacity expansions,” it mentioned in an announcement.
The port is nicely related with its hinterland via the nationwide Highway NH16 and a devoted railway line connects the port with the Chennai-Howrah essential line. In addition to the enterprise worth said above there’s a contingent consideration of Rs 270 crores estimated to be payable after 5.5 years, topic to the fulfilment of sure circumstances as agreed with the sellers.
‘Acquisition will enable us to ship extra built-in and enhanced options’
Karan Adani, Managing Director of APSEZ, mentioned, “The acquisition of Gopalpur Port will allow us to deliver more integrated and enhanced solutions to our customers. Its location will allow us unprecedented access to the mining hubs of Odisha and neighboring states and allow us to expand our hinterland logistics footprint. GPL will add to the Adani Group’s pan-India port network, significantly enhance overall cargo volume, and strengthen APSEZ’s integrated logistics approach.”
In FY’24, GPL is estimated to deal with about 11.3 MMT cargo (YoY development – 52 per cent) and earn a income of Rs 520 crore (YoY development – 39 per cent) and obtain EBITDA of Rs 232 crore (YoY development – 65 per cent). In our view, the Gopalpur Port is all set for sturdy development and margin enlargement in FY’25 with alternatives already recognized for attaining increased operational efficiencies and infra debottlenecking, implying additional worth accretion for APSEZ shareholders, the corporate mentioned.
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