RE: Buy price moving up after today's news21 Mar 2024 08:55
If you go back to 2016 they issue this. Read it and does that means OPG have been getting paid back bit by bit and have £10 mil left to receive. Maybe this explains how they smashed their overall debt the last few years, payments received and cash generation from the existing business ?
05 July 2016
5 July 2016
This announcement contains inside information.
OPG Power Ventures Plc
Renewable Growth Projects Pursued
OPG Power Ventures Plc ("OPG", the "Group" or the "Company"), (AIM: OPG), the developer and operator of power generation facilities in India, is pleased to announce an investment in 62 MW of solar projects as part of the Group's ongoing growth strategy.
62 MW Solar Projects in Karnataka (India) - 25 year PPA - expected commissioning in 2017
The Board has approved the Company's investment of GBP45 million in four new solar projects across various locations in Karnataka, one of the most industrialised states in India. This investment is to be funded from a combination of internal cash generation and debt and the Directors expect all four of these new projects to be generating cash flow by June 2017.
The projects were secured in a competitive bidding process and the Company has signed long term (25 year) power purchase agreements (PPAs) at an average tariff of Rs 5 with Karnataka Power Corporation. The targeted return levels are expected to be met without any subsidies being available.
Maiden dividend expectations unchanged - longer term expectations enhanced
The Board announced its initial expectations with regards to dividends on 24 May 2016 and that expectation remains unaffected by this approved investment. The Company's dividend objective is to attain a pay out of 15 per cent of full year net earnings, subject to the level of free cash flow generated calculated after scheduled debt repayments and expected capital expenditure and progress to a long term dividend strategy that pays out a third of the Company's total net earnings in any year. The solar energy business is expected to make a significant contribution towards this target while keeping the Group on a growth trajectory.