IDFC Alternatives to buy stake in Indian power project
IDFC Alternatives has agreed to buy a 23.5% stake in ONGC Tripura Power Company (OTPC) for INR4.26 billion ($68.5 million). The purchase will be made through the India Infrastructure Fund II.
IDFC will join current investors ONGC, IL&FS Energy Development, and the state government of Tripura, which hold stakes of 50%, 26% and 0.5%, respectively. In a release, ONGC said: "This consummates the...
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