New Delhi: Government on Wednesday cleared 11.36 percent stake sale in NHPC, that could fetch over Rs 2,800 crore to the exchequer.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has cleared sale of government's 11.36 percent in NHPC through an Offer For Sale (OFS), sources said.
At the current market price of Rs 22.40 a piece, sale of 11.36 percent or 125.76 crore shares would fetch over Rs 2,800 crore to the exchequer.
Government holds 85.96 percent stake in NHPC. The stake sale would help the company comply with the minimum 25 percent public shareholding norm of market regulator Sebi.
The disinvestment department has already selected three merchant bankers -- Edelweiss Financial, IDFC Capital and HSBC Securities-- for managing the NHPC stake sale.
In the current fiscal, the government plans to mop up Rs 43,425 crore from selling its stakes in PSUs.
