Lenders had pegged Adani Power s latest offer of ₹4,101 crore as the base price for the auction of the thermal power company. They also stipulated that the counteroffers should be at least ₹50 crore higher than the base bid for the auction to proceed. Adani Power and the KPMG-backed resolution professional, Saurabh Kumar Tikmani, did not respond to ET s request for comments.
In a sudden U-turn, Naveen Jindal-promoted Jindal Power has dropped out of the race to acquire Lanco Amarkantak Power. Just last week, the company had topped an offer by Adani Power for the distressed thermal power company undergoing corporate insolvency proceedings.
Last week, JPL sought the bankruptcy court s approval to participate in the sale process of Lanco Amarkantak. On Friday, the Amaravati bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) directed JPL to submit a plan by Tuesday (January 16) to lenders along with a ₹100-crore bank guarantee. The NCLT will hear Wednesday JPL s petition whether it can participate in the sale process.