The Board of Directors hereby submits the report of the business and operations of your Company (“the Company” or “PTC India Limited” or “PTC”) along withthe Audited Financial Statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
The summarized standalone and consolidated results of your Company (along with its subsidiaries & associates) are given in the table below.
Particulars
Financial Year Ended
Standalone
Consolidated
31/03/2025
31/03/2024
Continuing Operations
Total Income
15,644.52
16,079.09
16,277.22
16,805.36
Profit / (Loss) before Interest, Depreciation & Tax (PBITDA)
1,086.021
500.28
1,474.492
1,087.35
Finance Charges
26.94
12.76
348.43
423.55
Depreciation
2.75
3.53
9.31
10.01
Provision for Income Tax (including for earlier years)
201.55
115.01
263.02
170.24
Profit/(Loss) for the year from continuing operations
854.78
368.98
853.73
483.55
Discontinued operations (Refer note no. (iii) below)
Profit/(loss) before tax for the year from discontinued operations
NA
134.23
63.98
Tax expense of discontinued operations
11.72
14.37
Profit after tax for the year from discontinued operations
122.51
49.61
Net Profit / (Loss) after tax from continuing and discontinued operations (before minorityinterest)
976.24
533.16
Minority interest
75.99
56.28
Net Profit / (Loss) after tax from continuing and discontinued operations (after minorityinterest)
900.25
476.88
Profit / (Loss) brought forward from previous year
1,261.95
1,197.83
1,558.74
1,443.04
Amount transferred to General Reserve
(254.89)
(73.97)
Dividend paid
(230.89)
Transferred to special reserve
(14.19)
(9.70)
Transfer to retained earnings on disposal/derecognition of investments
(86.69)
(25.89)
Transferred to Statutory reserve
(28.21)
(20.89)
Re-measurement of post-employment benefit obligations, net of tax
(0.38)
0.16
Transferred from Other Comprehensive on account of adjustment for assets held for sale
(0.12)
-
Profit / (Loss) carried to Balance Sheet
1,630.95
1,843.62
Other comprehensive income /(Loss) (after minority interest)
(5.15)
(122.42)
(6.28)
(123.01)
Total comprehensive income from continuing and discontinued operation (after minorityinterest)
849.63
246.56
893.97
353.87
i) The above statements are extracted from the Standalone and ConsolidatedFinancial Statements which have been prepared in accordance with theapplicable Accounting Standards notified under Section 133 of the Act(‘Act’) and the relevant rules issued thereunder read with the Securitiesand Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations 2015 (hereinafter referred as “SEBI ListingRegulations”) and the other accounting principles generally accepted inIndia. The Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statements forms partof the Annual Report.
ii) As on 31st March, 2025, your Company has one subsidiary company namelyPTC India Financial Services Limited (“PFS”).
iii) As on 31st March, 2024, PTC Energy Limited (“PEL”) was classified as adiscontinued operation as per Ind-AS 105 “Non-Current Assets Held forSale and Discontinued Operations”.
During the financial year 2024-25, PTC has divested its 100% stake inPTC Energy Limited (“PEL”) to ONGC Green Limited on 04 th March,2025. Hence, PEL has ceased to be the subsidiary of the Company.
iv) The shareholders are aware that the resolution with respect to adoptionof Annual Audited Financial Statements of the Company on a standaloneand consolidated basis, for the financial year ended 31st March 2024including the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit & Loss and CashFlow Statement for the financial year ended on that date and the Reportsof the Board of Directors and Auditors thereon were not adopted by theShareholders of the Company with requisite majority in the 25 th AnnualGeneral Meeting held on 26th September, 2024.
v) The Board of Directors of the Company, in addition to the agenda itemsin relation to Financial Year 2024-25, have also proposed to present theAnnual Audited Financial Statements of the Company on a standaloneand consolidated basis, for the Financial Year 2023-24, without anymodification, for consideration and adoption by the Shareholders atensuing 26th Annual General Meeting of the Company.
The trading volumes were higher by 11% this year at 82,751 MUs as against74,841 MUs during the previous year with a turnover of ' 15,644.52Crores for the year 2024-25 as against ' 16,079.09 Crores (including otherincome) in the Financial Year 2023-24. Your Company has earned a Profitafter Tax of ' 854.78 Crores (including post-tax profit of ' 457.39 Crorefrom disinvestment of PEL) as against ' 368.98 Crores in the previous year.
The consolidated turnover (including other income) of the group is' 16,277.22 Crore for the Financial Year 2024-25 as against ' 16,805.36Crore for the Financial Year 2023-24. The Consolidated Profit after Tax(after minority interest) from continuing and discontinued operation of thegroup is ' 900.25 Crores (including post-tax profit of ' 241.72 Crore fromdisinvestment of PEL) for the Financial Year 2024-25 as against ' 476.88Crores for the Financial Year 2023-24.
Out of the profits of the Company, a sum of ' 254.89 Crores has been transferredto General Reserves during the Financial Year and total Reserves & Surplus ofthe Company is ' 4,470.68 Crores (including securities premium) as on 31stMarch, 2025.
In order to maximize the shareholder’s value, the Board of Directors of theCompany in its meeting held on 26th April, 2025 has declared the InterimDividend @ 50% for the Financial Year 2024-25 i.e., ' 5.00 per equity shareof ' 10 each and same has been paid. The Interim Dividend resulted in a cashoutflow of ' 148.00 Crores.
The Board of Directors of your Company are pleased to recommend for yourconsideration and approval, a final dividend @ 67% for the Financial Year 2024¬25 i.e., ' 6.70 per equity share of ' 10 each. The final dividend, if approved, atthe ensuing AGM will result in a cash outflow of ' 198.33 Crores.
In pursuant to Regulation 43A of the SEBI Listing Regulations, the Companyin its Board Meeting held on 5th Feb., 2020 has adopted dividend distributionpolicy and the same is placed on the website of the Company and can beaccessed through the following link: https://www.ptcindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Dividend-Distribution-Policy.pdf
As on 31st March 2025, the net worth of your Company is ' 4,766.69 Crores ascompared to ' 4,147.95 Crores for the previous Financial Year.
EPS of the Company for the year ended 31st March 2025 stands at ' 28.88 incomparison to ' 12.47 for the Financial Year ended 31st March 2024. The EPShas mainly increased due to exceptional profit from the disinvestment of PEL.
There have been no material changes and commitments affecting the financialposition of the Company which have occurred from the end of the financial yearof the Company to which the financial statement relates i.e. 31st March 2025 tillthe date of this report.
There is no change in the nature of business of your Company during the yearunder review.
During the period under review, no change has taken place with regard to capitalstructure of the Company.
As on 31st March 2025, PTC has an Authorized Share Capital of ' 750,00,00,000and paid-up share capital of ' 296,00,83,210 divided into 29,60,08,321 equityshares of ' 10 each. The equity shares of your Company are listed on the ‘BSELimited’ (“BSE”) and ‘National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.’ (“NSE”). Thepromoters i.e. NTPC Ltd. (NTPC), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.(POWERGRID), Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (PFC) and NHPC Ltd.(NHPC) individually holds 4.0539% each or 16.2156% collectively of the paid-up and subscribed equity share capital of your Company and the balance of83.7844% of the paid-up and subscribed equity share capital of your Company isheld by Power Sector Entities, Financial Institutions, Life Insurance Corporationof India, other Insurance Companies, Banking Institutions, Corporations,Investment Companies, Foreign Institutional Investors, Private Utilities andothers including public at large. There is no change in the shareholding of thepromoters during the financial year 2024-25.
Pursuant to sub-section (3) of section 129 of the Act, the statement containingthe salient features of the financial statement of the Company’s subsidiaries,associates and joint ventures entities given in Form AOC-1 is annexed to thisreport at Annexure 1. There has been no material change in the nature of thebusiness of the subsidiaries.
The Company does not have any holding company.
PFS is a listed subsidiary of your Company incorporated on 08th September 2006in New Delhi wherein PTC holds a 64.99% stake and has invested ' 754.77
Crores. PFS is listed on NSE & BSE and has been classified as an InfrastructureFinance Company (IFC) by the Reserve Bank of India. PFS recorded total incomeof ' 638.00 Crores during FY 2024-25 which is down by 18% as comparedto last year’s revenue of ' 776.57 Crores. Interest income for FY 2024-25 hasdecreased to ' 621.83 Crores as against previous year’s ' 750.58 Crores. Theprofit before tax and profit after tax for FY 2024-25 stood at ' 278.52 Croresand ' 217.05 Crores respectively. Earnings per share for FY 2024-25 stood at '3.38 per share. The Statutory Auditor of PFS is M/s. Ravi Rajan & Co., LLP whohas been appointed in FY 2024-25.
The shareholders of the Company, at their meeting held on 28th March, 2024,had approved the disinvestment of the Company’s entire shareholding in itswholly owned subsidiary, PEL, by way of sale, transfer, or any other form ofdisposal to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) or any of its associatecompanies. The transaction was approved at a sale value of ' 925 Crore, basedon an Enterprise Value of ' 2021 Crore (comprising outstanding debt and equityvalue), subject to adjustments in the bid value as of the transaction closing date,in accordance with the bid terms. The disinvestment was subject to receipt ofnecessary regulatory approvals, consents, permissions, fulfilment of conditionsprecedent, and other required sanctions. Accordingly, the investment in PEL wasclassified as “assets held for sale” as at 31st March, 2024.
Upon completion of the conditions precedent to the transaction, the Companytransferred its entire shareholding in PEL to ONGC Green Limited, a whollyowned subsidiary of ONGC, on 04th March, 2025. Hence, PEL ceased to be asubsidiary of the Company.
As per the terms of the bid, the Company received total sales consideration of' 1175.75 Crore (net of costs to sell) and consequently recorded a profit of '521.63 Crore as “Exceptional Items” in the Statement of Profit & Loss for theyear ended 31st March, 2025.
• Your Company invested ' 150.00 Crores in Athena Energy VenturesPrivate Limited (AEVPL). Since the projects of this Investee Companycould not be commissioned in time and considering other related factorsand fair value, there had been a reduction of ' 149.97 Crores towards theinvestment which had been accounted over earlier years.
• Sikkim Urja Limited (“SUL”) (earlier known as Teesta Urja Limited)implemented a project of 1200 MW Teesta III Hydro Electric Projectand the company has an equity investment of ' 180.30 Crores in TUL.Following a flash flood caused by a cloudburst on October 4, 2023, whichseverely impacted the project, the Company reassessed the fair value of itsinvestment at ' 99.03 Crore as on March 31, 2024, down from fair valueof ' 221.10 Crore as on March 31, 2023. The resulting decline of ' 122.07Crore was recorded in Other Comprehensive Income for FY 2023-24.
During the year, the major stakeholder of SUL i.e. Sikkim Power InvestmentCorporation Limited (SPICL), holding 60.08% of the shareholding, hastransferred its entire shareholding to Geenko Energies Private Limited.Based on the value of aforementioned transaction, status of the projectand other relevant information available with the Company, the fair valueof investment in SUL has been assessed by the Company at ' 93.45 Croreas on March 31, 2025, resulting in an additional reduction of ' 5.58 Crorefrom the carrying value as at March 31, 2024. This adjustment has alsobeen recognized in Other Comprehensive Income during the year endedMarch 31, 2025. 3
• During the year, PEL transferred its stake in RS India Global EnergyLtd. (RSIGEL), (fully impaired in prior years), to the Company for ' 1.Given that RSIGEL’s financial statements have not been consideredfor consolidation since FY 2014-15 due to non-availability of the sameand the Company has no representation in RSIGEL’s management, theCompany has concluded that RSIGEL does not qualify as an associate inaccordance with IND AS 28.
All contracts/ arrangements/ transactions entered by the Company during thefinancial year with related parties were in the ordinary course of business and onan arm’s length basis and do not attract the provisions of Section 188 of the Act.During the year, the Company had not entered into any contract/ arrangement/transaction with related parties which could be considered material in accordancewith the policy of the company on materiality of related party transactions.
Accordingly, the disclosure of Related Party Transactions as required underSection 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013 in Form AOC-2 is not applicable.
Pursuant to the requirements of clause (c) of sub-section (3) of Section 134 ofthe Act, the Board of Directors of your Company confirms that:
a. In the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended 31st March,2025, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and there areno material departures from the same;
b. The Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied themconsistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable andprudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of thecompany as at 31st March, 2025 and of the profit of the company for theyear ended on that date;
c. The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance ofadequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Actfor safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detectingfraud and other irregularities;
d. The Directors had prepared the annual accounts of the Company on agoing concern basis;
e. The Directors had laid down the internal financial controls to be followedby the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate andwere operating effectively;
f. The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with theprovisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate andoperating effectively.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with referenceto financial statements. The Board has adopted the policies and procedures forensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherenceto the Company’s policies, safeguarding of its assets, the prevention of anddetection of fraud and errors, the accuracy & completeness of the accountingrecords and the timely preparation of reliable financial disclosures.
For FY 2024-25, the Company had appointed M/s Ernst & Young LLP asadvisor for the above stated purpose.
During the Financial Year 2024-25, there were following changes in thecomposition of Board of Directors of the Company:
Sr.
No.
Name of Director
Joining/
Cessation
Date of joining/Cessation
1.
Shri Arabandi Venu Prasad
Appointment
06th May, 2024
2.
Dr. Rajib Kumar Mishra
12th June, 2024
3.
Shri Devendra SwaroopSaksena
30th July, 2024
4.
Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta
01" November, 2024
5.
Shri Rajneesh Agarwal
12th November, 2024
6.
Shri Ramesh Narain Misra
07th December, 2024
7.
Ms. Mini Ipe
8.
Shri Harish Saran3
13th January, 2025
^Superannuated on 06th June, 2025
Further, Dr. Manoj Kumar Jhawar has been appointed as the Chairman &Managing Director of the Company w.e.f 13th May, 2025
As per the provisions of the Act, Mrs. Sangeeta Kaushik and Shri Rajiv RanjanJha would retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and beingeligible has offered themselves for re-appointment. The Board recommends theirre-appointment. Necessary resolution(s) for the re-appointment of aforesaidDirectors have been included in the Notice convening the ensuing AGM.
During the financial year ended 31st March 2025, the Board met 13(thirteen)times. The details of Board meetings are mentioned in Corporate GovernanceReport as annexed with this report. The intervening gap between any two meetingswas within the period prescribed by the Act and SEBI Listing Regulations.
For further details in respect of Composition, number and attendance ofeach director in various Committees of Board as required in accordance withSecretarial Standard-1 on Board Meetings and SEBI Listing Regulations, pleaserefer to the Corporate Governance Report of this Annual Report.
As on 31st March, 2025, the Board had all Statutory Committees i.e. the AuditCommittee, the Nomination & Remuneration Committee, the Corporate SocialResponsibility Committee, the Stakeholders Relationship Committee and RiskManagement Committee. The other Committees/ Group of Directors formedfrom time to time for specific purposes. The details are available in the CorporateGovernance Report forming part of this Annual Report.
The Company has duly constituted an Audit Committee, whose detailedcomposition and powers are provided in the Corporate Governance Report.There were no recommendations of the Audit Committee which have not beenaccepted by the Board during the financial year.
The Company has received the necessary declaration from each independentdirector under Section 149(7) of the Act, that he/she meets the criteria ofindependence laid down in Section 149(6) of the Act and Regulation 25 ofthe SEBI Listing Regulations. The Independent Directors have also confirmedthat they have complied with the Company’s code of conduct for Directors andSenior Management Personnel.
Independent Directors get themselves registered in the data bank maintainedwith the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Manesar (“IICA”) from timeto time and undertake, if required, online proficiency self-assessment testconducted by the IICA.
In the opinion of the Board, all independent directors (including independentdirectors appointed during the year) possess a strong sense of integrity and haverequisite experience, skills, qualification and expertise and are independent ofthe management. For further details, please refer to the Corporate Governancereport.
The performance evaluation process and related tools are reviewed by the“Nomination & Remuneration Committee” on a need basis, and the Committeemay periodically seek independent external advice in relation to the process. TheCommittee may amend the Policy, if required, to ascertain its appropriateness asper the needs of the Company from time to time.
The Company has devised a Policy for performance evaluation of IndependentDirectors, Board, Committees and other individual directors, which includescriteria for performance evaluation of the non-executive and executive directors.The overall effectiveness of the Board is measured on the basis of the ratingsobtained by each Director and accordingly the Board decides the Appointments,Re-appointments and Removal of the non-performing Directors of theCompany. On the basis of Policy for Performance Evaluation of IndependentDirectors, a process of evaluation is being followed by the Board for its ownperformance and that of its Committees and individual Directors.
The exercise was carried through a structured evaluation process covering variousaspects of the Board including committees and every Directors functioningsuch as composition of Board and committees, experience and competencies,performance of specific duties and obligations, governance issues, etc. Aquestionnaire formed a key part of the evaluation process for reviewing thefunctioning and effectiveness of the Board.
Board members had submitted their response for evaluating the entire Board,respective committees of which they are members and of their peer Boardmembers, including Chairman of the Board.
The evaluation process focused on various aspects of the Board and Committeesfunctioning such as structure, composition, quality, board meeting practices andoverall Board effectiveness. The above criteria are based on the Guidance Noteon Board Evaluation issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India onJanuary 5, 2017.
The Independent Directors had a separate meeting held on 10th December,2024. No Directors other than Independent Directors attended this meeting.Independent Directors discussed inter-alia the performance of Non¬Independent Directors and Board as a whole and the performance of theChairman of the Company after taking into consideration the views of Executiveand Non-Executive Directors and took note of the quality, quantity andtimeliness of flow of information between the company management and theBoard.
The performance evaluation of all the Independent Directors have been done bythe entire Board, excluding the Director being evaluated.
The Board was satisfied with the professional expertise and knowledge of each ofthe Directors. All the Directors effectively contributed to the decision-makingprocess by the Board. Further, all the Committees were duly constituted and werefunctioning effectively. The Board also expressed its satisfaction with the qualityand adequacy of the supporting documents provided to the Board, enabling itto assess the policy & procedural requirements for the proper functioning of theCompany. The Board expressed its satisfaction with it’s decision making andimplementing of the decisions. The Directors expressed their satisfaction withthe evaluation process.
Your Company has in place a policy known as ‘Nomination & RemunerationPolicy’ for selection and appointment of Directors, Senior Management, andtheir remuneration. The Policy includes criteria for determining qualification,positive attributes & independence. The Company aspires to pay performance
linked remuneration to its WTDs/CMD. It is ensured that the remuneration isdetermined in such a way that there is a balance between fixed and variable pay.
While every grade / position in the organisational hierarchy gets performancerelated pay on a weighted average score of individual performance andorganisational performance (which is measured basis the Organisation wideKPIs, broad parameters are given below), for Board level positions the weightageassigned to organizational performance is 100%. Therefore, WTDs/ CMD’svariable pay is determined entirely by the organisational performance scorewhich is awarded by the N&R Committee of the Board by an elaborate process.
PRP spread across different functions
Weights
Business
27.50
Financial
30.00
Operations
15.00
Innovation
10.00
Corporate Image spread across 7 sub-tasks
17.50
Total
100.00
The Policy of the Company on Nomination and Remuneration & BoardDiversity is placed on the website of the Company at https://www.ptcindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Nomination-Remuneration-and-Board-Diversity-Policy.pdf.
Your Company believes in the conduct of the affairs of its constituents in afair and transparent manner by adopting highest standards of professionalism,honesty, integrity, and ethical behavior. In compliance with requirements of theAct & SEBI Listing Regulations, the Company has established a mechanismunder its Whistle Blower Policy for employees to report to the managementinstances of unethical behavior, actual or suspected, fraud or violation of theCompany’s Code of Conduct or Ethics Policy. Whistleblowing is the confidentialdisclosure by an individual of any concern encountered in the workplace relatingto a perceived wrongdoing. The policy has been framed to enforce controls toprovide a system of detection, reporting, prevention and appropriate dealing ofissues relating to fraud, unethical behavior etc. The policy provides for adequatesafeguards against victimization of director(s) / employee(s) who adopts themechanism for protected disclosure and also provides for direct access to theChairman of the Audit Committee in exceptional cases. During the year underreview, no complaints were received by the Board or Audit Committee.
The whistle blower policy of the Company is available at the link https://ptcindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Whistle-Blower-Policy.pdf.
As a responsible corporate citizen, PTC India Limited (PTC) is committed toensure its contribution to the welfare of the communities in the society where itoperates, through its various Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) initiatives.
The objective of PTC’s CSR Policy is to consistently pursue the conceptof integrated development of the society in an economically, socially andenvironmentally sustainable manner and at the same time recognize the interestsof all its stakeholders. In order to accomplish this objective professionally, theCompany has formed a Trust named the PTC Foundation Trust (PFT) forexecution of the CSR initiatives of the Company. The Company has adopteda CSR policy.
To attain its CSR objectives in a professional and integrated manner, PTC shallundertake the CSR activities as specified under the Act.
Currently, the CSR Committee consists of Smt. Rashmi Verma (IndependentDirector), Smt. Sangeeta Kaushik (Non-Executive Nominee Director), ShriRajneesh Agarwal (Non-Executive Nominee Director) and Shri Prakash S.Mhaske (Independent Director).
The CSR Policy is available at the link: https://ptcindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/4090562corporate-social-responsibility-policy.pdf
Further, the Annual Report on CSR Activities/ Initiatives including all requisitedetails is annexed with this report at Annexure 2.
Your Company has developed and implemented a risk management frameworkthat includes the identification of elements of risk which in the opinion of theBoard may threaten the existence of the Company. The Risk Management Policyhas been revised during the year under review. The main objective of this policyis to ensure sustainable business growth with stability and to promote a proactiveapproach in evaluating, resolving and reporting risks associated with thebusiness. In order to achieve the key objective, the policy establishes a structuredand disciplined approach to Risk Management, including the development of aRisk Matrix for each business. Tools like the Risk Matrix will guide decisions onrisk related issues. Shri Rajiv Malhotra is the Chief Risk Officer (CRO).
As stipulated under the SEBI Listing Regulations, the Business Responsibilityand Sustainability Report in accordance with the guidelines issued by SEBI,describing the initiatives taken by the Company from environmental, social andgovernance perspective forms part of this Annual Report.
Details of loans, guarantees and investments covered under Section 186 of theAct including purpose thereof form part of the notes to the financial statementsprovided in this Annual Report.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 92(3) and 134 (3)(a) of the Act,the Annual Return of the Company is available on the website of the Companyat: https://www.ptcindia.com/wp-content/ upload s/2019/07/PTC_Annual_
Return_FY_2024-25.pdf
M/s T.R. Chadha & Co. LLP., Chartered Accountants, were appointed asStatutory Auditors of your Company in the 22nd Annual General Meeting ofthe Company for a period of five consecutive years till conclusion of 27th AnnualGeneral Meeting of the Company to be held in year 2026.
The Statutory Auditors have audited the standalone and consolidated financialstatements of the Company for the financial year ended 31st March 2025 and thesame are being placed before members at the ensuing Annual General Meetingfor their approval.
The Auditors’ Report on Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statements forFY 2024-25 are self- explanatory. The Auditors have given unmodified opinionwith Emphasis of matters on Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statements
for FY 2024-25.
During the period under review, no incident of fraud was reported by theStatutory Auditors pursuant to Section 143(12) of the Companies Act 2013.
M/s. GSA & Associates, Chartered Accountants have been appointed asInternal Auditor for FY 2024-25. Reports of the Internal Auditor for the yearwere submitted to the Audit Committee & Board.
Cost audit is not applicable to the Company.
As required under Section 204 of the Act and Rules made there under, the Boardhas appointed M/s. A K Rastogi & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries assecretarial auditor of the Company for the financial year 2024-25.
The Secretarial Audit Report for FY 2024-25 has highlighted followingobservations:-
a. For the period from 18.01.2024 (as the Company appointed a Whole-timedirector w.e.f. 18.01.2024) till 05.05.2024 with respect to vacancy of anIndependent Director in terms of Regulation 17(1) (b) of the SEBI (LODR)Regulations 2015 for which the Stock Exchanges have levied the penalty forthe period from 18.04.2024 to 05.05.2024.
b. For the period from 13.01.2025 to 31.03.2025 (Audit period), there wasvacancy of an Independent Director in terms of Regulation 17(1) (b) ofthe SEBI (LODR) Regulations 2015 due to appointment of a Whole timedirector w.e.f. 13.01.2025
Further, the Secretarial Audit Report is annexed to the Board’s Report at
As required under Section 204 of the Act and Rules made there under, theBoard of Directors in its meeting held on 23rd June, 2025 has appointed andrecommended to the shareholders the appointment of M/s. A K Rastogi &Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries as secretarial auditor of the Companyto conduct the secretarial audit for a period of 5 years w.e.f. 01st April, 2025 to31st March 2030, at a remuneration to be decided in consultation with it, subjectto the approval of the shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
The Management recognises that your Company’s people are the key resourceand endeavors to enable all employees to deliver on business requirementswhile meeting their personal and professional aspirations. Human Resourcesplay a pivotal role in effective implementation of key strategic decisions. TheManagement aims at providing an environment where continuous learning takesplace to meet the changing demands and priorities of the business includingemerging businesses. The Management believes in inclusivity and is committedto and has always maintained gender diversity & equality in the organization.Employee engagement programmes are organized with the objective of securingthe team’s volition for your Company’s mission. The Management encouragesparticipation of employees in social activities and provides healthy workenvironment including flexi-timing wherein employees can maintain work lifebalance.
Employee relations - Healthy, cordial, and harmonious employee relations aremaintained at all times and across levels by your Company.
A separate report on corporate governance, along with a certificate from thePracticing Company Secretary regarding the compliance of conditions ofcorporate governance norms as stipulated under Listing Regulations is annexedand forms part of the Annual Report.
Management Discussion and Analysis on matters related to the businessperformance as stipulated in the SEBI Listing Regulations is given as a separatesection in the Annual Report.
Your Company has completed another significant year of its operations. Inthis financial year, the company has maintained its leadership position in theindustry despite several changes in the market. The company has sustainedconsistent performance by maintaining continuous interactions with customersand providing innovative solutions. Your Company remains the front-runner inthe power trading market.
PTC achieved the trading volume of 82,751 MUs during 2024-25 against theprevious year’s volume of 74,841 MUs with a growth of 10.57%. PTC achievedshort-term trading volume of 49,794 MUs during 2024-25 against the previousyear’s volume of 42,436 MUs with a growth of 17.34%. Further, PTC has
achieved long & medium-term trading volumes of 32,957 MUs against theprevious year’s volume of 32,405 MUs. PTC managed to retain its leadershipposition in terms of the overall trading volumes in the power trading market.
PTC’s short term bilateral trade volumes were 6,951 MUs against previous yearfigure of 5,088 MUs with a growth of 36.61% and power exchanges volumesduring the year were 42,843 MUs against the previous year volume of 37,348MUs with a growth of 14.71%.
PTC had sustained its presence in the portfolio management of power businessfor the utilities segment under various arrangements with government ownedutilities. The arrangements mandate PTC for sale/purchase of power forthe respective utilities under power exchanges arrangements. PTC has alsosuccessfully ventured into the role of a holistic solution provider by assistingutilities in their day to day demand - supply assessment, price forecasting, marketassessment etc.
PTC has in its portfolio Long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) withthe generators for a cumulative capacity of around 8.5 GW for further sale ofpower to Discoms which includes Cross-Border power trade and most of themare already tied-up. The projects are based on domestic coal, imported coal, gas,hydro and renewable energy resources.
In the current year, PTC has signed agreements with Haryana Utilities and apower generator on medium term basis for supply of 150 MW of power. Thepower supply has also commenced in the current financial year.
In the current year, total Cross-border trade with Bhutan witnessed a volumeof 6,178 MUs against previous year’s volume of 6,006 MUs. PTC continues tohelp Bhutan’s power trade transaction on an Indian Power Exchange and hassupplied 1098 MUs to Bhutan during dry months in the current financial year.PTC has enhanced Bhutan’s sell transaction on an Indian Power Exchange andhas sold 240 MUs from generating stations in Bhutan in the current financialyear against previous year’s volume of 40 MUs.
In the current year, PTC has signed a PPA with Nepal Electricity Authority forsupply of power to an India State Utility during high flow season on mediumterm basis for cumulative capacity of 209 MW of power. The power supply hasalso commenced for part capacity in the current financial year. In addition, PTChas assisted Nepal’s power trade transaction on an Indian Power Exchange andhas supplied 400 MUs to Nepal during dry months in the current financial year.The total Cross-border trade with Nepal witnessed a volume of 485 MUs in thecurrent financial year.
PTC has supplied 1,600 MUs to BPDB in the current financial year under theLong-term contract for 200 MW capacity as against 1,578 MUs in the previousyear.
Cross-border transactions remain a vital part of our portfolio with total volumeof 8,262 MUs as against 7,584 MUs in the previous year. We expect to increasecross- border transactions going forward.
The particulars relating to conservation of energy, technology absorption, are notapplicable as the Company has a small set up and only one office at New Delhi.
Information about the foreign exchange earnings and outgo, as required to begiven under Section 134(3) (m) of the Act read with sub rule 3 of Rule 8 of theCompanies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, is given as follows:
S. No.
For the year ended 31st
March, 2025
Expenditure in Foreign Currency
' 1.95 Crores
Earning in Foreign Currency
' 1,014.10 Crore
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule 5(1) and Rule5(2)/(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of employees of the Company is attached tothe Directors’ Report at Annexure 4.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION,PROHIBITION & REDRESSAL), ACT 2013
Your Company has in place a Prevention of Sexual Harassment Policy in linewith the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013. This policy may be accessed onthe Company’s website i.e. www.ptcindia.com.
Internal Complaints Committee has been set up as required under the SexualHarassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act,2013, inter-alia, to redress complaints received regarding sexual harassment. Allemployees (permanent, Contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under thispolicy.
Number of sexual harassmentcomplaints received during the year.
Nil
The Company has notreceived any sexualharassment complaintsduring the financial year2024-25 and hence nocomplaint is outstandingas on 31st March, 2025
Number of such complaints disposedof during the year.
N.A.
Number of cases pending for aperiod exceeding ninety days.
COMPLIANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF MATERNITY BENEIFT ACT,1961
Your Company complied with the provisions of Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
OTHER DISCLOSURES
i) SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THEREGULATORS OR COURTS
No significant or material orders were passed during the year under reviewby the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the going concernstatus and Company’s operations in future.
ii) TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS TO INVESTOR EDUCATION ANDPROTECTION FUND (IEPF)
Pursuant to the provisions of the Investor Education and Protection FundAuthority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016, theCompany has already filed the necessary form and uploaded the details ofunpaid and unclaimed amounts lying with the Company, as on the dateof last AGM, with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. During the periodunder review, the Company has transferred dividend of ' 33,53,572 whichwere unclaimed for seven years or more and lying in ‘Unpaid/ UnclaimedDividend A/c’ for such period to IEPF account. Further, 16,002 equityshares, in respect of which said unclaimed dividend has been transferred toIEPF account, have also been transferred to the IEPF account.
iii) DEPOSITS
Your Company has not accepted any deposits from public in terms ofprovisions of Companies Act, 2013. Thus, no disclosure is required relatingto deposits under Chapter V of Companies Act, 2013.
iv) COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIAL STANDARD ON BOARDAND GENERAL MEETINGS
During the period under review, the Company has complied with the SecretarialStandards 1 & 2 as issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
GENERAL
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of thefollowing items as there were no transactions on these items during the yearunder review:
• Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting orotherwise.
• Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the Companyunder any scheme.
• Neither Managing Director nor the Whole-time Directors of the Companyreceive any remuneration or commission from any of its subsidiaries.
Your Directors further state that there are no specific disclosures required underdetails of difference between amount of the valuation done at the time of one¬time settlement and the valuation done while taking loan from the Banks orFinancial Institutions along with the reasons thereof.
Further, no application was filed under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code,2016 during the year.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
Statements in this “Director’s Report” & “Management Discussion and Analysis”describing the Company’s objectives, projections, estimates, expectations orpredictions may be forward looking statements within the meaning of applicablesecurities laws and regulations. Actual results could differ materially from thoseexpressed or implied. Important factors that could make a difference to theCompany’s operations including raw material/ fuel availability and its prices,cyclical demand and pricing in the Company’s principal markets, changes inthe Government regulations, tax regimes, economic developments within Indiaand the Countries in which the Company conducts business and other ancillaryfactors.
APPRECIATION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Directors take this opportunity to express their deep sense of gratitudeto the Promoters, Shareholders, Central and State Governments and theirdepartments, Regulators, Central Electricity Authority, banks and the localauthorities for their continued guidance and support.
Your directors would also like to record its appreciation for the support andcooperation your Company has been receiving from its clients and everyoneassociated with the Company.
Your directors place on record their sincere appreciation to the employees at alllevels for their hard work, dedication and commitment. The enthusiasm andunstinting efforts of the employees have enabled the Company to remain as anindustry leader.
And to you, our shareholders, we are deeply grateful for the confidence and faiththat you have always reposed in us.
For and on behalf of the BoardSd/-
(Dr. Manoj Kumar Jhawar)Date: 23rd June, 2025 Chairman & Managing Director
Place: New Delhi DIN: 07306454
1
inclusive of exceptional income of ' 521.63 Crore (Previous year: Expense of ' 20.48 Crore) for standalone results
2
inclusive of exceptional income of ' 305.96 Crore (Previous year: Expense of ' 20.48 Crore) for consolidated results
3
Your Company invested ' 12.50 Crores in Hindustan Power ExchangeLimited (earlier named Pranurja Solutions Limited) with other equitypartners i.e. BSE Investments Limited and ICICI Bank for developmentof a new Power Exchange. The company got its license from CERC on 12thMay, 2021.