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1 Directors ReportJSW ENERGY LIMITED4849 ANNUAL Report 2016-17 NAVIGATING CHALLENGES PROTECTING VALUECORPORATE OVERVIEWSTATUTORY REPORTSFINANCIAL STATEMENTSTo the Shareholders,Your Directors are pleased to present the Twenty Third Annual Report and the audited Financial Statements of your Company for the year ended on 31st March, Financial performance The financial performance of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2017, is summarized as below:(` crore)ParticularsStandaloneConsolidated2 016-172015-162016-172015-16 Total Income4, , , , before Interest, Depreciation, Tax and Exceptional items1, , , , , , and Amortisation of Profit/(Loss) of an Associate/Joint ( )Exceptional items---( )Profit before , , for the year Attributable to: Owners of the , , for the year Attributable to: Non-controlling interest--( ) Comprehensive ( ) Comprehensive Income (attributable to owners of the company) , , , Comprehensive Income (attributable to Non-controlling interest of the company)--( ) Result of operations and the state of affairs.

2 Standalone The total revenue of the Company for fiscal 2017 stood at ` 4, crore as against ` 6, crore for fiscal 2016 showing a decrease of The EBIDTA (before exceptional items) decreased by from ` 2, crore in fiscal 2016 to ` 1, crore in fiscal 2017. Profit for the year decreased by from ` 1, crore in fiscal 2016 to ` crore in fiscal 2017. The net worth of the Company decreased to ` 8, crore at the end of fiscal 2017 from ` 8, crore at the end of fiscal 2016. The net debt gearing of the Company was at times as at the end of fiscal 2017 compared to times at the end of fiscal 2016.

3 Consolidated The consolidated total revenue of the Company for the fiscal 2017 stood at ` 8, crore as against ` 10, crore for fiscal 2016 showing a decrease of ENERGY LIMITED4849 ANNUAL Report 2016-17 NAVIGATING CHALLENGES PROTECTING VALUECORPORATE OVERVIEWSTATUTORY REPORTSFINANCIAL STATEMENTS The consolidated EBIDTA (before exceptional items) decreased from ` 4, crore in fiscal 2016 to ` 3, crore in fiscal 2017 showing a decrease of The consolidated Profit for the year has also decreased from ` 1, crore in fiscal 2016 to ` crore in fiscal 2017 showing an decrease of The consolidated net worth of your Company has increased from ` 9, crore at the end of fiscal 2016 to ` 10, crore in fiscal 2017.

4 The consolidated net debt gearing of the Company is at times as at end of fiscal 2017 compared to times in fiscal 2016. As a part of the growth strategy, the Company is continuously evaluating various organic (greenfield or brownfield) and inorganic opportunities with an aim to create a diversified and balanced portfolio, both in terms of fuel mix as also off-take arrangements. Please refer to the Management Discussion and Analysis section which forms a part of this Annual Report for details of the performance and operations review and the Company s strategies for Transfer to Reserves The Company proposes to transfer an amount of ` crore from the Debenture Redemption Reserve to Surplus.

5 An amount of `3, crore is proposed to be retained in the Dividend Your Directors have recommended a Dividend of ` (5%) per share on 1,64,00,54,795 Equity Shares of Face Value of `10/- each for FY 2016 - 17 [`2/- per share (20%) in previous year], subject to the approval of the Members at the ensuing 23rd Annual General Meeting. Together with the Dividend Distribution Tax, the total outflow on account of Dividend will be ` crore [` crore in previous year]. Pursuant to Regulation 43A of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, top 500 listed entities based on market capitalization are required to formulate a Dividend Distribution Policy.

6 The Board has approved and adopted a Dividend Distribution Policy which is attached as Annexure A and the same is available on the Company s Website Financial Statements The audited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company, which form a part of this Annual Report , have been prepared pursuant to Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, the Indian Accounting Standard (IND AS-110) on Consolidated Financial Statements, the Indian Accounting Standard (IND AS-28) on Accounting for Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures and Indian Accounting Standard (IND AS 111) on Joint Arrangements, prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, Subsidiaries The details of the direct subsidiary companies as at 31st March, 2017, are as follows: Domestic Subsidiaries A.

7 Raj WestPower Limited (RWPL) Raj WestPower Limited (RWPL), is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The power plant commissioned in FY 2012-13, comprises of 8 lignite based units of 135 MW each aggregating to 1,080 MW. The Company has invested ` 1, crore as equity in RWPL and advanced ` crore as loan to RWPL as at 31st March, 2017. RWPL sources lignite from Barmer Lignite Mining Company Limited (BLMCL), a joint venture between Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Limited (RSMML), a Government of Rajasthan enterprise and RWPL and sells the entire power to the Rajasthan Distribution Companies ( Discoms ) under a 30 year Power Purchase Agreement.

8 During the year, RWPL achieved a Deemed Plant Load Factor of and a Plant Load Factor (PLF) of 70% with a gross generation of 6,622 million units. It s net generation (after auxiliary consumption) of 5,826 million units was sold to Rajasthan Discoms generating a total revenue of ` 2, crore and a profit after tax of ` crore on a standalone basis and a profit after tax of ` crore on consolidated basis during the FY ENERGY LIMITED5051 ANNUAL Report 2016-17 NAVIGATING CHALLENGES PROTECTING VALUECORPORATE OVERVIEWSTATUTORY REPORTSFINANCIAL STATEMENTS The tariff charged by RWPL is governed by Section 62 of the Electricity Act, 2003 and is to be determined as per the regulation laid down by Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission ( RERC ).

9 RERC has granted Interim Tariff / Final Tariff based on which, RWPL has continued to raise its bills and recognise revenue in its books. Barmer Lignite Mining Company Limited (BLMCL) BLMCL was set up to develop lignite mines in two contiguous blocks viz., Kapurdi and Jalipa in the District of Barmer in Rajasthan. RWPL has invested equity of ` crore in BLMCL besides providing it unsecured subordinate debt of ` crore, as on 31st March, 2017. BLMCL has incurred project cost of ` crores as at 31st March, 2017, which is subject to audit. BLMCL has the mining lease for Kapurdi and Jalipa Lignite mines. Pending development of Jalipa mining block, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has approved enhanced mining of lignite from Kapurdi mines to 7 MTPA for a period of 4 years in September, 2014.

10 BLMCL has achieved production of million tonnes of lignite in FY 2017 from Kapurdi mines. The Jalipa mine is expected to be developed by FY 2018. During the year, BLMCL supplied its entire lignite production from Kapurdi mines to meet the total requirements of RWPL s power plant. The transfer price of lignite is determined by Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission ( RERC ). While RERC has yet to approve the final transfer price which is under review, RERC has granted an Adhoc Interim transfer price based on which BLMCL has continued to raise its bills and recognise revenue in its books. The same is subject to the final transfer price determined by RERC.