Rating Rationale
July 28, 2020 | Mumbai
Jamnagar Utilities and Power Private Limited
'CRISIL A1+' assigned to CP
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.2317 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL AAA/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Short Term Rating CRISIL A1+ (Reaffirmed)
 
Rs.4000 Crore Commercial Paper CRISIL A1+ (Assigned)
Rs.2000 Crore Non Convertible Debentures  CRISIL AAA/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Rs.2000 Crore Non Convertible Debentures  CRISIL AAA/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Rs.1350 Crore Non Convertible Debentures  CRISIL AAA/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Rs.375 Crore Non Convertible Debentures  CRISIL AAA/Stable (Withdrawn)
Corporate Credit Rating CCR AAA/Stable (Renewed & Reaffirmed)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has assigned its 'CRISIL A1+' rating to the Rs 4000 crore commercial paper (CP) programme of Jamnagar Utilities and Power Private Limited (JUPPL; part of the Reliance Industries Holdings Private Limited [RIHPL] group) and reaffirmed its 'CRISIL AAA/Stable/CRISIL A1+' ratings on the existing bank facilities, NCDs. CRISIL has also renewed and reaffirmed its 'CCR AAA/Stable' corporate credit rating.
 
Consequent to redemption, CRISIL has also withdrawn its rating on non-convertible debentures of JUPPL of Rs 375 crore, in line with its withdrawal policy. CRISIL has received independent confirmation that these instruments are fully redeemed.
 
During fiscal 2020, the RIHPL group has deployed its liquidity to the extent of Rs. 28,000 crore by way of interest bearing loans to various entities, including the special purpose vehicles (SPVs) of certain telecom Infrastructure Investment Trusts [InvITs]. This shall boost the RIHPL group's interest income going ahead.  
 
The rating remains driven by strong operating linkages of entities of the RIHPL group with Reliance Industries Limited (RIL; rated CRISIL AAA/Stable/CRISIL A1+'), their robust financial flexibility driven by their holding of 94.6 crore shares of RIL worth about Rs 206,000 crore as on July 28, 2020, and support from RIL's promoter group. The rating also factors stable cash accruals and long maturity profile of debt. These strengths are partially offset by the group's high consolidated debt.

Analytical Approach

For arriving at the ratings, CRISIL has combined the business and financial risk profiles of JUPPL, Sikka Ports & Terminals Limited (SPTL; 'CRISIL AAA/Stable/CRISIL A1+'), RIHPL, and other entities under its control, collectively referred to as the RIHPL group, because of their common ownership, significant business linkages with RIL, and fungible cash flows.

Please refer Annexure - List of entities consolidated, which captures the list of entities considered and their analytical treatment of consolidation.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths
* Strong operational linkages with RIL
The entities of the RIHPL group belong to promoters and promoter group of RIL. The operations of these entities are critical for RIL, as they are closely integrated with the facilities of its refining and petrochemical segments in Jamnagar, Dahej and Hazira, all in Gujarat.
 
SPTL provides port and marine infrastructure services at village Sikka, district Jamnagar for handling crude and evacuation of petroleum and petrochemical products of RIL, through five single-point mooring equipment and five jetty berths, crude and petroleum products storage tanks, and related undersea and on-shore pipelines. The company is also engaged in operating and hiring construction equipment and machinery, and is a co-developer of Jamnagar special economic zone (SEZ). It handles a major part of RIL's refining/petrochemicals volumes.  
 
JUPPL has a generation capacity of about 2,300 megawatt (MW) of electricity and about 10,000 tonne per hour (tph) of steam. Its power plants, based in Jamnagar, Hazira, and Dahej, are captive to RIL's existing facilities of its petrochemicals and refining business (including the recent expansion) and caters to a most of its power requirement.
 
* Robust financial flexibility and stable cash flows, driven by operational efficiency
The contractual nature of the cash flows of JUPPL and SPTL, along with strong operations, lends stability to the RIHPL group's overall cash flows. JUPPL recovers fixed cost based on plant availability, and fuel is supplied by RIL; while SPTL's revenues are based on volumes handled. Moreover, RIHPL group also earns a stable interest income on investments of about Rs. 28,000 crore made in fiscal 2020.
 
The group has strong operating efficiency, reflected in JUPPL consistently achieving an average plant availability factor (PAF) of more than 90%, and port facilities of SPTL handling of volumes of more than 120 million tonne per annum. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has been minimal. 
 
The group's net cash accrual is expected at Rs 6000-7000 crore per fiscal over the medium term, which should comfortably cover its debt servicing obligation. Financial flexibility is also bolstered by its commitment of holding at least 75.4 crore unpledged equity shares in RIL out of its total holding, either directly or indirectly, and support it derives being part of RIL's promoter group.  
 
Weakness
* High consolidated debt
RIHPL, at a consolidated level, has high external debt of about Rs 28,200 crore as on June 30, 2020. Nevertheless, this debt has a long maturity period, with repayments up to fiscal 2027. Given the stability of cash flows due to the regulated and captive nature of operations, the business has the ability to service higher levels of leverage compared to its rating category. 
Liquidity Superior

The RIHPL group has robust liquidity, driven by its holding of 94.6 crore equity shares of RIL, worth about Rs 206,000 crore as on July 28, 2020. RIHPL group has been maintaining a cash balance of at least Rs. 5,000 crore in the past, and is expected to continue maintaining this level over the medium term.

The group is expected to generate cash accruals of Rs.6000-7000 crore in fiscal 2021, which should comfortably cover its debt repayment obligations of about Rs. 850 crore in this fiscal.

Outlook: Stable

The RIHPL group's credit risk profile should remain healthy, supported by stable profitability, strong operational linkages with RIL, and adequate financial flexibility derived from holding RIL shares.

Rating Sensitivity Factors
Downward factors
* Reduction in RIHPL group's holding of RIL equity shares below 75.4 crore
* Significant diminution in the value of RIHPL's investments.

About the Group

SPTL provides port, storage, handling, and evacuation facilities to RIL in Jamnagar. In fiscal 2020, it had a net loss of Rs 561 crore on revenue of Rs 4,005 crore.
 
JUPPL operates coal- and gas-based power plants at Jamnagar (both in the domestic tariff area and SEZ), Hazira, and Dahej, having combined capacity of about 2,300 MW of power and 10,000 tph of steam for catering to RIL's manufacturing facilities. In fiscal 2020, JUPPL had a net profit of Rs 1080 crore on revenue of Rs 4,463 crore.
 
RIHPL is a holding company belonging tothe promoters and promoter group of RIL. Its 100% economic ownership (including direct and indirect) of SPTL, and JUPPL is in addition to the economic interest it holds in RIL's shares, either directly or indirectly. 
 
About RIL
RIL is one of India's largest private sector companies, with diverse interests, including petrochemicals, oil refining, and upstream oil and gas exploration and production. RIL has strong competitiveness in the global oil refining and petrochemicals business, arising from its integrated business model with superior Complexity Index of 21.1 for its Jamnagar site, which makes it among the most complex sites in the world. Moreover, it is among the top 10 global petrochemical manufacturers and is the leading player in India. In the recent past, consumer-facing businesses including retail and digital services have become RIL's principal growth drivers. Reliance Retail Ltd (RRL, a subsidiary of RIL; 'CRISIL AAA/Stable/CRISIL A1+') is India's largest retail entity by revenue, while Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL, another subsidiary of RIL, 'CRISIL AAA/Stable/CRISIL A1+') is India's largest telecom service provider by revenue market share.

Key Financial Indicators - RIHPL
Particulars Unit 2019 2018
Revenue Rs.Crore 8,336 7,829
Profit After Tax (PAT) Rs.Crore 553 54
PAT Margin % 7% 1%
Adjusted Debt/EBITDA Times 3.1 3.3
Interest coverage Times 2.2 2.4

Any other information: Not applicable

Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument:
CRISIL complexity levels are assigned to various types of financial instruments and are included (where applicable) in the Annexure -- Details of Instrument in this Rating Rationale. For more details on the CRISIL complexity levels, please visit www.crisil.com/complexity-levels.
Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)
ISIN Name of Instrument Date of Allotment Coupon Rate (%) Maturity Date Issue Size (Rs.Cr) Complexity Level Rating Assigned 
with Outlook
INE936D07075 Debentures 02.08.2014 9.75% 02-Aug-2024 2000 Simple CRISIL AAA/Stable
INE936D07067 Debentures 26.04.2013 8.95% 26-Apr-2023 2000 Simple CRISIL AAA/Stable
INE936D07117 Debentures 29-Aug-2017 7.40% 29-Jul-2020 225 Simple CRISIL AAA/Stable
INE936D07125 Debentures 29-Aug-2017 7.60% 27-May-2022 175 Simple CRISIL AAA/Stable
INE936D07133 Debentures 29-Aug-2017 7.65% 29-Aug-2022 225 Simple CRISIL AAA/Stable
INE936D07141 Debentures 29-Aug-2017 7.65% 29-Dec-2022 275 Simple CRISIL AAA/Stable
INE936D07158 Debentures 29-Aug-2017 7.67% 28-Feb-2023 175 Simple CRISIL AAA/Stable
INE936D07166 Debentures 29-Aug-2017 7.70 29-Jun-2023 275 Simple CRISIL AAA/Stable
NA Commercial Paper Programme NA NA 7-365 days 4000 Simple CRISIL A1+
NA External Commercial Borrowings NA NA 15-Mar-2022 1900 NA CRISIL AAA/Stable
NA Non Fund based limit NA NA NA 100 NA CRISIL A1+
NA Proposed Non Fund based limits NA NA NA 317 NA CRISIL A1+
NA Corporate Credit Rating NA NA NA NA NA CCR AAA/Stable
 
Annexure - List of entities consolidated
Names of Entities Consolidated Extent of Consolidation Rationale for Consolidation
Reliance Industries Holding Private Limited Fully consolidated Common ownership, significant business linkages with RIL, and fungible cash flows
Sikka Ports & Terminals Ltd Fully consolidated Common ownership, significant business linkages with RIL, and fungible cash flows
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2020 (History) 2019  2018  2017  Start of 2017
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
CCR  0.00    CCR AAA/Stable 16-03-20   CCR AAA/Stable  28-06-19  CCR AAA/Stable  26-06-18  CCR AAA/Stable  23-08-17  CCR AAA/Stable  CCR AAA/Stable 
                13-04-18  CCR AAA/Stable  31-03-17  CCR AAA/Stable   
Commercial Paper  ST  4000.00  CRISIL A1+    --    --    --    --  -- 
Non Convertible Debentures  LT  5725.00
28-07-20 
CRISIL AAA/Stable  16-03-20  CRISIL AAA/Stable  28-06-19  CRISIL AAA/Stable  26-06-18  CRISIL AAA/Stable  23-08-17  CRISIL AAA/Stable  CRISIL AAA/Stable 
                13-04-18  CRISIL AAA/Stable  31-03-17  CRISIL AAA/Stable   
Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  1900.00  CRISIL AAA/Stable  16-03-20  CRISIL AAA/Stable  28-06-19  CRISIL AAA/Stable  26-06-18  CRISIL AAA/Stable  23-08-17  CRISIL AAA/Stable  CRISIL AAA/Stable 
                13-04-18  CRISIL AAA/Stable  31-03-17  CRISIL AAA/Stable   
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  417.00  CRISIL A1+  16-03-20  CRISIL A1+  28-06-19  CRISIL A1+  26-06-18  CRISIL A1+  23-08-17  CRISIL A1+  CRISIL A1+ 
                13-04-18  CRISIL A1+  31-03-17  CRISIL A1+   
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
 
Annexure - Details of various bank facilities
Current facilities Previous facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating
External Commercial Borrowings 1900 CRISIL AAA/Stable External Commercial Borrowings 1900 CRISIL AAA/Stable
Non-Fund Based Limit 100 CRISIL A1+ Non-Fund Based Limit 100 CRISIL A1+
Proposed Non Fund based limits 317 CRISIL A1+ Proposed Non Fund based limits 317 CRISIL A1+
Total 2317 -- Total 2317 --
Links to related criteria
CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
Rating Criteria for Power Generation Utilities
Rating criteria for manufaturing and service sector companies
CRISILs Criteria for Consolidation

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