industry

Reliance Industries withdraws planned merger of new energy business with itself


Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries today in a stock exchange filing said that its board has withdrawn the proposal to merge subsidiary Reliance New Energy Limited (RNEL) with itself. RNEL will undertake the conglomerate’s renewable energy business, RIL said.

RNEL is a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. The merger scheme is presently pending with the National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench for approval.

“This is further to our disclosure dated May 6, 2022 wherein we had informed that the Board of the Company had approved the Scheme of Amalgamation of Reliance New Energy Limited (“RNEL”) with the Company and their respective shareholders (“Scheme”) under Sections 230 to 232 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 with an objective to undertake new energy / renewable energy business directly by the Company,” RIL said in the exchange filing.

“Based on a review of the new energy / renewable energy business and investment structure, the Board, at its meeting held on April 21, 2023, has decided that the new energy / renewable energy business should be undertaken through RNEL and the scheme be withdrawn,” RIL said in a stock exchange filing.

Don’t miss out on ET Prime stories! Get your daily dose of business updates on WhatsApp. click here!



READ SOURCE

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you accept our use of cookies.