1st Quarter Results

RNS Number:1236I
CESC Ld
7 August 2001

Unaudited Financial Results (Provisional) for three months ended 30th June, 2001

                                        Three        Three       Year 
                                        Months       Months      ended
                                        ended        ended
                                        30.6.2001    30.6.2000   31.3.2001
                                       (Unaudited)  (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
                                                   Rs. Crores

1. Net Sales                                500        479          1821

2 Other Income                               17         22            78

  TOTAL                                     517        501          1899

3 Total Expenditure:
     
  (a) Fuel Cost                             147        149           576
  (b) Personnel Cost                         53         50           197
  (c) Power Purchase                        103         79           281
  (d) Others                                 68         63           263

4 Interest                                  108        103           374

5 Profit before Depreciation                 38         57           208

6 Depreciation                               78         72           306

7 Profit/(Loss) before tax                  (40)       (15)          (98)

8 Provision for Taxation                      0          0             0

9 Net Profit/(Loss)                         (40)       (15)          (98)

10 Paid-up Equity Share Capital              58         58            58
  (Shares of Rs.10 Each)
  
11 Net Reserves (excluding Revaluation 
   Reserve of Rs. 1394 Crores) as per 
   Balance Sheet as on 31 March 2000                                 343

12 EPS(Rs.)                                   -          -            -

Notes :
1 Auditors' Report on the audited accounts for the year 1999-2000 included
reference to some unbilled fuel surcharge dues and unprovided claims of West
Bengal State Electricity Board for delayed payment surcharge and certain other
charges. The Company has followed the same basis of accounting in respect of
these matters while preparing the above unaudited financial results.

2 The above results may undergo some changes on the basis of any future award by
the West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission on the Company's proposal for
revising its 2001-02 tariff.

For CESC Limited
S. Goenka
Vice Chairman