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Indian cos raise $2.21 bln via external commercial borrowing in October

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Informist, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025

 

--RBI: Indian cos raised $2.21 bln via external commercial borrowing in Oct

 

NEW DELHI – Indian companies raised $2.21 billion through external commercial borrowings in October, data by the Reserve Bank of India released Thursday showed. The quantum of total ECB borrowings fell for the fourth consecutive month. Indian companies had raised $2.80 billion in September, $3.27 billion in August, and $3.32 billion in July.

 

Of the total, Indian companies raised $1.92 billion through the automatic route in October, with Agratas Energy Storage Solutions Pvt. Ltd. the largest borrower at $525 million. The company, an electrical equipment manufacturer, raised money for the import of capital goods.

 

The amount raised through the approval route was $290.42 million. Power Finance Corp. Ltd. and Interglobe Aviation Ltd., which operates passenger airline IndiGo, were the only two companies to raise money through the approval route in October.

 

Following is the full list of issuances through external commercial borrowing in October:

 

I AUTOMATIC ROUTE*      
ECB/FCCB Borrower in mln $ Purpose Maturity Period in months
ECB Bikar Metals India   2.50 Working capital/general
corporate purpose
5 Years
ECB APT Tools And Machinery India
 
0.40 Import of Capital Goods 5 Years 4 Months
ECB Arrow Specialties India   12.00 Working capital/general corporate purpose 5 Years
ECB VAL Products India
Company
2.00 Modernisation 20 Years 6 Months
ECB Eternis Fine Chemicals  9.00 New Project 6 Years
ECB Nordex India   22.62 Working capital/general
corporate purpose
5 Years
ECB Nordex India manufacturing
 
11.31 Working capital/general
corporate purpose
5 Years
ECB Adani Solar Energy Jaisalmer one
 
242.50 Refinancing of Earlier ECB 5 Years
ECB Genus Bikana Smart Metering
SPV  
5.41 New Project 7 Years 11 Months
ECB Genus Braj Smart Metering SPV
 
3.93 New Project 7 Years 11 Months
ECB Genus Marudhara Smart Metering
SPV  
3.37 New Project 7 Years 10 Months
ECB Genus Marwar Smart Metering
Solutions SPV  
5.26 New Project 7 Years 11 Months
ECB Genus Banas Smart Metering SPV
 
3.69 New Project 7 Years 11 Months
ECB Genus Dhundar Smart Metering
SPV  
3.76 New Project 7 Years 11 Months
ECB Genus Mewar Smart Metering
SPV  
7.24 New Project 7 Years 11 Months
ECB Genus Rajputana Smart Metering
SPV  
6.06 New Project 7 Years 10 Months
ECB Genus Shekhawati Smart Metering Solutions SPV   4.30 New Project 7 Years 11 Months
ECB Kalpa Char Products 4.89 Working capital/general
corporate purpose
10 Years
ECB Agratas Energy Storage Solutions
 
525.00 Import of Capital Goods 4 Years 11 Months
ECB ONGC Videsh  60.00 Overseas Ivestment In
JV/WOS
7 Years
ECB ONGC Videsh Rovuma  90.00 Overseas Ivestment In
JV/WOS
7 Years
ECB Jamind Technologies 0.23 Working capital/general
corporate purpose
6 Years
ECB Jamind Technologies   0.19 Local Sourcing of Capital Goods (Rupee
Expenditure)
6 Years
ECB Detpak India   4.52 Working capital/general
corporate purpose
9 Years
ECB Francois Compressors India .
.
1.16 Working capital/general
corporate purpose
5 Years
ECB Massilly India Packaging   2.00 Import of Capital Goods 7 Years 6 Months
ECB New England Biolabs India 1.00 New Project 5 Years 1 Months
ECB HI-Rich Seeds   1.25 Working capital/general corporate purpose 5 Years
ECB Roop Koepp Foam Technologies   0.52 Local Sourcing of Capital
Goods (Rupee Expenditure)
4 Years
ECB Fibox India   0.09 Modernisation 10 Years 6 Months
ECB Nissei Plastic (India) 0.98 New Project 1 Years 1 Months
ECB Muthoot Finance  150.00 On-Lending or Sub- Lending 4 Years 5 Months
ECB Aisin Automotive Haryana   11.31 Local Sourcing of Capital
Goods (Rupee Expenditure)
1 Years
ECB Taiyo Kagaku India   5.62 Modernisation 3 Years 5 Months
ECB Brofind India Technology
Environmental  
0.35 Working capital/general
corporate purpose
6 Years 2 Months
ECB Revalyu Recycling (India)  4.00 Working capital/general
corporate purpose
6 Years 11 Months
ECB Dongsung Precision Company   1.00 Local Sourcing of Capital Goods (Rupee
Expenditure)
1 Years
ECB Sammaan Capital  450.00 On-Lending or Sub- Lending 5 Years
ECB Bellsonica   4.97 New Project 7 Years
ECB Raymond UCO Denim 0.84 Others(Specify) 1 Years
ECB Sudarshan Pharma Industries  35.00 Local Sourcing of Capital
Goods (Rupee Expenditure)
10 Years
ECB Renewsys India   30.00 Modernisation 3 Years 10 Months
ECB Nikkari Machinery India 0.12 Working capital/general
corporate purpose
12 Years
ECB Illumin8 Blinds India   1.00 Working capital/general
corporate purpose
9 Years 11 Months
ECB Lusso Designs India 0.27 Working capital/general
corporate purpose
5 Years
ECB NX Logistics India   17.25 Working capital/general
corporate purpose
8 Years
ECB Hyein Plastic India   0.21 Working capital/general
corporate purpose
5 Years
ECB Northern ARC Capital  40.00 On-Lending or Sub- Lending 5 Years 2 Months
ECB JMS Mining   5.65 Import of Capital Goods 7 Years 8 Months
ECB Duflon Industries   1.74 Overseas Ivestment In
JV/WOS
5 Years 8 Months
ECB Siemens Financial Services   11.31 On-Lending or Sub- Lending 5 Years
ECB Orind Special Refractories   0.50 Local Sourcing of Capital Goods (Rupee
Expenditure)
9 Years 9 Months
ECB Bellsonica Auto Component India
 
1.16 Modernisation 7 Years
ECB Bellsonica Auto Component India
 
0.50 Modernisation 7 Years
ECB Maruyama MFG India 3.85 New Project 7 Years 5 Months
ECB TDCONNEX (CHENNAI) 4.75 Working capital/general
corporate purpose
5 Years 7 Months
ECB MCFS India   1.80 Working capital/general corporate purpose 7 Years 1 Months
ECB Heineken Business Services India   1.85 Working capital/general corporate purpose 5 Years 6 Months
ECB EJAG Foods   2.50 New Project 3 Years
ECB Arochema Ingredients 22.62 New Project 6 Years
ECB Air Liquide North India 16.97 Working capital/general
corporate purpose
6 Years 10 Months
ECB E-Hands Energy India 0.10 New Project 4 Years 5 Months
ECB JMS Mining   7.57 Import of Capital Goods 7 Years 6 Months
ECB JMS Mining   11.65 Import of Capital Goods 7 Years 6 Months
ECB Leidel & Kracht India 0.23 Working capital/general
corporate purpose
8 Years 2 Months
ECB Mane Kancor Ingredients 2.49 New Project 7 Years 5 Months
ECB Idgsi   0.26 New Project 5 Years
ECB Rkti Automotive   0.10 Modernisation 5 Years
ECB Oshkosh India   2.62 Import of Capital Goods 5 Years 1 Months
ECB Guala Closures (India) 5.82 Working capital/general
corporate purpose
5 Years 2 Months
ECB Advik Energy   3.18 New Project 11 Years 5 Months
ECB Lumax Yokowo Technologies
 
0.55 Working capital/general
corporate purpose
10 Years 5 Months
ECB JC (India Centre 1)   4.95 Working capital/general corporate purpose 5 Years 11  Months
ECB Actia Automotive India 0.12 Working capital/general
corporate purpose
10 Years
ECB Asti India   1.65 Local Sourcing of Capital Goods (Rupee
Expenditure)
10 Years
ECB Cheng May Technologies India
 
1.00 Working capital/general
corporate purpose
5 Years
ECB Intimate Fashions (India) 1.50 Working capital/general
corporate purpose
5 Years 2 Months
ECB Apeiros AI  0.07 Working capital/general
corporate purpose
5 Years
ECB Sennebogen Machinery India
 
7.18 New Project 13 Years 2 Months
  Total 1,915.36    
         
II APPROVAL ROUTE*      
ECB Power Finance Corporation 180.00 On-Lending or Sub- Lending 10 Years
ECB Interglobe Aviation  110.42 Import of Capital Goods 12 Years 1 Months
  Approval Route Total(II) 290.42    
  Grand Total (I+II) 2,205.78    

 

End

US$1 = INR 90.24

 

Reported by Shubham Rana

Compiled by Mansi Patil

Edited by Vandana Hingorani

 

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