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CRISIL cuts rating for MEP Infra debt

CRISIL downgraded its ranking for the company's loans from 'BB+ (SO)' to 'BB-(SO)'

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Abhijit Lele Mumbai
MEP Infrastructure, Mumbai’s road toll collection and maintenance agency, faces higher upkeep expenses and dip in collection. 

As a consequence, ratings agency CRISIL has downgraded its ranking for the company’s loans from ‘BB+ (SO)’ to ‘BB-(SO)’. 

Pluses taken into account are good traffic potential and periodic toll rate revision. The promoter group has extensive experience in managing such projects, CRISIL said.

The downgrade also reflects MEP Infra’s exposure to group companies, high at Rs 598 crore as on end-March 2016 and higher than a year before. This is expected to increase over the medium term.

Debt was Rs 2,488 crore

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