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Indian Energy Exchange plans minority stake sale in gas venture: CEO

The largest electricity trading platform in India may sell as much as 49% in the venture in a series of deals

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Indian Energy Exchange Ltd. is in talks with strategic investors to sell a minority stake in its fledgling gas unit.

The largest electricity trading platform in India may sell as much as 49 per cent in the venture in a series of deals, Rajiv Srivastava, chief executive officer of IEX said in an interview. The first accord may be signed in three months, he said. State-run gas supplier GAIL India Ltd. in June said it was considering buying a stake.

The zero-debt company is pinning its hopes on India’s plans to expand the use of natural gas to quell chronic

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