Debt for firm will rise, but so will Ebitda: JSW Energy's joint MD & CEO

'Sometimes there are difficulties in terms of the right of way, land acquisition, etc'

JSW Energy has an ambitious capital expenditure (capex) 2.0 plan of Rs 1.12 trillion by 2030 underway. PRASHANT JAIN, its joint managing director and chief executive officer, discusses the challenges and opportunities for this plan in a freewheeling chat with Amritha Pillay. Edited excerpts:

The company reported a net profit of Rs 289.88 crore for the April-June quarter. The lower profitability was also on account of debt refinancing for the Mytrah project, which is more likely in the current quarter. Any debt reduction plans?

We have done whatever (debt refinancing) was required of us. We are on a growth trajectory, so the