Press Release April 30, 2025 ANDHRA PRADESH GAS DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION LIMITED (ANDHRA PRADESH) Rating Withdrawn

Product	Quantum (Rs. Cr)	Long Term Rating	Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings	300.00	Not Applicable | Withdrawn	-
Total Outstanding	0.00	-	-
Total Withdrawn	300.00	-	-

Rating Rationale

Acuite has withdrawn its long-term rating on Rs.300 Cr. facilities of Andhra Pradesh Gas Distribution Corporation Limited (Andhra Pradesh)(APGDC) without assigning any rating as it is a proposed facility. The rating has been withdrawn as per Acuite's policy of withdrawal of ratings as applicable to the respective instrument/facility. The rating is being withdrawn on account of request received from the Company.

About the Company

­Andhra Pradesh based APGDC was incorporated in 2011. APGDC is a joint venture company between GAIL Gas Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of GAIL (India) Ltd.), a Central Government Public Sector Enterprise (PSU) and Government of Andhra Pradesh through its public sector undertakings i.e. Andhra Pradesh Gas Infrastructure Corporation Limited (APGIC), APGENCO Limited and APIIL Limited. APGDC has been authorised to lay, operate, expand Natural Gas Pipeline from Kakinada to Srikakulam (Total length of the pipeline is around 271 KM) through a bidding process carried out by Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB). The project is divided into 2 phases. Phase I runs from Kakinada to Vizag, which is of 169 Kms and Phase II runs from Vizag to Srikakulam, which is of 102 Kms.

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Outlook: Not Applicable

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Other Factors affecting Rating

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Key Financials

Particulars	Unit	FY 23 (Provisional)	FY 22 (Actual)
Operating Income	Rs. Cr.	0.00	0.00
PAT	Rs. Cr.	(31.55)	(1.30)
PAT Margin	(%)	0.00	0.00
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth	Times	0.95	0.56
PBDIT/Interest	Times	(0.11)	(1682.32)

Status of non-cooperation with previous CRA (if applicable)

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Interaction with Audit Committee anytime in the last 12 months (applicable for rated-listed / proposed to be listed debt securities being reviewed by Acuite)

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Any other information

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Applicable Criteria

• Default Recognition :- https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-52.htm • Application Of Financial Ratios And Adjustments: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-53.htm • Group And Parent Support: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-47.htm • Public Finance - State Government Ratings: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-26.htm • Trading Entities: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-61.htm

Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument

­In order to inform the investors about complexity of instruments, Acuité has categorized such instruments in three levels: Simple, Complex and Highly Complex. Acuite’s categorisation of the instruments across the three categories is based on factors like variability of the returns to the investors, uncertainty in cash flow patterns, number of counterparties and general understanding of the instrument by the market. It has to be understood that complexity is different from credit risk and even an instrument categorized as 'Simple' can carry high levels of risk. For more details, please refer Rating Criteria “Complexity Level Of Financial Instruments” on www.acuite.in.

Rating History

Date Name of Instruments/Facilities Term Amount (Rs. Cr) Rating/Outlook 07 Feb 2024 Proposed Term Loan Long Term 300.00 ACUITE BB+ (Downgraded & Issuer not co-operating* from ACUITE BBB+ | Negative) 29 Aug 2023 Proposed Term Loan Long Term 300.00 ACUITE BBB+ | Negative (Downgraded from ACUITE A-) 02 Jun 2022 Proposed Long Term Loan Long Term 300.00 ACUITE A- (Reaffirmed (Rating Watch with Developing Implications))

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Annexure - Details of instruments rated

Lender’s Name ISIN Facilities Date Of Issuance Coupon Rate Maturity Date Quantum (Rs. Cr.) Complexity Level Rating Not Applicable Not avl. / Not appl. Proposed Term Loan Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 300.00 Simple Not Applicable|Withdrawn

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Mohit Jain Senior Vice President - Rating Operations Sahil Sawant Associate Analyst - Rating Operations	Contact details exclusively for investors and lenders Mob: +91 8591310146 Email ID: analyticalsupport@acuite.in

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