Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited

Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements

Qualified Opinion

We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited (“the Company”), which comprise the Balance sheet as at March 31, 2023, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flow for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (herein after referred to as “standalone financial statements”).

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, except for the effects / possible effects of our observations stated in “Basis for Qualified Opinion”section below, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, (“Ind AS”) and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2023, its profit (including other comprehensive income),changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Basis for Qualified Opinion Attention is drawn to:

(a) As stated in note no. 44(e) of the standalone financial statements for the year ended 31st March, 2023, the Company has given/provided corporate guarantee of USD 1,500 lakhs (31st March, 2022 USD 1,500 lakhs) for loans granted by the lender to Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) (the party to whom the Company is an associate) of amounting to Rs. 70,333 lakhs (31st March,2022 Rs. 70,333 lakhs) for which fair valuation has not been done as per the applicable IND-AS as of 31st March, 2023 and also no provision there against has been made in these standalone financial statements (in the absence of fair valuation impact unascertained).

(b) As stated in note no. 46 and 53(a) of the standalone financial statements for the year ended 31st March, 2023, no provision for diminution in value against long-term investments made in subsidiaries amounting to Rs. 78,089 lakhs including amount of Rs.55,212 lakhs investment in SPGCL (31st March,2022 Rs. 78,795 lakhs and including amount of Rs. 55,207 lakhs investment in SPGCL) (Book Value) has been made by the management as in the opinion of the management such diminution is temporary in nature considering the intrinsic value of the assets, future prospects and settlement of claims as stated in note no.53(d) of the standalone financial statements (impact unascertainable).

Having regard to the above, management of the Company

has concluded that no provision against diminution in value of investment made, as stated above, in subsidiary companies is necessary at this stage.

Matters stated in para (a) and (b) above had also been qualified in our report on preceding year standalone financial statements.

We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs), as specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the ‘Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements' section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ‘Code of Ethics' issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our qualified opinion.

Emphasis of Matters

We draw attention to the following matters:

(a) As stated in note no. 54 of the standalone financial statements for the year ended 31st March, 2023 regarding outstanding of DMG of Rs. 21,690 lakhs (approx.) (excluding interest, amount not ascertained) (including GST) for which the Company is responsible as principal contractor. As stated in the said note, sand contracts have been sub-contracted on back -to -back basis. Further, as stated, sub-contractor has also submitted required bank guarantees to the DMG (Rs.120 crores) and as per the sub-contracts signed, the sub-contractor is liable to pay due instalments amount including delay charges to DMG. Further, Rs. 3,556 lakhs also due and recoverable from sub-contractor. Balances of sub-contractor and DMG are subject to confirmation and reconciliation. Purchase, sale and inventory of sand have been accounted for as per the statement of the sub-contractor. As stated in note no. 54 and as per contract terms signed with sub-contractor, management believes that there will not be any material impact on these financial statements on this account and amount recoverable from sub-contractor Rs. 25,246 lakhs (Including payable to DMG Rs. 21,690 lakhs) is considered good.

(b) Attention is invited to note no.47 of the standalone financial statements for the year ended 31st March, 2023 regarding dues of Rs. 42,442 lakhs being the amount excess paid to the Company as assessed and estimated by the UPPCL as stated in note including carrying cost (excess payment made to the Company towards income tax and secondary energy charges for financial years 2007-08 to 2019-20 and 2014-15 to 2019-20 respectively) against which UPPCL has also hold back Rs. 22,500

lakhs (including carrying cost of Rs. 13,581 lakhs up to March 2023). As stated in the note in the opinion of the management, Company has credible case in its favour and disallowance made by the UPPCL on account of income tax and secondary energy charges are not in line with the terms of PPA signed with UPPCL. Accordingly, as stated in the said note, no provision against the stated amount and carrying cost has been considered necessary by the management at this stage and the amount deducted / retained by UPPCL of amounting to Rs. 22,500 lakhs and shown as recoverable is considered good by the management.

(c) As stated in note no. 48 (i) of the standalone financial statements for the year ended 31st March, 2023, no provision has been considered necessary by the management against Entry Tax in respect of Unit- Nigrie STPP (including Nigrie Cement Grinding Unit) amounting to Rs. 10,871 lakhs (31st March, 2022 Rs. 10,871 lakhs) and interest thereon (impact unascertainable). In respect of the stated unit, receipts of approval for extension of the time for eligibility for exemption from payment of entry tax is pending from concerned authority, as stated in the said note, for which the company has made representations before the concerned authority and management is confident for favourable outcome. Against the above entry tax demand, till date of Rs. 6,685 lakhs (31st March,

2022 Rs. 6,085 lakhs) has been deposited and shown as part of other non-current assets which in the opinion of the management is good and recoverable.

(d) As stated in note no. 59(a) & 59(c) of the standalone financial statements for the year ended 31st March,

2023 regarding pending confirmations/reconciliation of balances of certain secured and unsecured borrowings (current & non-current), banks (including certain fixed deposits), trade receivables/payables (including MSME parties) and others (including capital creditors and of Sub-contractors, CHAs and receivables/payables from/to related parties), liabilities, loans & advances and inventory lying with third parties/in transit. In this regard, as stated in the note, internal control is being strengthened through process automation (including for as stated in note no.59(b) regarding of fuel procurement and consumption processes which are in process of further strengthening). The management is confident that on confirmation/ reconciliation there will not be any material impact on the state of affairs as stated in said notes.

(e) For deferred tax assets (net) on unabsorbed depreciation & business losses and of MAT credit entitlement as on 31st March 2023 of amounting to Rs. 2,216 lakhs and Rs. 2,049 lakhs respectively, the Management is confident about its realisability. Accordingly, these are considered good by the management as stated in Note no. 66(c) of the audited standalone financial statements for the year ended 31st March, 2023.

(f) As stated in the note no. 52 of the standalone financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2023 regarding the pending recovery of capacity charges of amounting to Rs. 17,706 lakhs (31st March, 2022 Rs. 17,706 lakhs), which have been disputed by MPPMCL. Company is

contesting with MPPMCL and had filed petitions with MPERC as stated in the said note, which partially allowed the claim of the Company and Company has filed an appeal with APTEL and also MPPMCL has filed an appeal with APTEL against Order of MPERC. As stated in note, in the opinion of the management, above stated amount (and also delayed payment surcharge of Rs. 3795 lakhs till Oct'21) is good and fully recoverable and hence no provision has been considered necessary by the management at this stage.

Our opinion is not modified in respect of above stated matters in para (a) to (f).

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements for the financial year ended March 31,2023. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

In addition to the matter described in the “Basis for Qualified Opinion” and “Emphasis of Matters” section we have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matter to be communicated in our report. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context:

Information Other than the Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report Thereon

The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual report, but does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The Annual Report is expected to be made available to us after the date of this Auditors' Report. Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.

When we read Annual Report, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Standalone Financial Statements

The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position/state of affairs, financial performance, total comprehensive income,changes in equity andcash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under Section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended.This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance

with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under Section 143(3) (i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.

• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the management.

• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with

governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements of the current periodand are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalone financial statements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the financial statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the standalone financial statements.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order”), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013, we give in the “Annexure A”a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.

2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:

(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;

(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books;

(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including Other Comprehensive Income,Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flow dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;

(d) In our opinion,except for the effect / possible effect of the matters described in ‘Basis for Qualified Opinion' section above, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Companies Act,2013;

(e) The matters described in ‘Basis for Qualified Opinion' paragraph above, in our opinion, may have an adverse effect on the functioning of the Company;

(f) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31st, 2023 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31st, 2023 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;

(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company with reference to these standalone financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in “Annexure B” to this report. Our report express modified opinion on the adequacy and operation effectiveness of the company's internal financial controls over financial

reporting;

(h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:

i) The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in itsfinancial statements - Refer Note no. 44to the standalone financial statements;

ii) The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts;

iii) There were no amount which required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company during the year ended 31st March, 2023.

iv) a) The management has represented that to

the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which are material either individually or in aggregate) have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (“Intermediaries”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the company (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.

b) The management has represented that, no funds (which are material either individually or in aggregate) have been received by the company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (“Funding Parties”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.

c) Based on such audit procedures that we have considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (a) and (b) above as required by Rule11( e) of Companies (Audit & Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended, contain any material mis-statement.

v) The Company has not declared or paid dividend during the year, accordingly the provisions of

March, 2023 has been paid/ provided for by the Company to its directors in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.

For LODHA & CO.

Chartered Accountants

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(N K Lodha)

Partner

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