REC Limited

REC Limited
Native name
आर ई सी लिमिटेड
FormerlyRural Electrification Corporation Limited
Company typePublic Subsidiary
IndustryInfrastructure finance
Founded25 July 1969 (1969-07-25)
New Delhi, Delhi, India
HeadquartersCore-4, SCOPE Complex, 7, Lodi Road,
New Delhi, Delhi
,
India
Area served
India
Key people
Sh. Jitendra Srivastava(CMD)
Revenue 47,571.23 crore (US$5.6 billion) (2024)
17,959.94 crore (US$2.1 billion) (2024)
14,145.46 crore (US$1.7 billion) (2024)
Total assets 548,191.09 crore (US$65 billion) (2024)
Total equity 69,350.25 crore (US$8.2 billion) (2024)
OwnerPower Finance Corporation
Number of employees
487 (March 2019)
Subsidiaries
  • REC Transmission Projects Company Limited (RECTPCL)
  • REC Power Distribution Company Limited (RECPDCL)
WebsiteRECIndia.nic.in

REC Limited, formerly Rural Electrification Corporation Limited, is an Indian public sector company that finances and promotes power projects across India. It loans to Central/State Sector Power Utilities, State Electricity Boards, Rural Electric Cooperatives, NGOs and Private Power Developers. It is a subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and is under administrative control of the Ministry of Power, Government of India.

On 20 March 2019, PFC agreed to acquire a 52.63% controlling stake in REC for 14,500 crore (US$1.7 billion). On 28 March, PFC announced it had paid for the acquisition and intended to merge with REC in 2020. However, REC has maintained that merging PFC-REC is no longer an option.

From 1 September 2023, REC has been included in the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Global Standard Index.

REC has diversified into non-power infrastructure and logistics, now covering airports, metro, railways, ports, and bridges. REC has 22 regional offices..