Kolkata-based Haldia Energy has emerged as the fifth largest donor under the
electoral bonds scheme, having donated
₹377 crore between April 12, 2019 and January 24, 2024. The donations were made in 337 tranches; on May 7, 2019, October 1, 2019, January 18, 2020, October 19, 2020, January 4, 2021, April 6, 2021, April 8, 2021, July 6, 2021, October 4, 2021, January 5, 2022, April 5, 2022, July 5, 2022, January 21, 2023, April 5, 2023, July 10, 2023, October 6, 2023 and January 5, 2024.
According to data available in the public domain, Haldia Energy Limited is registered as a company with RoC (Registrar of Companies) Kolkata. A group company of its flagship RP-
Sanjiv Goenka Group, Haldia Energy Limited had developed a 2 X 300 MW thermal power plant in West Bengal's Haldia to cater to the growing power demand in Kolkata and its suburbs. Having begun their commercial operations in January 2015, the company supplies power to CESC Limited, the distribution licensee for Kolkata.
The company's website mentions Dr. Rabi Chowdhury as its Managing Director, while other Directors include Dr. Sanjiv Goenka, Noshir Naval Framjee, Debanjan Mandal and Gargi Chatterjea. 63 year-old Sanjiv Goenka is the founder and Chairman of the RPSG Group and an early-stage investor. Goenka is also the owner of the IPL cricket team Lucknow Super Giants and the ISL football team Mohun Bagan Super Giant, and served as a member of the Padma Awards Committee 2023.
With a $7 billion asset base and $4.3 billion revenue, RPSG Group's website describes itself as one of India's fastest growing conglomerates with a significant global presence. The Group's businesses include power and energy, carbon black manufacturing, retail, IT-enabled services, FMCG, media and entertainment, and agriculture. Sanjiv Goenka's elder brother Harsh Goenka is the Chairman of the RPG Group, whose group companies include KEC International, CEAT, Zensar Technologies, RPG Lifesciences and Spencer International Hotels among others.
