company lse essr industry oil and gas energy founded 1998 headquarters port louis mauritius key people prashant ruia chairman and non executive director naresh nayyar chief executive officer simon murray cbe vice chairman products refined petroleum products electricity revenue us 27 257.7 million 2013 1 operating income us 790.8 million 2013 1 profit us 175.0 million 2013 1 parent essar group subsidiaries essar oil website www.essarenergy.com essar energy plc is an indian focused energy company with assets in the existing power and oil and gas businesses . headquartered in port louis mauritius and subsidiary of essar group the firm has interests in both the power generation and petroleum industries . in may 2014 the company was acquired by its majority shareholder . contents 1 history 2 operations 2.1 oil and gas 2.1.1 operations 2.2 power 2.2.1 power plants 2.3 petroleum 3 references 4 external links history edit established in 1998 as a wholly owned business unit of the essar group conglomerate 2 the firm was partly floated on the london stock exchange in april 2010 marking the exchange s largest initial public offering since december 2007 . 3 the company was added to the ftse 100 index at the subsequent quarterly review . essar group retains an approximate 76 % stake in essar energy . 4 the lead underwriters to the initial public offering were jpmorgan chase and deutsche bank . the primary offering raised 1.3 bn . ravi ruia the chairman and sanjay mehta a senior board member of essar global limited were identified in an economic times of india article as instrumental in the listing . 5 essar energy announced in 2013 that it would sell its 50 % stake in the kenya petroleum refineries limited to the kenyan government . 6 in may 2014 the company was acquired by its majority shareholder . 7 operations edit oil and gas edit essar oil is a fully integrated oil & gas company of international scale with strong presence across the hydrocarbon value chain from exploration & production to oil retail . operations edit exploration and production asia & africa vadinar gujarat india stanlow uk mombasa kenya power edit essar energy has an installed power generation capacity of 3 910 mw across six plants . 8 power plants edit essar hazira power plant hazira gujarat . it is a 515 mw 1x215 1x300 mw gas based thermal power plant . the plant is fully functional . 8 essar vadinar power plant vadinar gujarat . it is a 1010 mw 1x120 1x380 mw 1x510 mw captive thermal power plant . the plant is fully functional . 8 essar bhander power plant hazira gujarat . it is a 500 mw 1x500 mw gas based thermal power plant . the plant is fully functional . 8 essar salaya power plant salaya gujarat . it is a 1200 mw 2x600 mw coal based thermal power plant . the plant is fully functional . essar algoma power plant algoma ontario canada . it is a 85 mw 1x85 mw thermal power plant . the plant is fully functional . 8 essar mahan power plant mahan singrauli district madhya pradesh . it is a 1200 mw 2x600 mw coal based thermal power plant . one unit is functional . essar hazira 2 power plant hazira gujarat . it is a 270 mw 1x135 mw thermal power plant . this plant is yet to become operational . essar tori power plant tori jharkhand . it is a 1800 mw 3x600 mw coal based thermal power plant . this plant is yet to become operational . essar paradip power plant paradip odisha . it is a 120 mw 4x30 mw coal based thermal power plant . this plant is yet to become operational . petroleum edit the firm s oil and gas operations are carried out through its 86 % owned subsidiary 9 essar oil limited which is listed on the national stock exchange of india and the bombay stock exchange . essar oil owns and operates essar refinery a petroleum refinery at vadinar in jamnagar district gujarat it is india s second largest refinery which has a capacity of 18 million metric tons per annum . 10 essar oil holds both onshore and offshore petroleum exploration and production rights within india as well as rights to a coalbed methane block . the firm also holds exploration and production interests in nigeria vietnam australia indonesia and madagascar . its total reserves amount to 2 mbbl 320 000 m3 equivalent of 2p proved plus probable resources 148 mbbl 23 500 000 m3 equivalent in contingent resources and 1 012 mbbl 160 900 000 m3 equivalent in prospective resources . in june 2012 essar energy received the final forest approval for developing a coal mine in indonesia . 11 references edit a b c annual report 2013 essar energy prospectus kumar nikhil 5 may 2010 . essar suffers worst ipo in eight years . the independent . retrieved 20 june 2010 . notification of major interest in shares . essar energy . p. 11 may 2010 . retrieved 20 june 2010 . essar s ravi ruia relocates to london ; to raise 3bn essar energy to sell mombasa refinery stake international oil review africa 2013 ruias win shareholder approval to buy essar energy . reuters . 9 may 2014 . retrieved 24 june 2014 . a b c d e power . essar energy . retrieved 2014 03 20 . eluvangal sreejiraj 2 june 2010 . essar energy invests 225 million in essar oil . dna . retrieved 20 june 2010 . essar energy to be listed on london s ftse 100 . the hindu . 10 june 2010 . retrieved 20 june 2010 . essar energy gets final nod to develop coal mine . the hindu business line . 8 june 2012 . external links edit official site v t e essar group companies essar steel essar steel india limited essar shipping essar oil essar energy essar hypermart the mobilestore equinox realty and infrastructure private limited notable non indian companies essar steel algoma minnesota steel llc v t e energy in the united kingdom companies coal anglo american asia energy bhp billiton enrc glencore rio tinto uk coal oil and gas integrated bg group bp royal dutch shell exploration and production afren bhp billiton cairn energy centrica dana petroleum desire petroleum emerald energy enquest essar energy falkland oil and gas hardy oil and gas 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