Kolkata Feb 8 (IANS) Power utility firm CESC Ltd on Thursday reported a 1.3 per cent increase in its standalone profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 154 crore in the quarter ended December 31 as compared to Rs 152 crore in the year-ago period.
R.P. Sanjiv Goenka Group s flagship company also registered a sales growth of over 3 per cent in the quarter. Its revenue from operations for the December quarter was Rs 1 706 crore up by 5.3 per cent as against Rs 1 620 crore in the corresponding period of 2016-17.
Asked about the flat profit in the quarter company Chairman Sanjiv Goenka said: "There is no increase in tariff."
The company s total expenses for the quarter under review was at Rs 1 622 crore as against Rs 1 511 crore in the same period of 2016-17.
--IANS
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