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AES Drax Energy Ltd. Ratings Remain on CreditWatch Negative After AES Corp. Support Pledge Aug 02
Standard & Poors, Aug 2002
Abstract
LONDON (Standard & Poor's) Aug. 22, 2002--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it is maintaining the CreditWatch with negative implications on its triple-'C' ratings on AES Drax Energy Ltd.'s (Drax Energy) $200 million and -135 million ($206 million) secured subordinated notes. The CreditWatch update factors in the AES Corp.'s (BB-/Negative/--) announcement on Aug. 21, 2002, that it intends to fund the -8 million cash shortfall on interest due on the notes on Aug. 30, 2002. Despite this pledge of short-term support from the AES Corp., Standard & Poor's believes Drax Energy's credit quality to be highly vulnerable. The issuer, together with InPower Ltd. and AES Drax Holdings Ltd. (collectively Drax), ultimately provided funds for AES Drax Ltd.'s capitalization...
Companies mentioned in this report are: AES Corp. (The)
Action: CreditWatch Update
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Research type: News
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