MARC has issued this update on Jimah East Power Sdn Bhd (JEP) following the announcement of a delay in its power plant achieving commercial operation date (COD) as scheduled. JEP is developing a 2x1,000MW ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plant in Jimah, Negeri Sembilan under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB). Upon completion of construction, JEP will o...

MARC has affirmed its ratings of AA-IS and A- on toll concessionaire MEX II Sdn Bhd’s (MEX II) RM1.3 billion Sukuk Murabahah Programme (Sukuk Murabahah) and RM150 million Junior Bonds issuance (Junior Bonds). The three-notch rating differential between the Sukuk Murabahah and Junior Bonds reflects the latter’s subordinated position, its deferred profit payment risk and its non-amortising repa...

MARC has affirmed its AA+IS rating on Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd’s (Westports) RM2.0 billion Sukuk Musharakah Programme with a stable outlook. Westports’ outstanding amount under the sukuk programme stood at RM1.5 billion as at June 25, 2019.   Westports’ strong position as a key port ...

MARC has extended its MARCWatch Negative on Quantum Solar Park (Semenanjung) Sdn Bhd’s (QSP Semenanjung) RM1.0 billion Green SRI Sukuk rating while noting the fairly advanced stage of completion of QSP Semenanjung’s two remaining plants namely the Jasin and Merchang solar power plants. The rating was downgraded to A+IS and placed on MARCWatch Negative on January 25, 2019 on concerns that the ...

MARC has affirmed its corporate credit rating on Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) at AAA and its sukuk rating on TNB’s RM2.0 billion Al-Bai’ Bithaman Ajil Bonds at AAAIS. The ratings outlook is stable. TNB’s ratings benefit from a two-notch uplift to reflect MARC's assessment of a high likelihood of government support premised on TNB’s standalone corporate credit rating of AA/Stable. The s...

MARC has affirmed its MARC-1IS and AA-IS ratings on Northport (Malaysia) Bhd’s (Northport) Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) Programme and Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme. The outlook on the ratings is stable. The rated programmes have a combined limit of RM1.5 billion and the outstanding under the programmes was RM450 million as at end-January 2019. Northport is a port operator o...

MARC has affirmed its A+IS rating on toll concessionaire Sistem Penyuraian Trafik KL Barat Sdn Bhd’s (SPRINT) Al-Bai’ Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS). Concurrently, the rating outlook has been revised to developing. SPRINT is the toll concessionaire of the 26.5-km interlinked SPRINT highways comprising Damansara Link, Kerinchi Link and Penchala Link in Kuala Lumpur. The deve...

MARC has affirmed its rating of AA-IS on Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad’s (MHB) RM1.0 billion Sukuk Murabahah Programme with a stable outlook.   The affirmed rating incorporates a one-notch rating uplift based on MHB’s status as a member of the Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) group of companies. PETRONAS&n...

MARC has affirmed its AAAIS rating on Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama Berhad's (PLUS) RM23.35 billion Sukuk Musharakah Programme (sukuk). Concurrently, the rating outlook has been revised to stable from negative. PLUS is the toll concessionaire of five major highways in Malaysia, of which the 772-km North-South Expressway (NSE) is its key highway in terms of revenue generation. The outlook revisi...

MARC has affirmed its rating of AA-IS on Jimah East Power Sdn Bhd’s (JEP) outstanding RM8.98 billion Sukuk Murabahah with a stable outlook. JEP was established to develop, design, construct and operate a 2x1,000-megawatt (MW) ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plant in Jimah, Negeri Sembilan under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB). The affirmed ra...