Lanco Infratech Limited (NSEI:LITL), Jaiprakash Associates Limited (NSEI:LITL) and Avantha Group are among companies whose stressed power plants have been shortlisted by banks for acquisition by new promoters. A consortium of bankers led by the State Bank of IndiaNSE 1.69 % has shortlisted 11 such plants with a combined capacity of 12,640 megawatts. These would be offered to new owners under SBI's Scheme of Asset Management and Debt Change Structure, or Samadhan, which proposes sale or takeover of the stressed assets to prevent their liquidation.

While some companies could not be reached for comment, some said they were not authorized to speak on a sensitive matter that consortiums of lenders were handling.