India's Adani Power posted a smaller quarterly core profit on Wednesday due to a sharp drop in power demand and the thermal power producer also said it would raise 50 billion rupees ($578 million) by selling shares to institutional investors.

According to the statement, its consolidated profit after tax increased 7 per cent to Rs 2,940 crore in the quarter compared to Rs 2,738 crore a year ago.

Adani Power Ltd on January 29 reported a 7.4 percent jump in net profit at Rs 2,940.07 crore in the quarter ended December 31 of FY25, compared to Rs 2,737.96 crore in the same period of the previous financial year, the company said in an exchange filing.