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| Type | Public |
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| Founded | 1975 |
| Headquarters | Delhi, India |
| Key people | R S Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director |
| Industry | Electricity generation |
| Products | Electricity |
| Revenue | ▲INR 416.37 billion (2008) or USD 8.5 billion |
| Net income | ▲INR 70.47 billion (2008) or USD 1.44 billion |
| Employees | 23867 (2006) |
| Website | http://www.ntpc.co.in |
NTPC Limited (Formerly National Thermal Power Corporation) is the largest power generation company in India. Forbes Global 2000 for 2009 ranked it 317th [1]in the world. It is an Indian public sector company listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange although at present the Government of India holds 84.5%(after divestment the stake by indian government on 19october2009) of its equity. With a current generating capacity of 30,644 MW, NTPC has embarked on plans to become a 75,000 MW company by 2017. It was founded on November 7, 1975.
NTPC's core business is engineering, construction and operation of power generating plants and providing consultancy to power utilities in India and abroad.
The total installed capacity of the company is 30, 644 MW (including JVs) with 15 coal based and 7 gas based stations, located across the country. In addition under JVs, 3 stations are coal based & another station uses naptha/LNG as fuel. By 2017, the power generation portfolio is expected to have a diversified fuel mix with coal based capacity of around 53000 MW, 10000 MW through gas, 9000 MW through Hydro generation, about 2000 MW from nuclear sources and around 1000 MW from Renewable Energy Sources (RES). NTPC has adopted a multi-pronged growth strategy which includes capacity addition through green field projects, expansion of existing stations, joint ventures, subsidiaries and takeover of stations.
NTPC has been operating its plants at high efficiency levels. Although the company has 18.79% of the total national capacity it contributes 28.60% of total power generation due to its focus on high efficiency. NTPC’s share at 31 Mar 2001 of the total installed capacity of the country was 24.51% and it generated 29.68% of the power of the country in 2008-09. Every fourth home in India is lit by NTPC. 170.88BU of electricity was produced by its stations in the financial year 2005-2006. The Net Profit after Tax on March 31, 2006 was INR 58,202 million. Net Profit after Tax for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 was INR 15528 million, which is 18.65% more than for the same quarter in the previous financial year. 2005).
Pursuant to a special resolution passed by the Shareholders at the Company’s Annual General Meeting on September 23, 2005 and the approval of the Central Government under section 21 of the Companies Act, 1956, the name of the Company "National Thermal Power Corporation Limited" has been changed to "NTPC Limited" with effect from October 28, 2005. The primary reason for this is the company's foray into hydro and nuclear based power generation along with backward integration by coal mining.
National Thermal Power (NTPC) the 138 position in 2009
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Capacity addition
Additional capacity under implementation in 10'th Five Year Plan (2002-2007)
| # | Power Plant | State | Capacity (MW) | Projected Commissioning Date |
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| 1 | Unchahar Stage-3 | Uttar Pradesh | 210 | Sept 2006 |
| 2 | Kahalgaon Phase-2 (Stage-1) Unit-5 | Bihar | 500 | Nov 2006 |
| 3 | Vindhyachal Stage-3 Unit-9 | Madhya Pradesh | 500 | July 2006 |
| 4 | Kahalgaon Phase-2 (Stage-2) Unit-7 | Bihar | 500 | Mar 2007 |
| 5 | Kahalgaon Phase-2 (Stage-1) Unit-6 | Bihar | 500 | May 2007 |
| 6 | Sipat Stage-2 Unit-1 | Chattishgarh | 500 | Jun 2007 |
| 7 | Bhilai (JV with SAIL) Unit-1 | Chattishgarh | 250 | Jul 2007 |
| 8 | Vindhyachal Stage-3 Unit-10 | Madhya Pradesh | 500 | Mar 2007 |
| 9 | Bhilai (JV with SAIL) Unit-2 | Chattishgarh | 250 | Oct 2007 |
| 10 | Sipat Stage-2 Unit-2 | Chattishgarh | 1000 | Dec 2008 |
| Total | 5210 MW |
Upcoming/future projects
In November 2007, NTPC signed a joint venture with Indian Railways to set up a 1,000 megawatt (MW) power plant in Nabinagar in Bihar. The JV would be called Bharatiya Rail Bijlee Company.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Forbes Global 2000 (2009)
External links
- Kahalgaon Online
- NTPC : Official website
- NTPC : Recruitments/Jobs
- Power Ministry's Web Site : 10th Plan (2002-2007) Capacity Addition data
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