National Thermal Power Corporation
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| Type | Public |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Headquarters | Delhi, India |
| Key people | R S Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director |
| Industry | Electricity generation |
| Products | Electricity |
| Revenue | ▲INR 261 billion (2006) or USD 5.91 billion |
| Net income | ▲INR 5.8 billion (2006) or USD 131 million |
| Employees | 23867 (2006) |
| Website | http://www.ntpc.co.in |
National Thermal Power Corporation is the largest power generation company in India. Forbes Global 2000 for 2005 ranked it 5th in Indian companies and 486th [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 89.5% of its equity. 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.
NTPC’s share at 31 Mar 2001 of the total installed capacity of the country was 19.51% and it generated 27.68% of the power of the country in 2005-06. 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.
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[edit] Installed capacity
[edit] NTPC Owned
- 15 COAL Based Plants 23,395 MW
- 07 GAS/LIQ. FUEL Based Plants 3,955MW
OWNED BY JVCs Coal 3Nos. 564* Gas/LIQ. FUEL 1Nos 1,480** GRAND TOTAL 26Nos. 29,394MW
- Captive Power Plant under JVs with SAIL
- Power Plant under JV with GAIL, FIs & MSEB
[edit] Owned by JVCs
- 3 Coal Based JVC Plants 314* MW (* Captive Power Plant under JV with SAIL)
[edit] GRAND TOTAL
- 27,904 MW
[edit] Coal Stations
Total - 22,895 MW
| # | Power Plant | State | Commissioned Capacity (MW) |
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| 1 | Singrauli | Uttar Pradesh | 2,000 |
| 2 | Korba | Chattishgarh | 2,100 |
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| 4 | Farakka | West Bengal | 1,600 |
| 5 | Vindhyachal | Madhya Pradesh | 3,260 |
| 6 | Rihand | Uttar Pradesh | 2,000 |
| 7 | Kahalgaon | Bihar | 1340 |
| 8 | NCTPP Dadri | Uttar Pradesh | 840 |
| 9 | Talcher Kaniha | Orissa | 3000 |
| 10 | Unchahar | Utter Pradesh | 1050 |
| 11 | Talcher Angul | Orissa | 460 |
| 12 | Simhadri | Andhra Pradesh | 1,000 |
| 13 | Tanda | Uttar Pradesh | 440 |
| 14 | Badarpur | Delhi | 705 |
| 15 | Sipat-II | Chattishgarh | 500 |
[edit] Gas/Liq. Fuel Stations
Total - 3955 MW
| # | Power Plant | State | Commissioned Capacity (MW) |
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| 16 | Anta | Rajasthan | 413 |
| 17 | Auraiya | Uttar Pradesh | 652 |
| 18 | Kawas | Gujrat | 645 |
| 19 | Dadri | Uttar Pradesh | 817 |
| 20 | Jhanor-Gandhar | Gujrat | 648 |
| 21 | Kayamkulam | Kerala | 350 |
| 22 | Faridabad | Haryana | 430 |
[edit] Captive Power Plant under JV with SAIL and GAIL
Total - 1054 MW
| # | Power Plant | State | Commissioned Capacity (MW) |
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| 23 | Durgapur | West Bengal | 120 |
| 24 | Rourkela | Orissa | 120 |
| 25 | Bhilai | Chattishgarh | 74 |
| 26 | Ratnagiri Gas Power Plant Limited | Maharashtra | 740 |
[edit] 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 | 500 | Dec 2007 |
| Total | 4710 MW |
[edit] Upcoming/Future Projects
In November 2007, NTPC signed a joint venture with Indian Railways to set up a 1,000 Mega Watt (MW) power plant in Nabinagar in Bihar. The JV would be called Bharatiya Rail Bijlee Company.[citation needed]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Forbes Global 2000 (2006)
[edit] External links
- Kahalgaon Online
- NTPC : Official website
- NTPC : Installed capacity
- NTPC : Capacity Addition
- Power Ministry's Web Site : 10'th Plan (2002-2007) Capacity Addition data
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