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NTPC overview
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INTRODUCTION
India’s largest power company, NTPC was set up in 1975 to accelerate power development in India. NTPC is emerging as a diversified power major with presence in the entire value chain of the power generation business. Apart from power generation, which is the mainstay of the company, NTPC has already ventured into consultancy, power trading, ash utilisation and coal mining. NTPC ranked 337th in the ‘2012, Forbes Global 2000’ ranking of the World’s biggest companies. NTPC became a Maharatna company in May, 2010, one of the only four companies to be awarded this status.
The total installed capacity of the company is 41,184 MW (including JVs) with 16 coal based and 7 gas based stations, located across the country. In addition under JVs, 7 stations are coal based & another station uses naptha/LNG as fuel and 2 renewable energy projects. The company has set a target to have an installed power generating capacity of 1,28,000 MW by the year 2032. The capacity will have a diversified fuel mix comprising 56% coal, 16% Gas, 11% Nuclear and 17% Renewable Energy Sources(RES) including hydro. By 2032, non fossil fuel based generation capacity shall make up nearly 28% of NTPC’s portfolio.
NTPC has been operating its plants at high efficiency levels. Although the company has 17.75% of the total national capacity, it contributes 27.40% of total power generation due to its focus on high efficiency.
NTPC HISTORY
the day when construction of its first pithead super thermal power NTPC has come a long way from project at Singrauli in Uttar Pradesh commence ON nov 7 1975. Here is a retrospective which chronicles NTPC’s achievements, year after year.
NTPC Barh
NTPC is India’s most imposing power-creating group with it is present yield being 2,500 MW.Around 3,300MW of coal-created power is almost always included at Barh close Patna in Bihar, India. The several-unit 1,980MW Barh I are once again being constructed by Russian firm Technopromoexport (TPE), & the two-unit 1,320MW Barh II enlargement are being fabricated by BHEL. Barh has been named a mega power undertaking, & is possessed by Indian life association NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation).