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NTPC has reported about 13 per cent year-on-year growth in power generation to 117.9 billion units (BUs) in July-September from 104.4 BUs in the year-ago quarter. "NTPC recorded robust growth across generation, coal dispatch and power trading, reflecting sustained operational efficiency," the company said in a statement on Thursday. Coal dispatch during Q2 FY 2026-27 stood at 11.899 million metric Tonnes (MMT), compared to 9.260 MMT in Q2 FY 2025-26, marking a significant year-on-year growth of 28.45 per cent, NTPC said. Its power trading volume also rose 22 per cent to 15.06 BU in Q2 FY2026-27 from 12.34 BU in Q2 FY26. Under the Ministry of Power, NTPC is India's largest power generation company, catering to the country's one-fourth energy demand alone. NTPC has an installed capacity of over 91 GW, with another 35 per cent GW under construction.
State-owned NTPC has paid a final dividend of Rs 3,393.83 crore to its shareholders for FY26. With this, the total dividend paid for FY26 amounts to Rs 8,727 crore, equivalent to Rs 9.00 per equity share of face value Rs 10 each, the power giant said in a statement. NTPC said it has "paid final dividend of Rs 3,393.83 crore on 23 September, representing 35 per cent of the company's paid-up equity share capital". This is in addition to the first and second interim dividends for FY26 of Rs 2,666.58 crore each, paid in November 2025 and February 2026, respectively. Under the Ministry of Power, NTPC is India's largest power generation company, catering to the country's one-fourth demand with an installed capacity of over 91,000 megawatt.
NTPC expects to build 244 gigawatts of operating capacity and envisage capital expenditure of Rs 16.86 lakh crore by 2037 as it looks to boost the entire energy value chain, the company's Chairman Gurdeep Singh said on Thursday. The next decade will be one of the most significant periods of growth in NTPC's history, Singh said, noting India's electricity requirement will continue to rise as the economy expands and living standards improve. At the same time, the composition of the power system will change rapidly, he said while addressing the shareholders at the company's 50th Annual General Meeting (AGM). "We have raised our long-term capacity ambitions and now target generating capacity of 149 GW by 2032, including 60 GW of renewable energy, with an aspiration to reach 244 GW by 2037 excluding storage," Singh said. Currently, NTPC has a capacity of around 91 GW. The company also envisages cumulative capital expenditure of around Rs 16.86 lakh crore up to FY37, across thermal, hyd
Stock exchanges BSE and NSE together imposed penalties totalling Rs 59.14 crore on public sector power companies NTPC, REC and SJVN for breach of norms. NTPC, in a regulatory filing, said the company has received notices from BSE and NSE with each imposing a penalty of Rs 5,36,900 (inclusive of GST) on account of non-compliance with Regulation 17(1) of the listing regulations. In its reply to the exchanges, NTPC said it is a government company and "as per the Articles of Association of the Company, the power to appoint or remove directors vests with the President of India through its administrative ministry, i.e., the Ministry of Power. BSE and NSE have, thus, been requested not to levy the fines imposed, the power giant said. SJVN said that both BSE and NSE have separately imposed a fine of Rs 13,44,020 for non-compliance of certain SEBI listing regulations. The company said that it will submit a request to both the exchanges for a waiver, as the power to appoint or remove direct