Technical analyst at Bonanza believes that power stocks NTPC, Adani Power, Tata Power, Adani Green and Power Grid are showing strong bullish structure and can potentially surge up to 24% from here.
Given this backdrop, analysts expect power demand to jump 8-12 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y). "Every 1°C rise above 24°C historically adds roughly 2 per cent to demand," said analyst
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Homegrown power giant NTPC has signed an agreement with UK-based Octopus Energy Group to explore business opportunities in various segments, including electricity distribution and storage. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by Jatinder Singh Chandok, Head International Business Development, NTPC, and Chris Fitzgerald, Group Director, International Affairs, Octopus Energy, on the sidelines of Bharat Electricity Summit 2026 in the national capital. The collaboration will explore opportunities across India, the UK and other mutually agreed geographies with a focus on enhancing efficiency, affordability, reliability, and clean energy adoption, NTPC said. The MoU establishes a non-binding frameworkfor cooperation aimed at identifying, assessing, and pursuing opportunities in electricity distribution and retail, renewable energy and storage, electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, digital energy platforms, innovation, research & development and capacity building.
At 12:12 PM on Thursday; the BSE Power index was up 2.3 per cent at 7,043.98, as compared to 0.54 per cent decline in the BSE Sensex at 76,447.51.
As many as 34 out of the 40 constituent stocks were trading in the green, while six were in the red
At 01:58 PM on Thursday, the Nifty CPSE index was the the top gainer among sectoral and thematic indices, up 2.8 per cent, as compared to 0.4 per cent rise in the Nifty 50.
State-owned electricity generator NTPC on Friday said it has paid the power ministry Rs 2,666.58 crore in second interim dividend for FY26. A ceremonial cheque was handed over to Minister of Power Manohar Lal by company officials on February 25, NTPC said in a statement. "NTPC Ltd paid the second interim dividend of Rs 2,666.58 crore on 25th February 2026 for the financial year 2025-26, being 27.50 per cent of the paid-up equity share capital of the company," it said. This is the 33rd consecutive year that NTPC Ltd has paid a dividend. NTPC is India's largest power generation company, catering to the country's one-fourth of electricity demand. The company operates more than 87 GW of installed capacity, with another 32 GW under construction.
The BSE PSU index hit a fresh 52-week high of 22,583.56 in Wednesday's intra-day trade, inching towards its all-time high level of 23,018.87 on August 1, 2024
NTPC is a strategically important vehicle for furthering Government of India's objectives in the power sector.
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