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India considers further coal imports as concern over energy supply grows

Stockpiles of the fossil fuel at power plants have fallen about 11% since mid-August, meaning utilities have an average of 10 days supply, well below required levels of more than three weeks

NTPC to buy Avantha's Jhabua Power, its first acquisition under the IBC

The estimated deal size is Rs 1,830 crore

Why are public sector companies unable to attract talent for higher posts

It is not just that state-owned company leadership are paid much less than what their smaller competitors are paid but their performance is not linked to rewards

Lack of photovoltaic modules slows down projects in solar power sector

Sources said leading project developers, including state-owned NTPC, were not getting enough domestic suppliers for their tenders to procure solar modules

NTPC registers 62% growth in coal production from its captive mines

The release said NTPC has taken various steps to augment the coal production from its coal mines

Demand uptick positive for NTPC, Coal India; price uptrend may continue

The Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA) realisation was Rs 1,443 per tonne and the e-auction realisation was Rs 4,340 per tonne

NTPC registers growth of 62% in coal output from captive mines in Apr-Aug

NTPC has registered a 62 per cent growth in coal production from its captive mines, the state-run power producer said on Friday. NTPC continues to demonstrate an increasing trend in coal production from its captive mines, a company statement said. The coal production in this fiscal till August 2022, was 7.36 MMT, posting a robust growth of 62 per cent when compared to 4.55 MMT achieved in the same period of the last year, it stated. With meticulous planning, resource mobilization, and regular monitoring, NTPC could achieve substantial growth even during the monsoon period, so far, and is hopeful of maintaining similar growth, it added. The coal dispatch from the NTPC's captive mines has been 7.52 MMT against 5.47 MMT in FY22 for the same period (April to August) registering a growth of 37 per cent. The NTPC has taken various steps to augment the coal production from its coal mines. The engagement of high-capacity dumpers as well as an increase in the existing fleet size of excav

NTPC Ltd receives 13 bids for minority stake sale in Green Energy arm

NTPC has doubled its plan for non-fossil fuel sources based power to 130 Gw by 2032 at an estimated investment of $30 billion

NTPC gains 4% as bids line up for minority stake sale in Green Energy arm

ArcelorMittal, Brookfield and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board were among over dozen entities that evinced interest to buy stake in green energy arm NTPC Green Energy (NGEL)

CPPIB, Petronas, Arcelormittal among 13 to bid for NTPC's green energy unit

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), Malaysian state-run Petronas and Arcelormittal SA are among the 13 bidders for a minority stake in the green energy unit of India's NTPC Ltd

Power exchanges clock growth despite pending discom dues worth Rs 1.32 trn

A third player starts operations, pointing to the potential of this nascent business

ArcelorMittal, CPPIB among bidders for stake in NTPC Green Energy

ArcelorMittal, Brookfield and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board are among over a dozen entities that have evinced interest in buying stake in NTPC Green Energy Ltd, according to sources. NTPC Green Energy Ltd (NGEL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of state-owned power giant NTPC Ltd. The expression of interest (EoI) for stake sale of 5 to 10 per cent in NGEL was invited in June this year. "The NTPC has received 13 bids for divesting up to 5-10 per cent stake in the NGEL. The EoI for the stake was issued around June. The bidders include ArcelorMittal, Brookfield, and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. The winners will be finalised by the end of the month (September)". NTPC expects the valuation of the NGEL to be around Rs 2,000 crore. The sources also informed that the IPO (initial public offer) planned for NGEL will now come in FY24 (next fiscal). The company has not decided yet on the quantum of stake to be offloaded eventually and is looking initially at a 5 to 10 per cent st

NTPC gets shareholders' nod to raise up to Rs 12,000 cr via bonds

NTPC has got shareholders' approval to raise up to Rs 12,000 crore through issuance of non-convertible debentures on private placement basis. The resolution was passed with requisite majority in the annual general meeting held on Tuesday. The funds to be raised in one or more tranches (not exceeding 12) will be used for capital expenditure, working capital and general corporate purposes, as per the notice for the AGM. As the company is in capacity expansion mode, major portion of the capital expenditure requirement has to be funded by debt. The company's board approved the proposal on July 29, 2022.

Narendra Modi's nuclear power push gains traction as NTPC eyes new plants

A venture between NTPC Ltd. and India's monopoly nuclear developer is in advanced talks with the government to develop two 700-megawatt reactors in the central state of Madhya Pradesh

Stocks to watch: NDTV, RIL, Canara Bank, Tata Motors, NTPC, NHPC, Hindalco

Stocks to watch today: Adani Group plans to buy 29.18 per cent stake in NDTV; Canara Bank plans to raise up to Rs 3,500 crore via tier II bonds.

NTPC to raise Rs 2,000 crore through issuance of non-convertible debentures

State-owned power giant NTPC will raise Rs 2,000 crore through issuance of non-convertible debentures on a private placement basis on Thursday. The proceeds will be utilised for, inter alia, funding of capital expenditure, refinancing of existing loans and other general corporate purposes, according to a regulatory filing. The company has decided to issue unsecured non-convertible debentures of Rs 2,000 crore on August 25, 2022, through private placement at a coupon of 7.44 per cent per annum with a door-to-door maturity of 10 years, it added. The debentures are proposed to be listed on NSE.

Centre's plan on sale of RE power to states offers only a flickering hope

The power ministry's plan to become an intermediary in the sale of green power generation to states is only a limited solution to the larger problem facing state discoms

NTPC starts capturing CO2 from flue gas stream at Vindhyachal plant

State-owned power giant NTPC on Friday said it has started capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the flue gas stream at its thermal plant in Vindhyachal. "As part of its commitment towards Net Zero by 2070, NTPC Ltd, India's largest integrated power company has captured its first CO2 on 15th August 2022 from flue gas stream of 500 MW coal based power plant (Unit-13) at Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station (VSTPS)," a company statement said. According to the statement, this plant is designed to capture 20 tonnes of CO2 every day. This initiative will pave the way for scaling up CO2 capture technology and greening the coal power generation. At the same location, NTPC is also setting up a green hydrogen generation plant, which will use Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers to produce 2 tonnes per day of hydrogen. Subsequently, 20 tonnes per day of captured CO2 and 2 tonnes per day of hydrogen will be utilised to produce 10 tonnes per day of green methanol through a heterogeneous ...

Adani Ent m-cap hits Rs 3.5 trillion, Adani Power m-cap set to surpass NTPC

AEL, Adani Power, Adani Green Energy, Adani Transmission, Adani Total Gas, Adani Wilmar and Adani Ports and SEZ surged up to 4 per cent, as against 0.18 per cent decline in the S&P BSE Sensex.

Sensex surges 418 pts, ends above 60K; Bajaj twins, RIL top contributors

CLOSING BELL: Bajaj Finserv (up nearly 6 per cent), Bajaj Finance, HDFC Life, Hero MotoCorp, Hindalco, Tech M, Bharti Airtel, BPCL, and HCL Tech were the top large-cap gainers