NTPC hopes nearly a fourth of its coal will be procured from its own mines in the next five to 10 years
Company has a total installed capacity of 47,178 MW at present
Pinarayi Vijayan said non-availability of LNG was the main problem with regard to the plant
State-run NTPC proposes to set up the first stage of 'Barethi Super Thermal Power Project' with 2,640 mw capacity in Chhatarpur
Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said that NTPC has achieved savings of approximately 30 paise per unit
Govt pushing for investment in efficient capacity
This is one of the highest-ever employee participation in a government disinvestment
The power producer is adding 1600 Mw (2x800) at the Kaniha station as part of its Stage-III expansion
NTPC group achieved generation increase of 11.65% during the period
Cumulative generation of the company was 64.6 billion units in Q1FY17
The 2980-MW Sipat super thermal power station is the first super critical technology based power station of the NTPC
Q&A: Gurdeep Singh, Chairman & Managing Director, NTPC
Interview with Chairman & Managing Director, NTPC
NTPC said it will endeavour to bring down the energy charges further to help the Discoms
NTPC's ratings benefit from its dominant market position and regulated business model, which provides certainty of cash flows
Other PSUs may soon join the bandwagon
Going forward, other companies like NHPC and Neyveli Lignite are also expected to participate in the market
Project is to be completed by March 2020
Increased share of clean energy, retrofit of old plants on the cards
Declining PLF and demand hurt bottom-line