Type

: State-owned enterprise public

Industry
: Electricity Generating
Founded
: 1975
Head quarters
: Delhi, India
Key people : Arup Roy Choudhary
Product
: Electricity
Revenue
: 50,188.52 crore
Employees : 25944(2009)

MISSION:
Develop and provide reliable power, related products and
services at competitive prices, integrating multiple energy
sources with innovative and eco-friendly technologies and
contribute to society.

EVOLUTION
NTPC was set up in 1975 with 100% ownership by the Government of

India. In the last 30 years, NTPC has grown into the largest power utility in
India.
In 1997, Government of India granted NTPC status of Navratna
being one of the nine jewels of India, enhancing the powers to the
Board of Directors.
NTPC became a listed company with majority Government
ownership of 89.5%.

CONTD
NTPC becomes third largest by Market Capitalization

of listed companies
The company rechristened as NTPC Limited in line
with its changing business portfolio and transforms
itself from a thermal power utility to an integrated
power utility.
National Thermal Power Corporation is the largest
power generation company in India. Forbes Global
2000 for 2008 ranked it 411th in the world.
NTPC is the largest power utility in India, accounting
for about 20% of Indias installed capacity

Recruitment
Mechanical Engineers - 40%
Electrical engineers - 25%
Instrumentation Engineers - 10%
Civil Engineers- 10%
HR and Finance - 15%

Future
Goals
having 50000 MW of installed capacity by 2012

The company has also set a serious goal of

and 75000 MW by 2017.

The company has taken many steps like step-up
its recruitment, reviewing feasibilities of various
sites for project implementations etc.
NTPC will invest about Rs 20,000 crore to set up a
3,960-megawatt (Mw) coal-based power project
in Madhya Pradesh.
Company will also start coal production from its
captive mine in Jharkhand in 2011-12, for which
the company will be investing about Rs 1,800
crore

Power Burden
India, as a developing country is characterised by

increase in demand for electricity and as of

moment the power plants are able to meet only
about 60-75% of this demand on an yearly
average.
The only way to meet the requirement completely
is to achieve a rate of power capacity
addition(Implementing power projects) higher
than the rate of Demand addition.
NTPC strives to achieve this and undoubtedly
leads in sharing this burden on the country.

NTPCS CULTURE
Core values are both intensely and widely shared.
Climate of high behavioral control.
Low employee turnover.
High agreement among the employees, for what

NTPC stands for.

All these point to the fact that strong cohesiveness,
loyalty and organization commitment exist in NTPC
lowering the attrition Rate

NTPC Hydel

The company has also stepped up its hydel

projects implementation. Currently the

company is mainly interested in the North-east
India wherein the Ministry of power in India
has Projected a Hydel power feasibility of 3000
MW.
There are few run of the river hydro projects
are under construction on tributory of the
Ganges. In which 3 are being made by NTPC
Limited. These are:
. Loharinag Pala Hydro Power Project by
NTPC Ltd

Contd

Tapovan Vishnugad 520MW Hydro Power

Project by NTPC Ltd:
Lata Tapovan 130MW Hydro Power Project
by NTPC Ltd
Koldam Hydro Power Project 800 MW in
Himachal Pradesh
Amochu in Bhutan
Rupasiyabagar Khasiabara HPP, 261 MW in
Uttarkashi, near China Border.

Subsidiaries
NTPC Electric Supply Company Ltd.

(NESCL)
The company was formed on August 21, 2002.
It is a wholly owned subsidiary company of
NTPC with the objective of making a foray into
the business of distribution and supply of
electrical energy, as a sequel to reforms
initiated in the power sector

Contd
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd. (NVVN)
The company was formed on November 1,

2002, as a wholly owned subsidiary company

of NTPC. The companys objective is to
undertake sale and purchase of electric
power, to effectively utilise installed capacity
and thus enable reduction in the cost of
power.

NTPC Hydro Ltd. (NHL)

The company was formed on December 12,

2002, as a wholly owned subsidiary company

of NTPC with an objective to develop small
and medium hydroelectric power projects of
up to 250 MW

Contd
Pipavav Power Development Co. Ltd.

(PPDCL)
A memorandum of understanding was signed
between NTPC, Gujarat Power Corporation
Limited (GPCL) and Gujarat Electricity Board
(GEB) in 2004 for development of a 1000 MW
thermal power project at Pipavav in Gujarat by
forming a new joint venture company between
NTPC and GPCL with 50:50 equity participation.
Pursuant to the decision of Gujarat
Government, NTPC Ltd. has dissociated itself
from this company. PPDCL is under winding up.

Contd
Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Limited,

(formerly known as Vaishali Power

Generating Company Limited)
A subsidiary company named Vaishali Power
Generating Company Limited (VPGCL) was
incorporated on September 6, 2006 with
NTPC contributing 51% of equity and balance
equity was contributed by Bihar State
Electricity Board. This company was formed
to renovate the existing unit and run the
plant. The second unit has been successfully
re-synchronized on October 17, 2007 after 4
years of being idle

Contd..
Bharatiya Rail Bijlee Company Limited (BRBCL)
A subsidiary of NTPC under the name of Bharatiya

Rail Bijlee Company Limited was incorporated on

November 22, 2007 with 74:26 equity contribution
from NTPC and Ministry of Railways, Govt. of India
respectively for setting up of four units of 250 MW
each of coal based power plant at Nabinagar, Bihar.
Investment approval of the project was accorded in
January, 2008