NTPC Limited is India's largest power utility company engaged in the business of generation and sale of bulk power to State Power Utilities. Other business of the Company includes providing consultancy, project management & supervision, energy trading, oil & gas exploration and coal mining.
The company operates their stations at a level of efficiency that exceeds the average in India, based upon availability factor and average plant load factor (PLF). They have developed a long term technology roadmap for the induction of high efficiency equipment, including supercritical and ultra-supercritical machines at their new plants.
NTPC Limited was incorporated on November 7, 1975 as a private limited company with the name National Thermal Power Corporation Pvt Ltd. On October 28, 2005, the Company name was changed from National Thermal Power Corporation Limited to NTPC Limited.
In September 1977, the Company acquired the first patch at Singrauli.
In the year 1978, the company took over the management of Badarpur project. Also, they commissioned the first 200MW unit at Singrauli. In December 25, 1981, the fifth and last unit at 210 MW at Badapur Thermal Power Station was synchronized by NTPC, making the completion of the 720 MW project. In the year 1982, the transmission line based on High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) technology was commissioned for power transmission from Rihand to Delhi.
In March 1, 1983, the first 200 MW unit of Kobra Super Thermal Power project was commissioned. In November 1983, they commissioned the first 200 MW unit at Ramagudam. In September 30, 1985, the company was converted from a private limited company into a public limited company. In the year 1986, they became one of the first PSUs to issue bonds in the debt market.
In the year 1992, the company acquired Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Station (2x210MW) from Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam of Uttar Pradesh. Also, the transmission systems owned by the compa