NTPC adds record capacity of 2820 MW in 2011-12

The total capacity of the company now tops 37000 MW

GN Bureau | April 3, 2012



India’s largest power company, NTPC Limited added a record capacity of 2820 MW during the year 2011-12 surpassing its earlier best capacity addition of 2490 MW during 2010-11. The total capacity of the company now tops 37000 MW.

In the year NTPC brought on stream two units of 660MW at Sipat (Chhattisgarh), 500 MW units each at its power stations in Jhajjar (Haryana), Simhadri (Andhra Pradesh) and Vallur  Tamil Nadu).

With this addition the company surpassed the 11th plan target of 9220 MW by achieving total capacity addition of 9610 MW.

The total installed capacity of NTPC is 37014 MW, with 15 coal based, 7 gas based power stations and 7 joint venture/subsidiary power projects located across India.  NTPC is currently working on over 14000 MW new capacity and plans to become 128,000 MW plus company by 2032.

NTPC was set up in 1975 to accelerate power development in India and is emerging as a diversified power major with presence in the power generation value chain.

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