India’s largest power generating company NTPC Ltd has registered a 21.7 per cent growth in electricity generation in first quarter of this financial year. One of the largest Indian public sector undertaking, NTPC NTPC group of companies recorded a generation of 104.4 billion units (BU)in the April to June quarter of 2022-23. NTPC is a statutory corporation incorporated under the Companies Act 1956 and is under the ownership of Ministry of Power, Government of India.
In June, 2022, power generation was 34.8 BU, higher by 29.3 per cent compared to 26.9 BU in June 2021, indicating an improved performance and an increase in demand for power in the current year, it added. NTPC Talcher Kaniha (3000 MW) in Orissa is the top performing thermal power plant with 94.2 per cent Plant Load Factor (PLF or capacity utilisation)) between April to June 2022. Overall Plant Load Factor of NTPC Coal stations was 80 per cent from April to June 2022 vis-a-vis 69 per cent in the same period last year, a testimony to the high levels of operational excellence and the expertise of NTPC in Operation and Maintenance of the power plants, it said.
