NTPC gains on commencing commercial generation from two Thermal Power Stations

17 Nov 2014 Evaluate

NTPC is currently trading at Rs 145.10, up by 1.90 points or 1.33% from its previous closing of Rs 143.20 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 143.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 145.80 and Rs. 142.60 respectively. So far 62187 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 168.80 on 06-Jun-2014 and a 52 week low of Rs. 110.90 on 04-Mar-2014.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 147.50 and Rs. 140.45 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 120053.96 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 74.96% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 22.26% and 2.78% respectively.

NTPC has commenced commercial generation from its first 660 MW unit of the Barh Super Thermal Power Station and the 110 MW unit II of its subsidiary Muzzafarpur Thermal Power Station.

These plants are situated in Bihar. The Muzzafarpur unit was shut down before the Government of Bihar handed it over to Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam, a subsidiary of NTPC and Bihar State Power Generation Company. The plant now also has 2 x 195 MW of capacity under construction.

Meanwhile, the Barh Super Thermal Power station, wholly owned and operated by NTPC, will have an ultimate capacity of 3300 MW in two stages. In stage one three units of 660 MW each will come up while in the second phase two units of 660 MW will be commissioned. The plant is located in Patna district of Bihar.

NTPC is the largest power generating company in the country. It has also diversified into hydro power, coal mining, power equipment manufacturing, oil & gas exploration, power trading & distribution.

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