NTPC surges after its oldest unit records highest PLF so far in current fiscal

12 Jan 2021 Evaluate

NTPC is currently trading at Rs. 99.85, up by 0.85 points or 0.86% from its previous closing of Rs. 99.00 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 98.75 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 99.95 and Rs. 98.25 respectively. So far 416228 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 125.00 on 15-Jan-2020 and a 52 week low of Rs. 74.00 on 23-Mar-2020.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 101.20 and Rs. 96.85 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 96627.28 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 51.02%, while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 46.25% and 2.59% respectively.

NTPC’s very first unit, which was commissioned 38 years ago at Singrauli in Uttar Pradesh, has achieved the highest Plant Load Factor (PLF) of 100.24% among all thermal units in the country between April 2020 to December 2020, data published by Central Electricity Authority (CEA) showed. The 200 MW unit was commissioned in 1982 and the robust PLF signifies the exceptional operational and maintenance efficiency at India’s largest power generation company.

NTPC is the largest power utility company in India and has presence in Coal, Gas, Solar PV, Hydro and Wind Power Generation and Coal Mining.

NTPC Share Price

346.25 -2.90 (-0.83%)
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