NTPC advances as its Jhajjar plant's 3rd 500MW unit gears up for commercial operations

25 Apr 2013 Evaluate

NTPC is currently trading at Rs. 153.85, up by 4.75 points or 3.19 % from its previous closing of Rs. 149.10 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 149.05 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 155.30 and Rs. 149.00 respectively. So far 324985 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 175.35 on 12-Sep-2012 and a 52 week low of Rs. 136.10 on 21-Mar-2013.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 149.50 and Rs. 143.55 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 126897.70 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 75.00 % while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 19.84 % and 5.16 % respectively.

National Thermal Power Corporation’s (NTPC) - Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project (IGSTPP) will start commercial operations from its third 500 MW unit located at Jhajjar in state of Haryana from April 26, 2013. IGSTPP is being implemented by Aravali Power Company -- a joint venture between NTPC, HPGCL and IPGCL. NTPC holds 50% stake in the plant while Haryana Power Generation Company (HPGCL) and Indraprastha Power Generation Company (IPGCL) have 25% stake each.

Pursuant to the commissioning of the third 500 MW unit, the 1,500 MW first stage of the coal-based plant would be fully operational. The electricity generated from the plant will be mostly supplied to Haryana and Delhi. There is also provision for having two 660 MW units under stage II of the project.

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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