NTPC Ltd.

NTPC has brought down its cost of electricity generation by an average 39.5 paise. It does not include taxes and cess primarily imposed to finance protection of environment. The company’s Mauda project registered an overall fall in cost of power generation at Rs 1.65 per unit, taking into account the impact of revision in levies and charges.

The overall cost of power production for the company stood at Rs 2.01 per unit in 2014-15, which has declined to Rs 1.94 in April-February of 2016-17.

Further, the new projects and plants with high dependence of imported coal have benefited the most. The other plants which gained due to improved quality and supplies of coal are Barh Stage-II (Rs 1.24 per unit), Badarpur (Rs 1.16) and Tanda (93.6 paise).