NTPC hits 50 GW generation mark

NTPC contributes nearly 24% of India's power generation

State-owned NTPC has hit 50GW capacity with the commissioning of a 500 MW unit at Unchahar in Uttar Pradesh, taking its total installed capacity to 50,498 MW.

Ranked the world’s third largest power company by coal-based power generation capacity, NTPC is ranked second among independent power producers globally by Platts, according to a company release. 

NTPC contributes nearly 24 per cent of India’s power generation, topping 250 BUs in 2016-17. It has also begun mining coal at Pakri Barwadih in Hazaribagh, commissioned its first high-efficiency 800 MW unit at Kudgi and has steadily added to its renewable energy portfolio. Its