NTPC's Q4 net soars 258% to Rs 4,479 cr, to pay final dividend of Rs 3.15

State-owned power giant NTPC on Saturday reported 258 per cent year-on-year increase in net profit on a standalone basis at Rs 4,479 crore for the March quarter (Q4FY21) as against Rs 1,252 crore in the same period a year earlier (Q4FY20).

However, revenue from operations fell marginally (2.5 per cent) to Rs 26,566 crore as compared to Rs 27,246 crore in the year-ago period.

Sequentially, net profit rose 35 per cent from Rs 3,315 crore in the December quarter (Q3FY21). The consolidated net profit came in at Rs 4,649 crore for the quarter under review, an increase of 185 per