NTPC registers 3.9% growth in power generation, 16% in coal mining | Company News
India’s largest power generator, NTPC Ltd, recorded a 3.91 per cent growth in power generation to 219.94 billion units (BU) up to H1 of FY25, over the corresponding period of the previous year. NTPC coal stations recorded a plant load factor (PLF) of 76.3 per cent during April-September 2024, the company said in a public statement.
The company’s mining arm, NTPC Mining, produced 19 million tonnes (MT) of coal during H1FY25, registering a growth of 20 per cent year-on-year. It dispatched 19.7 MT of coal to NTPC’s power stations with a growth of around 16 per cent compared to the last financial year, the company said.
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To date, NTPC Mining has produced more than 123 MT and has dispatched more than 121 MT of coal from its five operational captive coal mines, namely Pakri Barwadih, Kerandari & Chatti Bariatu in Jharkhand, Dulanga in Odisha, and Talaipalli in Chhattisgarh, ensuring fuel security for NTPC’s thermal power stations.
First Published: Oct 01 2024 | 6:43 PM IST
