NTPC starts commercial operation of Darlipali plant; stock rises

National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) said that the company’s Darlipali Super Thermal Power Station Stage-1 (2 x 800 MW) in Sundargarh district of Odisha has commenced its commercial operation with effect from March 1, 2020.

In a regulatory filing released on February 29, 2020, the company informed that with the commencement of this plant, the commercial capacity of NTPC and NTPC Group has become 49,695 MW and 58,156 MW, respectively.

Meanwhile, NTPC had earlier also informed that the commercial operation of Barauni Thermal Power Station Stage 1 (2 x 250 MW) in Begusarai district of Bihar has also started its commercial operation from March 1, 2020.

Indian public sector undertaking, NTPC Ltd is the country’s largest power generating company, both in the terms of installed capacity as well as generated output.  

At 11.57 am on Monday, the stock of NTPC Ltd is trading at Rs 108.85, up by 2.16 per cent against its previous close of Rs 106.55. Its 52-week high is Rs 145.85 and its 52-week low is Rs 103.90 on BSE.