full form of ntpc

full form of NTPC:

full form of NTPC is 'National Thermal Power Corporation'.

the name frequently used as NTPC Ltd. 





what is NTPC:

NTPC is an Indian Public Sector corporation used for the business of generation of electricity and other allied activities.

Establishment of NTPC:

the corporation was established on November 7, 1975, and was named as ''National Thermal Power Corporation Private Limited''

headquarter of NTPC:

the headquarter of NTPC is located in New Delhi.

important facts about NTPC:

  • the corporation established on November 7,1975.
  • the first thermal power project by NTPC was held in 1976 at Shaktinagar.
  • the commercial operations (i.e. selling of power) by NTPC was held in 1983 and earned a profit of INR 4.5 crores.
  • In 1986, NTPC has completed synchronization of its first 500 MW unit at Singrauli.
  • the government of India announced it as ''NAVRATNA'' in the year 1997.
  • on 5th November 2004, NTPC got listed on BSE and NSE.
  • at the end of 2010, the NTPC has crossed the capacity of 31,000 MW.
  • until now, the NTPC is the largest power corporation in India with an electric power generating capacity of  58,156 MW.















full form of ntpc