INTRODUCTION TO

POWER SECTOR,
NTPC
AND SIMHADRI
Dr C Jyothi babu

LAMP

In 1705 Francis Hauksbee (France) builds a

gas discharge lamp using an evacuated glass
tube charged with static electricity. The tube
glowed faintly.

VOLTA

The voltaic pile, invented

by Alessandro Volta in the
1800s was the first
electrical battery.
In common usage, the
word "battery" has come
to include a single galvanic
cell, but a battery
properly consists of
multiple cells.

FARADAY

In 1831, using his "induction ring", Michael Faraday made

one of his greatest discoveries - electromagnetic
induction: the "induction" or generation of electricity in a
wire by means of the electromagnetic effect of a current
in another wire. The induction ring was the first electric
transformer.
In a second series of experiments in September he
discovered magneto-electric induction: the production of a
steady electric current. To do this, Faraday attached two
wires through a sliding contact to a copper disc. By
rotating the disc between the poles of a horseshoe magnet
he obtained a continuous direct current. This was the first
generator.
From his experiments came devices that led to the modern
electric motor, generator and transformer.

BEGINNING OF COMMERCIAL
UTILIZATION OF ELECTRICITY

Beginning in 1836, the American artist

Samuel F. B. Morse, the American physicist
Joseph Henry, and Alfred Vail developed an
electrical telegraph system
Cooke and Wheatstone invented" and
patented the five needle electric telegraph
for two way communications in 1837.
The first commercial electric telegraph
entered use on 9 July 1839 on the Great
western Railway in Britain.
It ran 21 km from Paddington station to
West Drayton.

CARBON-ARC LAMP

In about 1800 - Vasily Petrov (Russia) first publicly

describes the phenomena of the electric arc. The
year of this is not yet confirmed.
The concept of carbon-arc lighting was first
demonstrated by Sir Humphry Davy in the early 19th
century (1802, 1805, 1807 and 1809 are all
mentioned), using charcoal sticks and a 2000-cell
battery to create an arc across a 4-inch (100mm)
gap. He mounted his electrodes horizontally and
noted that, because of the strong convection flow of
air, the arc formed the shape of an arch. He coined
the term "arch lamp", which was contracted to "arc
lamp" when the devices came into common usage.

In 1845 Mr Staite built an incandescent lamp using a

fine rod of carbon enclosed in an evacuated glass
bulb.
By 1857 generators were used to light up light
houses.
The first reported case of domestic electric lighting
was by Moses G. Farmer of Salem, Massachusetts,
USA, who had lit a room in his house with
incandescent lamps in 1858 for several months.
The first permanent installation of electric lighting
was in 1873 in Gramme workshop at Paris, which
produced electrical apparatus.

JOSEPH SWAN

In 1850 Swan began working on a light bulb using carbonized

paper filaments in an evacuated glass bulb. By 1860 he was able
to demonstrate a working device, and obtained a British patent
covering a partial vacuum, carbon filament incandescent lamp.
However, the lack of a good vacuum and an adequate electric
source resulted in an inefficient bulb with a short lifetime.
Swan first demonstrated the light bulb at a lecture in Newcastle
upon Tyne on 18 December 1878, but he did not receive a patent
until 27 November 1880 (patent No. 4933) after improvement to
the original lamp.
The world's first electric-light illumination in a public building
was for a lecture Swan gave in 1880.
In 1881, the Savoy Theatre in the City of Westminster, London
was lit by Swan incandescent light bulbs, the first theatre in the
world to be lit entirely by electricity

THOMAS ALVA EDISON

Building on the contributions of other

developers over the previous three quarters of
a century, Edison made improvements to the
idea of incandescent light, and entered the
public consciousness as "the inventor" of the
light bulb, and a prime mover in developing the
necessary infrastructure for electric power.
After many experiments with platinum and
other metal filaments, Edison returned to a
carbon filament. The first successful test was
on October 22, 1879; it lasted 13.5 hours.
Edison continued to improve this design and by
November 4, 1879, filed for U.S. patent 223,898
(granted on January 27, 1880) for an electric
lamp using "a carbon filament or strip coiled
and connected to platina contact wires"

THOMAS ALVA EDISON

Building on the contributions of other

developers over the previous three quarters of
a century, Edison made improvements to the
idea of incandescent light, and entered the
public consciousness as "the inventor" of the
lightbulb, and a prime mover in developing the
necessary infrastructure for electric power.
After many experiments with platinum and
other metal filaments, Edison returned to a
carbon filament. The first successful test was
on October 22, 1879; it lasted 13.5 hours.
Edison continued to improve this design and by
November 4, 1879, filed for U.S. patent 223,898
(granted on January 27, 1880) for an electric
lamp using "a carbon filament or strip coiled
and connected to platina contact wires"

FIRST HOUSE IN THE WORLD TO

BE LIT

The worlds first hydroelectric

power station was installed by
William Armstrong using water
running through his estate to power
various labour-saving devices in his
palace at Cragside in
Northumberland in 1870
In 1878 Sir William Armstrong used
arc lamps to light his picture gallery
at Cragside, Northumberland.
In 1880 he used Swan's incandescent
light bulbs.
Cragside is the first house in the
world to be lit by electricity
generated from water power

THERMAL POWER

Worlds first power plant driven by a steam

engine and using electric dynamos operating
on Siemens principle was built in 1878 by
Sigmund Schuckert to light the palace of King
Ludwid II in the Baverian town of Ettal

RAILWAY ENGINE

Dr. Werner von Siemens built and exhibited

the running of an electrically powered
railway engine at the Berlin trade fair in
1879.

CENTRAL ELECTRICITY
GENERATING STATION

The first central electricity generating

station was built by California Electric Light
Company owned by George Roe in September
1879 using a steam engine and two small
dynamos.

ELECTRICITY IN INDIA THROUGH

TELEGRAPHY

Unlike other technological developments in

the West, electricity was introduced in India
without a time lag in the form of galvanic
electricity (both electro chemical and
electromagnetic) through telegraphy, with
the establishment of the first experimental
line set up in Kolkata in 1839 at the Botanical
Gardens along the river Hooghly

FIRST USE OF ELECTRIC

LIGHTING IN INDIA

First reported use of electric lighting was in

Mysore during the marriage of King
Chamarajendra Wadiyar in May 1878 when
twelve arc lamps with dynamo and gas
engine imported from England illuminated
his palace yard (Sharma, 2003).The Mysore
palace electrification carried out by Mr.
Charigton was the source of lighting up to
26th September1908, when power supply
from Shivasamudram hydro electric plant
reached the Mysore palace (Sharma, 2003).

ELECTRIC BULB IN INDIA

On 20th July 1879, an Englishman, Mr. Fleury

(of P W Fleury & Co.) demonstrated an
electric bulb to the people of Calcutta; A
dynamo, driven by a small steam engine,
generated electricity.
In Chennai a Frenchman Amedes Verne
demonstrated a kind of generator that light
up a few lights in peoples park in 1879

In 1881, thirty six electric lights lit up a

Cotton Mill of Mackinnon & Mackenzie at
Garden Reach, Kolkata.
Howrah Jute Mills Company also used electric
lighting as early as the year 1881, which was
discontinued after a few years to be restored
again in 1895

ELECTRIC LIGHT

Dey, Sheel and Co. of 36 Wellington Square

started a business of renting out dynamos in
1885 and was a pioneer of sorts in this field.
They provided electrical lights for the dinner
hosted on 20th December 1886 in honour of
the delegates to the Calcutta Session of the
Indian National Congress.
the King of Bikaner in Rajasthan started using
a steam engine driven dynamo for his palace
as early as 1886, bringing electrification to
the subcontinent on a regular basis

STREET LIGHT

In 1883 Mumbai Municipality entered into an

agreement with the Eastern Electric Light
and Power Company to provide electric
lighting in the Crawford Market and on some
of the roads but the market got reverted to
gas lighting as the company got liquidated
next year

THE FIRST POWER PLANT

the Sidrabong Hydel power plant by Darjeeling

Municipality was developed in the public sector under
state patronage. Its work started in early 1895 and it was
commissioned in the year 1897.
The first plant consisted of two 65 kW Crompton-Brunton
single phase, 2300 volts, 83.8 cycles alternators coupled
with two Gunthers Turbines.
A total of one-lakh twenty thousand rupees were spent on
setting up the Sidrabong Hydel Power Plant. No estimates
of the money spent for construction of the transmission
lines and other related expenses are, however, available.
Two more units of 135 kilowatts capacity each were added
to the power station in 1905 and 1910 and two more of
200 kilowatts each in 1931 and 1935.

FIRST THERMAL POWER PLANT

On 7th April, 1899 the first thermal power plant

of The Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation
Limited was commissioned at Emambagh Lane,
near Princep Street.
The plant in Emambaugh Lane consisted of three
boilers of 500 horse-powers with eight dynamos
and a storage battery... The chimney was the
highest in Calcutta, being 40 ft. higher than the
water works chimney which was close by.
In Calcutta the initial rate per unit of power was
Rupee 1, the price being the same as in London.

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTS

Among the Indian companies, Bengal Lamps

was established to manufacture electric lamps
in 1932,
India Electric Works Ltd. started an integrated
design ceiling fan factory in Calcutta around
the same time.
Other important companies include Larsen &
Toubro (a partnership of two enterprising young
Danes) in 1938, Bajaj Electricals (1938), Ess Ess
Kay Engg. (1935), Jyoti Ltd. (1943), Mysore
Electricals (1945), Kirloskar Electric (1946) and
GFM Manufacturers, Punjab (1946) etc.

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTS

Among the Indian companies, Bengal Lamps

was established to manufacture electric lamps
in 1932,
India Electric Works Ltd. started an integrated
design ceiling fan factory in Calcutta around
the same time.
Other important companies include Larsen &
Toubro (a partnership of two enterprising young
Danes) in 1938, Bajaj Electricals (1938), Ess Ess
Kay Engg. (1935), Jyoti Ltd. (1943), Mysore
Electricals (1945), Kirloskar Electric (1946) and
GFM Manufacturers, Punjab (1946) etc.

INDEPENDENCE

in 1947, the total installed capacity in the

country was 1392 MW (884 MW Thermal and
508 Hydro)
Private companies or local authorities
supplied more than four-fifths of this total
generation capacity.

After Independence it was necessary for the

power sector to take the role of the
development engine and the technological
base for modern economic growth.

To give impetus for growth the vast majority

of the private power entities were
amalgamated into state owned enterprises
and the government-owned SEBs were made
responsible for all, new generation,
transmission and distribution of electricity.

NUCLEAR

The world's first nuclear power plant becomes

operational in Obninsk, outside of Moscow in 1954 June
27.
Tarapur Atomic Power Station was the first nuclear
power plant in India. The construction of the plant was
started in 1962 and the plant went operational in 1969
by Department of Atomic Energy.
The 320 MW Tarapur nuclear power station housed two
160 MW boiling water reactors (BWRs), the first in Asia.
The Tarapur Plant was originally constructed by the
American companies Bechtel and GE, under a 1963
Agreement between India, the United States, and the
IAEA.

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
SOURCES

Government of India created the Department

of Non-conventional Energy Sources (DNES) in
September, 1982 under the Ministry of
Science and Technology.
Now renamed as ministry of new and
renewable energy

WIND ENERGY

The first wind farm in India

consisting of 2x110 KW turbines of
Micon make was commissioned on
Mandvi sea beach, Kutch in Gujarat
on 16th January 1986 using funding
from DNES, by the Gujarat Energy
Development Agency (GEDA) and
the Gujarat Electricity Board (GEB).
Tamilnadu also started wind power
generation almost at the same time
10x55 KW machines of windmatic
make at Tuticorin was
commissioned on 18th January 1986

SOLAR POWER

India's efforts to set up grid-connected solar power capacity began

as small demonstration projects. Punjab was host to the country's
early demonstration projects.
In October 1999, two tiny projects, each of 50 kw (or 0.05 mw),
were set up by the Union ministry of new and renewable energy.
The projects were established at Mini Secretariat Building and
Village Bajak in Punjab, and are currently in operation.
In March 2003, a 0.2-mw grid-connected solar power plant (based on
photovoltaic technology) was installed in Khatkar Kalan village of
Punjab's Nawashahr district.
This plant was then India's biggest grid-connected solar power plant.
Constructed by Tata BP Solar, the plant was deployed to illuminate
100 street lights on the road leading to the Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat
Singh Museum.

ENTRY OF CENTRAL PUBLIC SECTOR

By 1970s it turned out that the SEBs internal

accruals were insufficient for growth, and
they sought assistance from the state in the
form of grants, subsidies, soft loans, etc. This
led to widespread blackouts by the 1970s and
the system appeared headed for collapse.
The central government responded to the
failings of SEBs by asserting greater control
and created new state-owned corporations
for power generation and transmission
intended to supplement the SEBs.

CENTRAL CORPORATIONS

the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) 1975

National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) 1975
North-Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO-1976.
The Power Finance Corporation (PFC) -1986
Nuclear power is produced by Nuclear Power Corporation
of India Limited (NPCIL) - 1987
Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC) 1988
Nathpa Jhakri Power Corporation (NJPC) (later renamed
as Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited) -1988
National Power Transmission Corporation (NPTC) - 1989.
Renamed as Power Grid (PGCIL)
Power Trading Corporation (PTC) India Limited -1999

TOTAL INSTALLED CAPACITY AS

ON 30/09/2013
Sector

MW

%age

State Sector

90,062.14

39.37

Central Sector

65,732.94

28.73

Private Sector

72,926.66

31.88

Total

2,28,721.73

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INSTALLED CAPACITY AND FUEL USED

AS ON 30/09/2013
Fuel

MW

%age

Total Thermal

155968.99

68.19

Coal

134,388.39

58.75

Gas

20,380.85

8.91

Oil

1,199.75

0.52

39,788.40

17.39

4,780.00

2.08

28,184.35

12.32

Hydro (Renewable)
Nuclear
Renewable Energy
Sources(RES) include Wind
Energy, Small Hydro Project ,
Biomas Gasfier , Biomass Power,
Urban & Industrial Waste Power,

Total

2,28,721.73

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Power Infrastructure in India

Sector wise break-up (MW)

Fuel wise break-up (MW)

Thermal

105647

64.5%

Coal 87093

53.2%

Gas 17354

10.6%

Diesel 1200
Hydro
Nuclear
Renewable

TOTAL

0.73%
37033

22.6%

4560

2.8%

16429

10.0%

163670

100.0%

(Excluding captive capacity of 19509 MW connected to grid)

Total generation in 2009-10 771 BU

(Source: CEA- July2010)
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Power Infrastructure (Aug-2011)Generation Capacity in India

Installed Capacity,
176.99 GW
Another 19,510 MW Grid- connected
Captives
(55,573 MW)

Total installed capacity in 176.99 GW

(38,821 MW)

Sector has grown from

mere 1 GW in 1947 to 176.99 GW today
(82,596 MW)

Projected Capacity Requirement

6.2%
6.8%
10.8%
425 GW

132 GW

220 GW

CAGR 7.3%
Key Imperatives:

Attract investment in power sector

Ensuring matching fuel availability

Add additional manufacturing capacity

Effective project management

Source: Integrated Energy Policy GOI

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778 GW

AN INTERCONNECTED POWER SYSTEM IS A

COMPLEX ENTERPRISE THAT MAY BE SUBDIVIDED
INTO THE FOUR MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS:

Power
System

Generation

Transmission

Distribution

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Utilization

States

Centre

UNDER THE VIITH SCHEDULE OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION,

THE POWER SECTOR IS ON THE CONCURRENT LIST

CEA
Parliamen
t

MOP,
GOI

Central
PSEs

Legislativ
e function

Executive
Function

Execution

Regulatory
Function

SEBs/Stat
e
Utilities
/IPPs/Lic.

SERCs

State
Assemblies

State
Govts.

CERC

BEE

40

POWER SECTOR STRUCTURE IN

INDIA

17/08/2009

41

CENTRAL, STATE AND PRIVATE UTILITIES HAVE A

COMPLEMENTARY ROLE FOR OPTIMAL DEVELOPMENT OF
POWER SECTOR IN INDIA.
Central

Generation

Transmission
Transmission

Distribution
Distribution

Under MOP: NTPC, NHPC, NEEPCO,DVC,BBMB

Other Ministries: NLC, NPC

State

SEBs/State Gencos

Joint

SJVNL, THDC, NHDC

Private

IPPs, Licensees (CESC, REL, AEC)

Central

CTU-Power Grid

State

STUs- SEBs/State TRANSCOs

State

STUs- SEBs/State Discoms (Major player)

Private

Power Trading: PTC, NVVNL

Pvt Discoms and Licensees

Financing: PFC, REC

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GROWTH OF INSTALLED CAPACITY

(MW)
NTPC starts
adding capacity
in 1982

Excluding 19509 MW Captive Generating Capacity connected to Grid

43

A deficit scenario persists

774
11.0%
9.8%

Million Units
9.6%
8.3%
7.3%

7.8%

7.5%

8.8%

7.1%

DURING 2009-10, ENERGY DEFICIT WAS 10.1% AND PEAKING

SHORTAGES WERE 13.3%
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COMPARATIVE PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION

Per capita consumption 704 Units World Avg. 2596

Distribution Losses
37%

40%
35%
30%
18%

25%

17%

20%
15%

11%
5%

8%

8%
6%

7%

10%
5%
0%

Source: EIA - 2005

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NTPC Limited
AN INTRODUCTION

By:
Dr Jyothi Babu C

ENTRY OF NTPC

NTPC was SET UP on 7 November 1975

WITH 100% OWNERSHIP BY
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

Evolution of NTPC
1975
NTPC SET UP
on November
7 WITH 100%
OWNERSHIP
BY
GOVERNMEN
T OF INDIA.

1978

1982

1982

1990

1992

TAKEOVER
OF
MANAGEMEN
T OF THE
BADARPUR
PROJECT
FROM CEA

FIRST UNIT
200 MW
COMMISSIO
NED AT
SINGRAULI

FIRST 500
MW UNIT
COMMISSIO
NED AT
SINGRAULI

TOTAL
INSTALLED
CAPACITY OF
10,000 MW
REACHED

FIRST
ACQUISITION BY
NTPC -FG
UNCHAHAR TPS
(2X210MW)
FROM UPRVUN

1992

1997

TRANSMISSIO
N SYSTEMS
OWNED BY
NTPC WERE
TRANSFERRE
D TO PGCIL

'NAVRATNA'
STATUS
GRANTED BY
THE GOI

2002
THREE WHOLLY
OWNED
SUBSIDIARIES,
VIZ., NESCL,
NHL AND NVVNL
INCORPORATED

2004
BECAME A
LISTED
COMPANY

2005
THE
COMPANYS
NAME
CHANGED
TO NTPC
LIMITED

NTPC installed capacity in April 2015 = 43039 MW

Installed Capacity in MW

34,000+

Rechristened as NTPC Limited

in line with diversification in
business operations beyond
thermal power generation

30,000+
%
: 19
GR
CA

25,000+
20,000+

15,000+

Target capacity
of 128 GW by
FY32

2032

10,000+
5,000+
200+
1982

1987

1990

1994

2002

2006

2009

2011

2011

Listed on Indian
stock exchanges

2010

First Coal Mining

Block allocated
NTPC exceeds the
20,000MW installed
capacity

Achieves total
installed capacity
of 10,000MW

2009
2005

2004
2003

Set up with 100%

ownership by the
Government of India

2002
1997
1990
1982

1975

First 200MW unit at

Singrauli
commissioned

GOI conferred
status of
Navratna
granting more
autonomy to the
Board of Directors

Foray into Nuclear

Energy in JV with
Nuclear Power
Corporation of India Ltd
NTPC recognized
as the No.1 IPP in
Asia by Platts again
GOI Divests
additional 5% of its
Paid Up Capital

Commenced
construction of hydroelectric power project
of 800MW
NTPC exceeds the
30,000MW installed
capacity mark

Awarded
Maharatna Status

NTPC OFFICES

Corporate Office in SCOPE building, New Delhi

Engineering Office Complex, Noida
Regional offices Noida, Patna, Bhubaneswar,
Lucknow, Secunderabad, Mumbai
PMI, Noida
NTPC Energy Technology Research AllianceGreater Noida
NTPC Consultancy, Noida
Regional Inspection Offices- Various
Project Sites
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NTPC- REGIONS

NCR Region- Noida

Eastern Region 1- Patna
Eastern Region 2- Bhubaneshwar
Northern Region- Lucknow
Southern Region- Secunderabad
Western Region 1- Mumbai
Western Region 2- Mumbai
Hydro Region- Noida

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TOP MANAGEMENT

CMD- Shri Arup Roy Choudhury

Director (Finance)- Shri AK Singhal
Director (Commercial)- Shri IJ Kapoor
Director (Projects)- Shri BP Singh
Director (Technical)- Shri DK Jain
Director (HR)- Shri UP Pani
Director (Oprn)- Shri NN Misra
Two GOI Directors
Nine Independent Directors
53

VISION

To be the worlds
largest and best power
producer, powering
Indias growth.
54

MISSION
Develop and provide reliable power,
related products and services at
competitive prices, integrating
multiple energy sources with
innovative and eco-friendly
technologies and contribute to
society.
55

CORE VALUES
Business

Ethics
Environmentally & Economically Sustainable
Customer Focus
Organisational & Professional Pride
Mutual Respect & Trust
Motivating Self & Others
Innovation & Speed
Total Quality for Excellence
Transparent & Respected Organisation
Enterprising
Devoted

NTPC Power Plants April 2014 43039 MW

Coal based 16

Gas Based 7

JV Gas 1

Badarpur
Dadri
Farakka
Kahalgaon
Korba
Mouda
Ramagundam
Rihand
Simhadri
Singrauli
Sipat
Talcher Kaniha
Talcher Thermal
Tanda
Unchahar
Vindhyachal

Anta
Auraiya
Dadri gas
Faridabad
Jhanor-Gandhar
Kwas
Kayamkulam

Ratnagiri

JV coal 6
Bhilai CPP
Durgapur CPP
Jhajjar
Kanti
Raurkela CPP
Vallur

Solar 7
Andaman & Nicobar Solar PV
Dadri solar PV
Faridabad Solar PV
Raigarh Solar PV
Ramagundam Solar PV
Talcher Kaniha Solar PV
Unchahar Solar PV
Total = 37

NTPC Ongoing Projects April 2014 22414 MW

Barh (4x660)
Bongaigaon (3x250)
BRBCL Nabinagar (4x250)
Darlipali I (2x800)
Gadarwara I (2x800)
Kanti II (2x195)
Koldam (4x200)
Kudgi I (3x800)
Lara I (2x800)
Lata Tapovan (3x57)
Meja I (2x660)
Mouda II (2x660)
North Karanpura (3x660)
NPGCPL Nabinagar (3x660)
Singrauli small HPP (2x4)
Singrauli Solav PV (1x15)
Solapur (2x660)
Tapovan-Vishnugad (4x130)
Unchahar IV (1x500)
Vindhyachal V (1x500)

Present position

THE LARGEST POWER GENERATION COMPANY IN INDIA

CURRENT OPERATING
(INCLUDING JV)

15 COAL BASED AND 7 GAS BASED POWER PLANTS

3 HYDRO PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION

DEVELOPING COAL MINES FOR CAPTIVE USE

EXPLORING OIL / GAS BLOCKS IN CONSORTIUM WITH

PARTNERS

SUBSIDIARIES (5 NOS.) & JV COMPANIES (14 NOS.)

CAPACITY

34,854

59

MW

Global
Stature
18 Coal Based and 8 Gas Based Projects
Current Operating Capacity 31,704 MW (Including JV of 2,864

MW)

17,830 MW Under Construction (includes hydro)

30,000 MW under various stages of development (bidding / FR

readiness, /studies under progress); includes 650 MW of wind

and 300 MW of solar

Largest generator in India with a share of 28.6%; 3rd largest

generating company in Asia

6 coal mines (with reserves of 3 Billion Tonnes) under

development

5 oil/gas blocks allotted in under NELP V and VIII (one in

Arunachal Pradesh in NTPC led consortium, one fully owned in

Cambay and 3 offshore as consortium partner with ONGC)

One of the largest Indian companies with market cap of over Rs

1,70,000 Crores

Net worth of over Rs. 64,000 Crore (FY-09)

Total Assets of over Rs. 1,05,000 Crore (FY-09)
# 1 independent power producer in Asia in 2009 (by Platts, a

division of McGraw-Hill companies)

341st Largest company in the world and 5th in India on the basis

of Sales, Profit, Assets & Market value (Forbes-2000 ranking

2010),
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NTPC: INDIAS LARGEST POWER GENERATOR

Generation

Total installed coal and gas-powered capacity of 34,854 MW (including

3,364 MW through JVs and subsidiaries)
14,008 MW including 1,328 MW hydel capacity, under construction
Also developing other renewable energy projects, such as wind and
solar, as well as nuclear power projects
Unmatched Scale of Operations in India
Installed Capacity

Total Generation

N
C
1
9T
.P
7%
R
t0.3i%
s
I8e
n
d
aof

Rest of
India
70.6%

NTPC
29.4%

By far the largest Power Producer

in India

Operates 117 units, by means of 15

coal and 7 Gas based plants on its
own; 5 coal & 1 gas based plants
through JVs and subsidiaries

Ranked as the top IPP in Asia and

nd Globally (1)
(1)
2nd

Global Stature
# 1 independent power producer in
Asia in 2010 (by Platts, a division
of McGraw-Hill companies)
#1 Utility in Asia, 341st company in
the world and 5th in India on the
basis of Sales, Profit, Assets &
Market
value
(Forbes-2000
ranking 2010).

10th largest generator in the

world,
3rd largest in Asia.
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NTPC Performing at global levels

700

10TH LARGEST ELECTRICITY OUTPUT; 3RD IN ASIA

600

Billion Units

500
400

610

300

422

200

333

324

289

276

253

100

231

224

207

Highest capacity utilization

80%
70%
60%
50%

78%

40%
30%

67%

61%

60%

59%

58%

57%

56%

20%
10%
0%

63
63

55%

PROFIT AFTER TAX

GROUP NTPC
Power Generation

Services

Equipment
Manufacturing

Coal Acquisition

Power Trading

NTPC Hydro Ltd. (100%)

NTPC Electric Supply

Company Ltd. (100%)

NTPC BHEL Power Projects

Pvt. Ltd. (50%)

International Coal
Ventures Pvt. Ltd.
(14.28%)

NTPC Vidyut Vyapar

Nigam Ltd. (100%)

Kanti Bijlee Utpadan

Nigam Ltd. (51%)

Utility Powertech Ltd.

(50%)

BF NTPC Energy Systems

Ltd. (49%)

NTPC SCCL Global

Ventures Pvt. Ltd. (50%)

National Power Exchange

Ltd. (16.67%)

Bhartiya Rail Bijlee

Company Ltd. (74%)

NTPC Alstom Power

Services Pvt. Ltd. (50%)

Transformers and
Electricals Kerala Ltd.
(44.6%)

CIL NTPC Urja Private Ltd.

(50%)

Aravali Power Company

Pvt. Ltd. (50%)

National High Power Test

Laboratory Pvt. Ltd. (25%)

NTPC Tamil Nadu Energy

Company Ltd. (50%)

Energy Efficiency Service

Limited (25%)

Subsidiaries

18

Joint Ventures

Nabinagar Power
Generating Company Pvt.
Ltd. (50%)
Meja Urja Nigam Pvt. Ltd.
(50%)
NTPC SAIL Power
Company Pvt. Ltd. (50%)
Ratnagiri Gas and
Power Pvt. Ltd. (30.17%)
Anushakti Vidhyut
Nigam Ltd. (49%)

NTPC has set up subsidiaries and joint ventures to pursue its growth objectives

BY 2032, NTPC TARGETS A CAPACITY OF 128 GW WITH 28% CAPACITY

FROM NON-FOSSIL SOURCES

2014 April
~43039 MW

Coal

2032
~128000 MW

Gas

Nuclear

Hydro Renewables

Physical Capital : Pan India

Presence

Geographical spread of generating facilities

KOLDAM
KOLDAM
(800
(800 MW)
MW)
LOHARINAG
LOHARINAG PALA
(600 MW)
MW)
DADRI
DADRI
(817
(817 MW)
MW)
FARIDABAD
FARIDABAD
TAPOVAN
(430
TAPOVAN VISHNUGAD
VISHNUGAD
(430 MW)
MW)
BTPS
BTPS NCTPP
NCTPP (520
(520 MW)
MW)
(705
(2,310
(705 MW)
MW)
(1,820 MW)
MW)
TANDA
TANDA
IGSTPP
IGSTPP
(440
(440 MW)
MW)
UNCHAHAR
UNCHAHAR
(1,500
(1,500 MW)
MW)
KAHALGAON
(1,050
AURAIYA
KAHALGAON
(1,050 MW)
MW)
AURAIYA
BONGAIGAON
BONGAIGAON
(2,340 MW)
NABINAGAR
(652
MW)
NABINAGAR
(652 MW)
MW)
(750
(750 MW)
MW)
ANTA
ANTA
(1,000
MW)
(1,000 MW)
(413
(413 MW)
MW)
RIHAND
SINGRAULI
SINGRAULI (3,000
(3,000 MW)
MW)
BARH
BARH
(2,000
FARAKKA
(2,000 MW)
MW)
FARAKKA
3,300
3,300 MW
MW
(2,100
(2,100 MW)
MW)
VINDHYACHAL
VINDHYACHAL
GANDHAR
(4,260
MW)
GANDHAR
(648
(648 MW)
MW)
ROURKELA
DURGAPUR
ROURKELA DURGAPUR
KORBA
KORBA
(120 MW) (120 MW)
(2,600
KAWAS
(2,600 MW)
MW) (120 MW) (120 MW)
KAWAS
TALCHER
BHILAI
TALCHER KANIHA
(645
BHILAI
(645 MW)
MW)MAUDA
MAUDA
574
(3,000 MW)
MW)
574 MW
MW (3,000
(1,000
(1,000 MW)
MW)
SIPAT
SIPAT
2,980
2,980 MW
MWTALCHER
TALCHER Thermal
Thermal
(460
(460 MW)
MW)
RGPPL
RGPPL
(1480
(1480 MW)
MW)

26 power stations spread across the country

RAMAGUNDAM
RAMAGUNDAM
(2,600
(2,600 MW)
MW)SIMHADRI
SIMHADRI
(2,000
(2,000 MW)
MW)

No. of
plants

Capacity
MW

15
7
22

24885
3955
28840

5
27

2864
31704

NTPC Owned
COAL POWER STATION
ONGOING HYDRO POWER PROJECTS
VALLUR
VALLUR
(1,500 MW)
KAYAMKULAM
KAYAMKULAM (1,500 MW)
(350
(350 MW)
MW)

GAS POWER STATIONS

ONGOING THERMAL PROJECTS

Note: Capacity includes capacity under construction; Map not to scale

Pan-India geographical coverage with 27

Coal
Gas/Liquid fuel
Total
Owned by JVs
Coal & Gas
powerTotal
stations
67

Technology Progression
Technologies Introduced
High Voltage Direct Current
Technology
Distributed Digital Control MIS
Dry Ash extraction and disposal
system
765 KV AC switchyard
Tunnel Boring machines
High concentration slurry disposal
system

Technologies under Induction

Development of IGCC suitable for
Indian coal
Use of advanced technologies in the
renovation and modernization of aging
power stations
Induction of efficient Advanced Class
gas turbines
Flue gas desulphurisation

Implementing increased efficiency

Induction of high efficiency equipment, including supercritical and ultrasupercritical machines (Project basket of about 50 supercritical 660 / 800 MW units)
8 units of Super Critical 660MW under construction (5,280MW)
9 units of Super Critical 660MW under bidding/ordering (5,940 MW)
9 units of Super Critical 800MW under Bulk tendering (7200 MW)
NTPC along-with IGCAR & BHEL to develop material for USC (700 Deg. C) under
National Mission for Clean Coal technology

Exploring Global Opportunities

Bangladesh: MOU signed with Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) for
setting up a power plant in JV at Khulna. FR prepared and submitted to BPDB for
approval..
Bangladesh: As part of the MoU, NTPC is providing Consultancy to BPDB for
improvement in their power sector including training to their personnel.
Sri Lanka: NTPC is setting up a 500 MW(2X250MW) coal based thermal power
station in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka through a joint venture with Ceylon Electricity
Board(CEB).
Bhutan: Amochu Reservoir Storage Project (620 MW) in Bhutan has been allocated
to NTPC for preparation of DPR.
Qatar: NTPC is pursuing for investment by Qatar in NTPCs Gas based Power
Projects.
Dubai: A representative office is functioning in Dubai since November 2006 for
marketing of its services in Middle-East region.

Performing at global levels

700

10th largest electricity output, 3rd in Asia

600

Billion Units

500
400
300

610
422

200

333

324

289

276

253

231

100

224

207

80%

Highest capacity utilization

70%
60%
50%
40%
30%

78%

67%

61%

60%

59%

58%

57%

56%

55%

20%
10%
0%

70

70

SALIENT FEATURES OF SIMHADRI

First Coastal Based Coal Fired thermal Power Project

of NTPC
Biggest Sea Water Intake-Well in India (For Drawing
Sea Water from Bay of Bengal)
Use of Sea Water for Condenser Cooling and Ash
Disposal
Asias Tallest Natural Cooling Towers (165 Mtrs) , 6th
in the World
Use of Fly-Ash Bricks in the Construction of all
Buildings
Coal Based Project of NTPC Whose Entire Power is
Allocated to Home State (AP)
Use of Monitors and Large Video Screens (LVS) as Man
Machine Interface (MMIs) for Operating the Plant

PRODUCT AND RAW MATERIALS

Produces Electric Power

2000

MW (4x500MW)

Main raw materials:

Coal

33000 35000 Tons per day for four units.

Transported thro Indian railways from Mahanadi Coal Fields, Talcher, Orissa. Small
quantity imported.

Sweet Water
600 Cu.M/hour, drawn from Yeleru Reservoir Canal.

Sea water
9100 Cu.M/hour drawn from Bay of Bengal

HFO & LDO

73.5 Cu.M HFO and 26.3 Cu.M LDO are used to start and to maintain temperature in
boilers as and when required.

OTHER DETAILS

Employment as on 31.03.2011
NTPC Employees : 656
Contractors employees : 884

Location:
Paravada

Land Requirement:
3384

Acres

Power Evacuation:
AP

Mandal , Visakhapatnam , AP

TRANSCO (Via Kalpaka)

PROCESS

Pulverized coal is fired in the Boiler to

generate steam from DM water.
Steam at high Pressure & temperature is then
fed to the turbine to rotate it at a high
speed of 3000 RPM
Generator connected to the same shaft also
rotates to generate power .
Generated power at 21 KV is stepped up to
400 KV and fed to the grid.

COAL TO ELECTRICITY (SCHEMATIC)

CONTROL ROOM

Sea Water Pump House

Pumps 2Nos
Cap
9000 Cub Mtr/Hr
Pump Head 40.3 Mtr
Jetty Length 800 Mtr
Intake Well Dia-21.40 Mtr
Height-37.2 Mtr

COOLING TOWERS

Height
165.45 Mtr
Dia
117.9 Mtr
Evap Loss 1036.2 T/Hr
Water Qty 61584 T/Hr