NTPC reported 3.9% growth in power generation in H1FY25

New Delhi: In the first half of the fiscal year 2025, NTPC Ltd, India's largest power generator, saw a 3.91 percent increase in power generation, reaching 219.94 billion units (BU) compared to the same period in the previous year.

NTPC's coal stations achieved a plant load factor (PLF) of 76.3 percent from April to September 2024, as stated by the company in a public announcement.

The company's mining arm, NTPC Mining, produced 19 million tonnes (MT) of coal during H1FY25, registering a growth of 20 percent year-on-year. It dispatched 19.7 MT of coal to NTPC’s power stations with a growth of around 16 percent compared to the last financial year, the company said.

Till, 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.