NHPC Limited

NHPC is Hydroelectric power generation company with headquarters is in Faridabad, India.

NHPC Limited has also diversified in the field of Solar & Wind power.

As on March-2021, NHPC Limited presently has an installation base of 7071 MW from 24 power stations on ownership basis including projects taken up in Joint Venture. NHPC planning to have installed capacity of 20 GW by 2030.

For year ending Mar-2021, consolidated annual net profit was NHPC 3,582 Crores INR.

NHPC is presently engaged in the construction of 5 projects aggregating to a total installed capacity of 4924 MW which includes 2 hydro electric projects viz., 2000 MW Subansiri Lower HEP and 800 MW Parbati-II HEP being executed on ownership basis and 3 projects being executed through Subsidiary/ JV Companies viz., 500 MW Teesta-VI HE Project, 1000 MW Pakal Dul HE Project & 624 MW Kiru HE Project. In addition, 14 Projects with aggregate capacity of 8326 MW are under clearance stage which includes 9 Schemes of NHPC’s own and 5 in JV mode. Further, 2 projects with aggregate capacity of 1130 MW are in S&I stage.

Till Dec-2021, capital expenditure of around 24095 Crores INR was spent on Subansiri Lower (8X250) Assam/ Ar. Pradesh and Parbati II (4X200) Himachal Pradesh projects which will see part of fruits in early 2023 and rest by end of 2023.

Trajectory of growth as per Chairman statement of NHPC as on Sep-2021:

• Subansiri Lower HE Project (2000 MW), Assam/ Arunachal Pradesh so that two units are commissioned by August, 2022 and the project as a whole by August, 2023;
• Parbati-II HE Project (800 MW), Himachal Pradesh to commission the project by March, 2023;
• Teesta-VI HE Project (500 MW), Sikkim being executed through wholly owned Subsidiary Company 'Lanco Teesta Hydro Power Limited', to commission the project by March, 2024.