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    NTPC Full Form

    NTPC Full Form

    Team Careers360Updated on 16 Jan 2023, 04:01 PM IST

    What is the full form of NTPC?

    The full form of NTPC is National thermal power corporation. Limited, is an Indian public sector undertaking. This comes under the Ministry of Power, which is that sector engaged in the generation of electricity and allied activities. This sector was founded on 7th November 1975. The headquarters of this 47-year-old corporation is in New Delhi, India. The chairman of National Thermal Power Corporation is Shri Gurdeep Singh. Though the main function of this corporation revolves around electricity maintenance, they also function as a project consultancy that involves concepts like engineering, managing projects, construction management, and management of power plants.

    NTPC Key Services

    • Electricity generation.

    • Electricity distribution.

    • Coal mining and natural gas exploration.

    • Natural gas production

    • Natural Gas Transportation

    • Natural Gas Distribution

    Headquarters of NTPC

    NTPC operates from 70 locations in India. They also function from 1 location in Sri Lanka and 2 locations in Bangladesh. In India, there are eight regional headquarters(HQ) from where the NTPC operates. These are Delhi (NCRHQ), Patna, Bhubaneshwar, Lucknow, Secunderabad, Mumbai, Delhi(Hydro HQ), and Raipur.

    Types of plants

    Thermal power plants

    1. Coal-based power plants (Own operational)

    2. Coal-based (JV/Subsidiary)

    3. Gas-based power plants (Own operational)

    4. Gas-based (JV/Subsidiary)

    Hydro power plants

    1. Hydro-electric power plants (Own operational)

    2. Hydro-electric power plants (JV/Subsidiary)

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