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The Central participation in the expansion of power generation programme started with the creation of two generating corporations, namely, National Thermal Power Corporation and National Hydro Power Corporation during 1975.

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This gave a fillip to the growth of the power sector in the country. The Nuclear Power Corporation and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited were created to give further boost to the power development programme.

1. National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC):

The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) was incorporated in 1975 as a thermal power generating company. Its ultimate objective is the formation of the National Grid. NTPC is a schedule ‘A’ Navratna company having a total approved investment of Rs. 91619.92 crore.

As a means to achieving this goal, it is responsible for the planning for the construction of thermal power stations, the promotion of new units and better application of technology in the established units and organizing the integrated development of thermal power in the country.

For the tenth consecutive year it has been making profits and is rated as one of the “Navratnas” by the Government of India. The total installed capacity of the company is 39174 MW (including JVS) with 16 coal based and 7 gas station located across the country.

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