NTPC adds more to its profitability in Q1
Published: Jul 31, 2017
By TIOLCORPLAWS News Service
NEW DELHI, JULY 31, 2017: NTPC is one of the many Navratanas of the Union Govt which consistently pays dividend on investment. As per the latest results, the Group Entity has generated 71.606 Billion Units with a total income of Rs.20,541.93 crore against Rs.19,220.80 crore reported in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year, recording an increase of 7%.
The Profit before tax for the quarter is Rs.3,465.38 crore as against Rs. 3,036.82 crore in the corresponding quarter of previous financial year, an increase of 14%. The profit after tax for the quarter is Rs.2,618.17 crore as against Rs.2,338.61 crore of Q1 of FY 2016-17, registering an increase of 12%.
On standalone basis, NTPC Ltd. generated 64.411 Billion Units. For the Q1 FY 2017-18, NTPC Coal stations achieved PLF of 79.05% as against National PLF of 62.49%. Further, during the quarter, Hydro station clocked PAF of over 103%, while Coal stations and Gas stations has availability factor of 88.96% and 88.19% respectively.