North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited
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| Company type | Central Public Sector Undertaking |
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| Industry | Electricity |
| Founded | 2 April 1976 |
| Headquarters | Shillong, Meghalaya, India |
Area served | Northeastern India |
Key people | Gurdeep Singh, (CMD) Additional charge |
| Products | Electricity generation |
| ₹4,570 crore (US$570 million) (2022/23) | |
| Owner | Ministry of Power, Government of India |
Number of employees | 1,432(Feb 2024) |
| Website | www.neepco.co.in |
North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) is a central public sector undertaking. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Power, Government of India. It was formed on 2 April 1976 to plan, investigate, design, construct, generate, operate and maintain power stations in the North Eastern Region of India. NEEPCO is conferred with the Schedule A- Miniratna Category-I CPSU status.
Venture
NEEPCO is embarking on a plan to generate power from non-conventional sources of energy, especially by tapping solar power and wind in the coming years. Current capacity of NEEPCO is 2057 MW (2021).[1]
NTPC Limited takeover
On 21 November 2019, the Government of India approved the take over of North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) by NTPC Limited.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "About us". NEEPCO. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "Press Releases | NTPC".
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