Announced Wed, 8 Apr · 18:01 IST
NTPC Limited has informed the Exchange about uprating of Dadri Thermal Power Station Unit no. 5 and 6 (from 2×490 MW to 2×500 MW) of NTPC Limited.
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AI summary
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has uprated the capacity of two units (Unit 5 and 6) of NTPC's Dadri Thermal Power Station from 490 MW each to 500 MW each, effective 7th April 2026. This is a small efficiency-based capacity addition of 20 MW in total (10 MW per unit) without building new infrastructure. With this change, NTPC group's total installed capacity now stands at 89,128 MW and commercial capacity at 88,048 MW.
Likely market impact
Marginally positive for shareholders as it adds incremental generation capacity at virtually no extra cost, translating to a small but free boost in revenue potential from the same units.