NHPC completes 50 years of its establishment

• Union Minister of Power Manohar Lal released a commemorative coin to celebrate the golden jubilee of NHPC in New Delhi. 

• NHPC Limited, India’s premier hydropower ‘Navratna’ company under the Ministry of Power completed 50 years of its establishment on November 7.

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• NHPC was incorporated on November 7, 1975 as a private limited company under the name ‘National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd’. 

• It was converted to a public limited company in April 1986. The name of the company was changed to its present name ‘NHPC Limited’ in 2008.

• The company was conferred Navratna status in August 2024.

• NHPC is ranked as a premier organisation in the country for development of hydropower.

• It is a multi-disciplinary organization and has acquired sufficient expertise and state-of-the-art technology for investigation, planning, designing and executing large and small size hydropower projects. 

• It has the strength of highly qualified and experienced professionals in design and engineering, geo-technical engineering, construction planning and construction management for building hydroelectric projects. 

• The technical & engineering proficiency and experience of NHPC places it in a leading position in the field of hydropower development in India and neighboring countries.

• NHPC has an authorized share capital of Rs 17,500 crore, paid up share capital of Rs 10,045.03 crore and an investment base (assets) of Rs 91,013.34 crore.

• Over the past five decades, NHPC has executed landmark hydropower projects in some of the most challenging terrains, while also diversifying into solar, wind and green hydrogen, reinforcing its status as a 100 per cent green energy company. 

• With an installed capacity of over 8,333 MW from 30 power stations and an additional 14 projects of over 9,704 MW combined capacity under construction, NHPC continues to play a vital role in strengthening India’s energy security and advancing the nation’s transition towards clean and green power.

(The author is a trainer for Civil Services aspirants.)