North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited

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North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO)
Company type Central Public Sector Undertaking
Industry Electricity
Founded2 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.

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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]

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References

  1. "About us". NEEPCO. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  2. "Press Releases | NTPC".