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NTPC powers Q3 net by 10% to Rs 2,861 cr

The company had reported a profit after tax of Rs 2,596.76 crore in the corresponding period of 2012-13, NTPC said in a statement.

As per a company official, the rise in profit after tax can be attributed to higher PAF (plant availability factor) at its projects. The PAF is the declared capacity or the total generation capacity of the plant.

The unaudited total income for the third quarter is Rs 19,554.07 crore as against Rs 16,541.04 crore reported for the corresponding quarter in previous financial year (2012-13), registering a growth of 18.22 per cent, the statement said. NTPC Board has announced an interim dividend of nearly Rs 3,300 crore.

‘The Board of Directors has recommended highest ever interim dividend at 40 per cent of paid up equity share capital being Rs 4.00 per equity share for the financial year 2013-14,’ the statement added. The Central government, which holds 75 per cent stake in the company, will get nearly Rs 2,500 crore by the way of dividend. The dividend will be paid on 10 February, 2014.

NTPC also commissioned the 660-MW unit of its Barh project in Bihar during the quarter. For the nine-month period (April-December) of financial year 2013-14, the unaudited total income is Rs 52,972.26 crore and the unaudited profit after tax is Rs 7,881.20 crore.

Meanwhile, the company which was hoping to commission its first hydro power project in Himachal Pradesh may have to wait for sometime as the project is likely to get further delayed due to faulty construction work at the site. The company, which started the process of filling up of the reservoir of the 800-MW Koldam project, could not complete the exercise as the reservoir was unable to hold the water for the project. ‘It will take around next four to five months to complete the repairs and only after that the filling up could be started,’ according to a company official. At present, NTPC generates 42,454 MW of electricity and plans to add 14,000 MW in the current plan period (2012-17).

Crucial IMG meet on 61 ‘idle’ coal blocks on February 7

New Delhi: The Inter-Ministerial Group on coal blocks will meet next week to decide the fate of 61 mines alloted to companies such as Tata Steel, Hindalco and JSPL which were issued notices for not developing them.

‘The 24th meeting of the IMG under the Chairmanship of Additional Secretary (Coal) will be held on 7 and 8 February... to consider replies along with documents furnished by the coal block allocatees in response to the notice issued,’ the Coal Ministry said in a meeting notice.
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