NTPC Limited, founded in 1975, is the largest India Government owned electric utilities company with its headquarters in New Delhi. It is listed in Forbes Global 2000 for 2011 ranked it 348th in the world. It is an Indian public sector company in which at present the Government of India holds 84.5% of its equity. With a current generating capacity of 39,174 MW, NTPC has embarked on plans to become a 75,000 MW company by 2017. NTPC's core business is construction and operation of power generating plants and providing consultancy to power utilities in India and abroad. It is one of the five Maharatna status companies of India, along with Coal India, IOCL, ONGC and Steel Authority of India.

NTPC Limited, founded in 1975, is the largest India Government owned electric utilities company with its headquarters in New Delhi. It is listed in Forbes Global 2000 for 2011 ranked it 348th in the world. It is an Indian public sector company in which at present the Government of India holds 84.5% of its equity. With a current generating capacity of 39,174 MW, NTPC has embarked on plans to become a 75,000 MW company by 2017. NTPC's core business is construction and operation of power generating plants and providing consultancy to power utilities in India and abroad. It is one of the five Maharatna status companies of India, along with Coal India, IOCL, ONGC and Steel Authority of India.