North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited
{{short description|Central Public Sector Undertaking}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{third party sources|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox company
| name = North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO)
| type = Central Public Sector Undertaking
| logo = North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Logo.svg
| predecessor =
| foundation = 2 April 1976
| location = Shillong, Meghalaya, India
| key_people = Gurdeep Singh, (CMD) Additional charge
| area_served = Northeastern India
| industry = Electricity
| products = Electricity generation
| revenue =
| operating_income =
| net_income = {{INR convert|4264|c}}
(2023/24)
| num_employees = 1,345(Dec 2024)
| owner = Ministry of Power, Government of India
| parent =
| divisions =
| homepage = {{url|http://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 a subsidiary of the Maharatna PSU, NTPC Ltd.
NEEPCO is conferred with the Schedule A- Miniratna Category-I CPSU status.
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.
Project Under Construction (As on 2025) 300 MW solar project in Bhanipura, Bikaner, Rajasthan.
HEO Hydro project 240 MW
Tato-1 Hydro Project 186 MW(2025).{{cite web|title=About us|url=http://www.neepco.gov.in/neepco/#|publisher=NEEPCO|access-date=19 March 2016}}
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.{{cite web | url=https://www.ntpc.co.in/en/media/press-releases/details/ntpc-buys-74496-equity-stake-thdc-india-purchases-100-stake-neepco | title=Press Releases | NTPC }}
See also
References
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Category:Government agencies established in 1976
Category:Electric-generation companies of India