Announcement

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that Unit#2 of 660 MW of Solapur Super Thermal Power Station (2 X 660 MW) will be declared on commercial operation w.e.f 00:00 Hrs of 30.03.2019.

With this, the commercial capacity of Solapur Super Thermal Power Station, NTPC and NTPC group would become 1320 MW, 45725 MW and 52866 MW respectively.

Issue of U.S.D denominated 3.75% USD 450,000,000 Notes due 2024 payable in U.S. Dollars (“Notes”) issued pursuant to USD 6,000,000,000 medium term note programme by NTPC Limited

In accordance with corporate disclosures required under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we wish to inform you that NTPC Limited has launched and priced an issue of 3.75% U.S.D 450,000,000 notes due 2024 on March 26, 2019. The Notes carry a coupon of 3.75 % per annum payable semi-annually. The Notes are expected to be settled by April 3, 2019. The Notes will mature on April 3, 2024 and all principal and interest payments will be made in U.S. Dollars.

The Notes represent direct, unconditional and unsecured obligations of NTPC Limited and will rank pari passu among themselves and all other unsecured obligations of NTPC Limited. The Notes will be listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited, India International Exchange (IFSC) Limited and NSE IFSC Limited.

The net proceeds from issue of Notes will be applied to finance capital expenditure of ongoing and/or new power projects, coal mining projects, acquisition of power projects and renovation and modernisation of power stations of NTPC Limited in accordance with applicable Reserve Bank of India’s guidelines in relation to external commercial borrowings. Further, the use of proceeds will be for projects only in India.

Declaration of Commercial Operation of Unit#3 (250 MW) of Bongaigaon Thermal Power Project (3 X 250 MW).

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that Unit#3 of 250 MW of Bongaigaon Thermal Power Project (3 X 250 MW) will be declared on commercial operation w.e.f 00:00 Hrs of 26.03.2019.

With this, the commercial capacity of Bongaigaon Thermal Power Project, NTPC and NTPC group would become 750 MW, 45065 MW and 52206 MW respectively.

We wish to inform that Unit#3 of 250 MW of Nabinagar Thermal Power Project (4 X 250 MW) of Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company Ltd. (BRBCL), a subsidiary of NTPC Limited has been declared on commercial operation w.e.f 14:00 Hrs of 20.02.2019.

With this, the commercial capacity of BRBCL and NTPC group has become 750 MW and 51956 MW respectively.

Ministry of Power, through its Office Order No. 8/18/2017-Th-I dated 13.02.2019, has assigned the additional charge to the post of Director (Finance), NTPC Limited to Shri K. Sreekant, Director (Finance), Power Grid Corporation India Limited for a period of six (6) months w.e.f. 12.2.2019 or till the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders, whichever is the earliest.

The Board has, through Circular Resolution, appointed Shri K. Sreekant as Director (Finance), NTPC Limited on the Board of NTPC w.e.f. 12.2.2019.

Shri K. Sreekant (DIN: 06615674) (aged 55 years) is CMA and PGDM (Finance) from Management Development Institute, Gurgaon. He is currently Director (Finance) of Power Grid Corporation India Limited (PGCIL).

He has over 33 years of experience in the power sector involving all facets of Finance & Accounting function and in particular, Long Term Financial Planning, Investment Appraisals, formulation of Capital Budgets, Resource Mobilization from domestic and international markets and Corporate Accounts.

He was assigned the additional charge of Director (Finance) of NTPC Limited earlier by the Ministry of Power from 19.3.2018 to 2.11.2018.

He holds 425 shares in NTPC. He is not having any inter-se relationship with any of the Directors of the Company.

NTPC Ltd. will hold a conference call for analysts and investors at 4.00 PM India time on January 30, 2019, where Senior Management team of NTPC comprising of Mr. S. Roy, Director (Human Resources & Finance), Mr. A.K. Gupta, Director (Commercial), Mr. S. K. Roy, Director (Projects) Mr. P.K.Mohapatra, Director (Technical), Mr. Prakash Tiwari, Director (Operations) and Mr. Sudhir Arya, Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director (Finance) will discuss the Company’s results for 3rd quarter of the financial year 2018-19 and answer questions from participants.

To participate in the conference call, please dial the numbers provided below five to ten minutes ahead of the scheduled start time. The operator will provide instructions on asking questions before the call.

A transcript of the conference call will be available on Company’s website post the conference call.

For any further enquiries regarding the conference call the following person may be contacted:

Rahul Modi
ICICI Securities Ltd.  
Tel. No.: +91 22 6637 7373
(Rahul.modi@icicisecurities.com

Regards

Aditya Dar

General Manager(Finance)

Investor Services Department

Tel No. 011 2436 7072

Fax No. 011 2436 0849

Email: adityadar@ntpc.co.in

In terms of Regulation 13 Sub-regulation (3) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the status of investors complaints for the quarter ending 31.12.2018, is as under:

In line with Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that, NTPC has decided to raise Rs. 4,000 crore through private placement of secured non-convertible bonds in the nature of debentures at a coupon of 8.30% p.a. with a door to door maturity of 10 years, on January 15, 2019. The proceeds will be utilized to finance capital expenditure / refinancing the debt requirement in on-going projects and other general corporate requirements. The bonds are proposed to be listed on both NSE & BSE. Security for these bonds will be duly created as per the requirements of and within the period of time prescribed under, the Companies Act and rules specified therein.

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform you that pursuant to Order No. 8/18/2017-Th.I dated 04.01.2019 of Ministry of Power, consequent upon the completion of tenure of Shri Kulamani Biswal, Director (Finance), NTPC on 08.12.2018, Shri Saptarshi Roy, Director (HR), NTPC will hold the additional charge of the post of Director (Finance) of NTPC Limited for a period of three (3) months with immediate effect or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Investment approval of 140 MW Bilhaur and 20 MW Auraiya Solar PV Project

In continuation of our disclosure dated 11.10.2018 with regard to winning of 160 MW Solar capacities in Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency’s Solar Tender, we wish to inform that investment approval has been accorded for Bilhaur Solar PV Project of 140 MW capacity and Auraiya Solar PV Project of 20 MW capacity.

Pursuant to Regulation 7(2)(b) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, please find attached the disclosure in Form C under Regulation 7(2)(a) of the aforesaid Regulations by Ministry of Power acting on behalf of the President of India, Government of India for off-market sale of 23,40,12,589 shares of NTPC through third Further Fund Offer managed by Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management Limited (AMC).

The shareholding of President of India, Government of India in NTPC, after above sale, is 58.93%.

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In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that Unit#6 of 500 MW capacity of Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Station has been synchronized with grid after boiler restoration.

In continuation of our disclosure dated 15 May 2018, we wish to inform that NTPC Limited has acquired Barauni Thermal Power Station (720 MW) in District Begusarai, Bihar from Bihar State Power Generation Company Limited effective 00:00 hours on December 15, 2018. The 720 MW coal-based power station has 2 units of 110 MW each (under R&M) and 2 units of 250 MW each (Under Construction). The units of the power station will be progressively put under commercial operation. The project has linked Badam Coal Block, which is also part of the transfer scheme.

Transfer of Barauni Thermal Power Station has been completed by NTPC and BSPGCL in accordance with the ‘The Bihar Power Generation Undertakings Transfer Scheme 2018’ notified by Government of Bihar on June 27, 2018 and amendment dated December 14, 2018.

100% capacity of the project is tied up through Power Purchase Agreement with Bihar Power Discoms.

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform you that pursuant to Order No. 8/6/2012-Th-I dated 5.12.2013, five years’ tenure of Shri Kulamani Biswal as Director on the Board of NTPC Limited was completed on 8th December 2018 (A/N).

NTPC wins 85 MW Solar capacities in Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency’s (UPNEDA) 550 MW Solar Tender In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that NTPC participated in the 550 MW tender floated by Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) for grid-connected Solar projects.

In the Reverse Auction held on 03.12.2018, NTPC has participated for 85 MW Solar capacities and has won the entire capacity bid by it, at a levelised tariff of Rs.3.02/unit, applicable for 25 years.

The above 85 MW of solar projects shall be set up by NTPC and shall add to the installed capacity of NTPC.

As per office order No. 20/06/2017-Coord. dated 22.11.2018 of the Ministry of Power, Government of India and in pursuance of Article 40/41 of the Articles of Association of NTPC Limited, the President of India has re-appointed Dr. Gauri Trivedi, Ex-IAS Officer, as Independent Director (Non-Official Independent Director) on the Board of NTPC Limited for a period of one year with effect from the date of completion of her existing tenure, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

The Board has, through Circular Resolution, re-appointed Dr. Gauri Trivedi as Independent Director (Non-Official Independent Director) on the Board of NTPC w.e.f. 16.11.2018.

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that three years’ tenure of Dr. Gauri Trivedi, Ex-IAS Officer, as Independent Director (Non-Official Part-Time Director), appointed pursuant to office order No. 08/06/2013-Th.I dated 16.11.2015 of the Ministry of Power, Government of India on the Board of NTPC Limited, has been completed on 15.11.2018.

In continuation with our disclosure made on 15th December 2017, this is to inform that Hon’ble Delhi High Court had vide its judgement dated 31st October 2018, quashed and set aside the order of Ministry of Power dated 14th December 2017 regarding suspension of Shri Kulamani Biswal, Director (Finance), NTPC. Pursuant to the above judgement, Shri Kulamani Biswal has reported for duty on 3rd November, 2018.

NTPC Ltd. will hold a conference call for analysts and investors at 4.00 PM IST on November 2, 2018, where Senior Management team of NTPC comprising of Mr. K.Sreekant, Director (Finance), Mr. S. Roy, Director (Human Resources), Mr. A.K. Gupta, Director (Commercial), Mr. S.K. Roy, Director (Projects), Mr. P.K.Mohapatra, Director (Technical), Mr. Prakash Tiwari, Director (Operations) and Mr. Sudhir Arya, Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director (Finance) will discuss the Company’s results for 2nd quarter of the financial year 2018-19 and answer questions from participants.

To participate in the conference call, please dial the numbers provided below five to ten minutes ahead of the scheduled start time. The operator will provide instructions on asking questions before the call.

A transcript of the conference call will be available on Company’s website post the conference call.

For any further enquiries regarding the conference call the following person may be contacted:

Mr.Sanjay Jain
Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.
Tel. No.: +91 22 6129 1523
(sanjayjain@motilaloswal.com)

Regards

Aditya Dar

General Manager(Finance)

Investor Services Department

Tel No. 011 2436 7072

Fax No. 011 2436 0849

Email: adityadar@ntpc.co.in

In terms of Regulation 13 Sub-regulation (3) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the status of investors complaints for the quarter ending 30.09.2018, is as under:

Closure of BTPS: In line with the corporate disclosure requirement under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015, we wish to inform that operations of Badarpur Thermal Power Station, New Delhi having total installed capacity of 705 MW shall be discontinued w.e.f. 15th October 2018.

NTPC wins 160 MW Solar capacities in Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency’s (UPNEDA) 500 MW Solar Tender In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that NTPC participated in the 500 MW tender floated by Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) for grid-connected Solar projects.

In the Reverse Auction held on 10.10.18, NTPC has participated for 160 MW Solar capacities and has won the entire capacity bid by it, comprising 140 MW at a levelised tariff of Rs.3.17/unit and 20 MW at a levelised tariff of Rs.3.21/unit, applicable for 25 years.

The above 160 MW of solar projects shall be set up by NTPC and shall add to the installed capacity of NTPC.

(ii) Investment approval of Talcher Thermal Power Project, Stage-III (2x660 MW)

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that the Board of Directors of the Company had, in its Meeting held on 8th September 2018, accorded investment approval for Talcher Thermal Power Project, Stage-III (2x660 MW) at an appraised current estimated cost of Rs. 9785.79 crore.

(i) Appointment of Shri K. Sreekant, Director (Finance), PGCIL as Director (Finance) of NTPC

In continuance of our disclosure dated 28.03.2018, it is informed that Ministry of Power, through its Office Order No. 8/18/2017-Th.1 dated 27th August 2018, has assigned the additional charge to the post of Director (Finance), NTPC Limited to Shri K. Sreekant (DIN: 06615674), Director (Finance), Power Grid Corporation India Limited for a further period of six months w.e.f. 19.09.2018 or till the appointment of a regular incumbent, or until further orders, whichever is the earliest.

Corporate Disclosure: Declaration of Commercial Operation of Unit#3 (800 MW) of Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project Stage-I (3 X 800 MW)

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that Unit#3 of 800 MW of Kudgi Super Thermal  Project, Stage-I (3 X 800 MW) will be declared on commercial operation w.e.f 00:00 Hrs of 15.09.2018.

With this, the commercial capacity of Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project, NTPC and NTPC group would become 2400 MW, 45300 MW and 52191 MW respectively.

42nd Annual General Meeting of the Members of the Company will be held on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 10.30 A.M. at Manekshaw Centre, Parade Road, New Delhi – 110010. 

Pursuant to Part A (A 12) of Schedule III to Regulation 30 and Part B (A 15) of Schedule III to Regulation 51 (2) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, a copy of the Annual Report of the Company for the year 2017-18, containing the Notice of the Annual General Meeting scheduled to be held on Thursday, September 20, 2018, Financial Statements for the year ending March 31, 2018, Independent Auditors’ Report thereon, Directors’ Report are enclosed for your reference and record. The same is also being e-mailed to NSE and BSE at annualreports@nse.co.in and corp.relations@bseindia.com respectively and uploaded on NEAPS and BSE Listing Centre.

Pursuant to Regulation 42 (1) of the aforesaid Regulations and Section 91 of the Companies Act, 2013, it is hereby intimated that the Register of Members and Share Transfer Books of the Company will remain closed from September 8, 2018 to September 20, 2018 (both days inclusive). The final dividend on equity shares, as recommended by the Board of Directors, if declared at the Annual General Meeting, will be paid on October 1, 2018 to the Members whose names appear on the Company’s Register of Members on September 20, 2018 in respect of physical shares. In respect of dematerialized shares, the dividend will be payable to the “beneficial owners” of the shares whose names appear in the Statement of Beneficial Ownership furnished by National Securities Depository Limited and Central Depository Services (India) Limited as at the close of business hours on September 7, 2018.

This is also to inform that remote e-voting period will commence on September 17, 2018 (9:00 a.m.) and will end on September 19, 2018 (5:00 p.m.). During this period, only those members of the Company, holding shares either in electronic or physical mode, as on the cut-off date i.e. September 14, 2018, shall be entitled to cast their vote.

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Pursuant to Article 41 of the Articles of Association of NTPC Limited, Ministry of Power acting on behalf of the President of India, through letter No . 20/08/2016-Coord (Pt-V) dated 30th  July 2018 has appointed Ms. Archana Agrawal (DIN: 02105906), Joint Secretary, (Thermal), Ministry of Power as Government Nominee Director on the Board of the Company in place of Shri Aniruddha Kumar till superannuation  or till further orders, whichever is earlier.

Ms. Archana Agrawal has been appointed as Government Nominee Director by the Board of Directors w.e.f. 7th August, 2018.

Ms Archana Agrawal (Aged 51 years) is a 1990 batch, Indian Administrative Services Officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. She holds a Post Graduate Degree in Political Science, Master degree in Business Administration with specialization in Financial Management and Bachelor degree in Arts in History, Public Administration and Political Science. In addition, she has been well trained in diverse areas of Public administration and Management in a number of reputed national and international institutions.

During her illustrious career as an IAS officer, she has held various key administrative positions in Uttar Pradesh Government like:-

• Principal Secretary - GAD and Dairy Development
• Secretary – Infrastructure & Investment, Industries, Taxation, Co-ordination.
• Commissioner – Transport, Food & Civil Supplies, Food Safety and Drugs, Milk Commissioner.
• Managing Director – PICUP, Udyog Bandhu, PCDF
• Project Coordinator- Diversified Agriculture Support Project (World Bank funded)
• Special Secretary – Industrial Development and Education Departments
• Vice Chairman – Varanasi Development Authority, Faizabad – Ayodhya Development Authority
• Distt. Magistrate –Sultanpur, Faizabad
• Chief Development Officer -Faizabad, Agra, Mainpuri

She does not hold any share in NTPC and is not having any inter-se relationship with any of the Directors of the Company.

The Board of Directors has appointed Ms. Nandini Sarkar (FCS No. 4977) as Company Secretary & Compliance Officer w.e.f. 1st August, 2018 consequent upon superannuation of Shri K.P.Gupta w.e.f. 31st July, 2018. 

Ms. Nandini Sarkar has done B.Com.(Hons.) from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University. She is a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. Ms.Sarkar is also a member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. She joined NTPC as Finance Executive Trainee in 1987 and has worked in various capacities in the area of finance, company law & listing compliances, Board related matters and systems of Delegation of Power for executives. 

As Company Secretary, Ms. Nandini Sarkar shall be responsible, including but not limited to, for functions of Company Secretary as per the Companies Act, 2013, SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, other Regulations and Rules, amendment(s) thereto and any other responsibility assigned to her by the Management from time to time.

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that:

In pursuance of Article 40/41 of the Articles of Association of NTPC Limited, Ministry of Power acting on behalf of the President of India, through letter No. 20/6/2017-Coord. dated 17.07.2018, has appointed the following incumbents as Non-Official Independent Directors on the Board of NTPC Limited for a period of three years with effect from the date of notification of their appointment or until further orders, whichever is earlier:

(i)    Dr. K.P. Kylasanatha Pillay 
(ii)    Dr. Bhim Singh 

Pursuant to Article 41A of the Articles of Association of NTPC and Section 161(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of NTPC has appointed the above incumbents as Additional Directors (Independent Directors) in its Meeting held on 28.07.2018. Their appointment shall be with effect from 30.07.2018, i.e. with effect from the date of obtaining their Director Identification Number.

The brief profile of the newly appointed Independent Directors are as under:

(i)    Dr. K.P. Kylasanatha Pillay [aged 62 years], [DIN:08189583], a Senior Advocate in Supreme Court is a post graduate in English, post graduate in History and LL.M. He did Part-time research in the School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi and obtained Ph.D.in law. He started practice of law in the District and Subordinate Courts of Thiruvananthapuram in 1987 and later shifted to High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam in 1990. Subsequently he shifted practice to Delhi in 2005.  Presently, he appears mainly before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. He had worked as Part-time and visiting faculty of the Law Colleges of different Universities in Kerala at different periods of time. He had been a resource person for the training programme of Judicial Officers in National Judicial Academy, Bhopal. Now, he is an approved Guide for Ph. D. in the National University for Advanced Legal Studies in Kochi and two Assistant Professors are doing research under him. He was elected to the Bar Council of Kerala twice and for one term, he was the Vice-Chairman of the Bar Council of Kerala.

He was designated as a Senior Advocate by the Hon’ble High Court of Kerala in 2009.  As a lawyer, he had been attending matters relating to Civil, Criminal, Constitutional and Corporate jurisdiction. He had conducted a number of Public Interest Litigations before the Hon’ble High Court of Kerala and Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.  In the Supreme Court, he had been on the panel of lawyers of the National Textile Corporation. He had also been in the Senior Panel of Central Government and Maharashtra Government in the Supreme Court.  He was also actively involved in socio-political organisations and have held positions of responsibility.

Dr. K.P. Kylasanatha Pillay does not hold any share in NTPC and is not having any inter-se relationship with any of the Directors of the Company. 

(ii)    Dr. Bhim Singh, [aged 62 years], [DIN: 08189580], is B.E. (Electrical) from the University of Roorkee, UP, M.Tech. (Power Apparatus & Systems) and Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. In 1983, he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Roorkee (Now IIT Roorkee), as a Lecturer. He became a Reader there in 1988. In December 1990, he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi, India, as an Assistant Professor, where he has become an Associate Professor in 1994 and a Professor in 1997. He has been ABB Chair Professor from September 2007 to September 2012. He has also been CEA Chair Professor from October 2012 to September 2017. He has been Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT Delhi from July 2014 to August 2016. Since, August 2016, he is the Dean, Academics at IIT Delhi. He is JC Bose Fellow of DST, Government of India since December 2015.

Prof. Singh has guided 70 Ph.D. dissertations, and 167 M.E./M.Tech./M.S.(R) theses. He has been filed 33 patents. He has executed more than eighty sponsored and consultancy projects. He has co-authored a text book on power quality: Power Quality Problems and Mitigation Techniques published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 2015.

His areas of interest include solar PV grid interface systems, microgrids, power quality monitoring and mitigation, solar PV water pumping systems, improved power quality AC-DC converters, power electronics, electrical machines, drives, flexible alternating transmission systems, and high voltage direct current systems.

He has received Khosla Research Prize of University of Roorkee in the year 1991. He is recipient of JC Bose and Bimal K Bose awards of The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) for his contribution in the field of Power Electronics. He is also a recipient of Maharashtra State National Award of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) in recognition of his outstanding research work in the area of Power Quality. He has received PES Delhi Chapter Outstanding Engineer Award for the year 2006. Professor Singh has received Khosla National Research Award of IIT Roorkee in the year 2013. He is a recipient of Shri Om Prakash Bhasin Award-2014 in the field of Engineering including Energy & Aerospace. Professor Singh has received IEEE PES Nari Hingorani Custom Power Award-2017. He is also a recipient of “Faculty Research Award as a Most Outstanding Researcher” in the field of Engineering-2018 of Careers-360, India.

Dr. Bhim Singh does not hold any share in NTPC and is not having any inter-se relationship with any of the Directors of the Company. 

We would also like to mention that after the appointment of above Independent Directors, NTPC has seven Functional Directors including CMD, one Part-time Director, two Government Nominee Directors and nine Independent Directors on its Board. Thus, NTPC is compliant with Regulation 17 (1) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

Invitation to 14^th Annual Analyst and Investors Meet of NTPC Ltd.

NTPC Ltd. is hosting its 14^th Annual Analyst and Investors Meet on Wednesday, August 1,2018 at Hotel Trident, Nariman Point, Mumbai. CMD and Board of Directors of the Company will discuss the current state of the Company’s business and handle the queries from all spheres of Company’s business. You are cordially invited to attend the meet as per the attached programme. For details Click here

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that NTPC Limited is hosting its 14th Annual Analysts and Investors Meet on 1st August 2018 at Mumbai, wherein CMD and Board of Directors of the company will interact with the Analysts and Investors.

In terms of Regulation 13 Sub-regulation (3) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the status of investors complaints for the quarter ending 30.06.2018, is as under:

Acquisition of stake of Bihar State Power Generation Co. Ltd. (BSPGCL) in Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Limited (KBUN) & Nabinagar Power Generating Company Pvt. Limited (NPGC)

In continuation of our disclosure dated 15.05.2018 with regard to MoU with Government of Bihar (GoB) and Bihar power utilities, we wish to inform that NTPC has acquired 27.36% equity of BSPGCL in Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Limited (KBUN) which owns 610 MW Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Station and 50% equity of BSPGCL in Nabinagar Power Generating Company Pvt. Limited (NPGC) which is developing 1980 MW Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project in district Aurangabad, Bihar.

With this acquisition, KBUN and NPGC are now wholly owned subsidiaries of NTPC.

NTPC Ltd. will hold a conference call for analysts and investors at 4.00 PM India time on May 28, 2018, where Senior Management team of NTPC comprising of Mr. K.Sreekant, Director (Finance),Mr. S.K. Roy, Director (Projects), Mr. P.K.Mohapatra, Director (Technical), Mr. Prakash Tiwari, Director (Operations) and Mr. Sudhir Arya, Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director will discuss the Company’s results for 4^th quarter and financial year 2017-18 and answer questions from participants.

To participate in the conference call, please dial the numbers provided below five to ten minutes ahead of the scheduled start time. The operator will provide instructions on asking questions before the call.

A transcript of the conference call will be available on Company’s website post the conference call.

For any further enquiries regarding the conference call the following person may be contacted:

Mr.Charanjit Singh / Mr.Ashwani Sharma

Batlivala & Karani Securities India Pvt. Ltd. 

Tel. No.: +91 22 4031 7263/ 4031 7270

(charanjit.singh@bksec.com / ashwani.sharma@bksec.com)
 

Regards

Aditya Dar

General Manager(Finance)

Investor Services Department

Tel  No. 011 2436 7072

Fax No. 011 2436 0849

Email:  adityadar@ntpc.co.in

MoU with Government of Bihar (GoB) and Bihar power utilities

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that NTPC has signed a MoU with GoB and Bihar power utilities on May 15, 2018 for acquisition of 720 MW Barauni Thermal Power Station (BTPS), acquisition of 27.36% equity of BSPGCL in Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Limited (KBUN) which owns 610 MW Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Station and acquisition of 50% equity of BSPGCL in Nabinagar Power Generating Company Pvt. Limited (NPGC) which is developing 1980 MW Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project in district Aurangabad, Bihar.

Aforesaid transactions are envisaged to be completed through notification of a Statutory Transfer Scheme by Govt. of Bihar. Post transaction, BTPS will become part of NTPC portfolio and KBUN and NPGC will become wholly owned subsidiaries of NTPC.

Commissioning of 1st unit of 660 MW of Meja Thermal Power Project (2x660 MW) of Meja Urja Nigam Pvt. Ltd. (a JV company of NTPC Limited)

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that 1st unit of 660 MW of Meja Thermal Power Project (2x660 MW) of Meja Urja Nigam Pvt. Ltd. (a JV company of NTPC Limited) has been commissioned on 31.03.2018.

With this, the total commissioned capacity of NTPC group has become 53651 MW.