Announcement

Addition to NTPC’s Installed and Commercial Capacity post-acquisition of THDC & NEEPCO disclosure attached herewith.

Group NTPC’s total installed and commercial capacity now stands at 62110 MW and 61126 respectively.

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that 2nd Unit of 660 MW of Khargone Super Thermal Power Project has been added to Installed Capacity of NTPC on successful completion of Trial Operation.

With this, the total installed capacity of Khargone Super Thermal Power Project, NTPC and NTPC group has become 1320 MW, 50355 MW and 58816 MW respectively.

In terms of Regulation 29 of the SEBI (Listing Regulations and Disclosure Obligations) Regulations, 2015 (SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015), it is hereby intimated that a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company is scheduled to be held at Thursday, March 19, 2020, inter-alia, to consider interim dividend on the equity share capital of the Company for the financial year 2019-20.

Pursuant to Regulation 42 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015, the Company has fixed Friday, March 27, 2020 as the “Record Date” for the purpose of ascertaining the eligibility of the shareholders for payment of interim dividend, if declared by the Board.

Further, in terms of Code for Prevention of Insider Trading in the Securities of NTPC, the Trading Window for transactions in the securities of the Company shall remain closed with immediate effect to March 21, 2020 (i.e. upto 48 hours after declaration of dividend by the Board, if any).

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that 800 MW Unit#1 of Darlipalli Super Thermal Power Station Stage-I (2 x 800 MW) is declared on commercial operation w.e.f 00:00 Hrs of 01.03.2020.

With this, the commercial capacity of NTPC and NTPC group will become 49,695 MW and 58,156 MW respectively.

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that 250 MW unit of Barauni Thermal Power Station Stage-II (2 x 250 MW) is declared on commercial operation w.e.f 00:00 Hrs of 01.03.2020.

With this, the commercial capacity NTPC and NTPC group will become 48,895 MW and 57,356 MW respectively.

Disclosure under Regulation 7(2)(b) of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading)Regulations, 2015

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 furnished by the Ministry of Power acting on behalf of the President of India, Government of India for off-market sale of 30,87,48,936 equity shares of NTPC through CPSE ETF managed by Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited.

The shareholding of President of India, Government of India in NTPC, after above sale, is 5,04,80,97,508 shares (51.02%).

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In continuation of our letter of even no. dated 28.01.2020 and 07.02.2020, this is to inform you that the Board, in its Meeting held on 07.02.2020, has not considered the payment of interim dividend on the equity share capital of the Company for the year 2019-20.

Further, record date earlier intimated as Monday, February 17, 2020 may be treated as cancelled.

Declaration of Commercial Operation of Unit-1 (660 MW) of Khargone Super Thermal Power Station (2 x 660 MW)

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that Unit-1 of 660 MW of Khargone Super Thermal Power Station (2 x 660 MW) is hereby declared on commercial operation w.e.f 00:00 Hrs of 01.02.2020.

With this, the commercial capacity NTPC and NTPC group will become 48645 MW and 57106 MW respectively.

NTPC Ltd. will hold a conference call for analysts and investors at 3.30 PM India time, on February 7, 2020, where Senior Management team of NTPC comprising of Mr. A.K.Gautam, Director (Finance), Mr. S. Roy, Director (Human Resources), Mr. A.K. Gupta, Director (Commercial), Mr. Prakash Tiwari, Director (Operations) and Mr. R.S.V.Muthumani, Executive Director (Finance)  will discuss the Company’s results for the 3rd quarter of the financial year 2019-20 and answer questions from the 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 may be contacted:

Kunal Sheth/Mayank Bhandari 
Batlivala & Karani Securities India Pvt. Ltd.
Tel. No.: +91 22 4031 7263
(kunal.sheth@bksec.com/mayank.bhandari@bksec.com)

Regards
Aditya Dar
General Manager(Finance) 
Investor Services Department
Tel  No. 011 2436 7072
Fax No. 011 2436 1018
Email:  adityadar@ntpc.co.in

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

In pursuance of 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 14.01.2020, has appointed Shri Ashish Upadhyaya, AS & FA, Ministry of Power as Government Nominee Director on the Board of NTPC till the date of superannuation or till further orders, whichever is earlier.

Shri Ashish Upadhyaya (DIN: 06855349) (aged 55 years) IAS, Additional Secretary & F A , Ministry of Power, Govt. of India joined as a Part-time Official Director on the Board of NTPC on 22.01.2020. Shri Upadhyaya is an IAS Officer of 1989 Batch belonging to Madhya Pradesh cadre. Having done his post-graduation in History from St. John College, Agra, he joined the civil services and has served for more than 31 years in various capacities in the State Government of M.P. including tenure in coal bearing areas of Anuppur, Shahdol and Umaria as the Addl. District Collector. He has been Collector for more than 5 years in 3 districts of M.P. & Chhattisgarh. Shri Upadhyaya has served at the State level as Secretary and Principal Secretary of various departments including Home, Higher Education and Finance for many years. As Joint Secretary, Coal, he has been instrumental in developing systems by application of space technology for curbing the menace of illegal mining. He has academic bent of mind and while being in the service, he continued his pursuit of education and completed post-graduation in Economics and L.L.B. He also did his Master’s degree in Public Administration from Maxwell School of Citizenship, Syracuse University in U.S.A. Shri Upadhyaya has been working as Additional Secretary & FA, Ministry of Power since 14th November 2019.

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

800 MW unit of Darlipali Super Thermal Power Project added to Installed Capacity of NTPC

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that 800 MW unit of Darlipali Super Thermal Power Project has been added to Installed Capacity of NTPC on successful completion of Trial Operation.

With this, the total installed capacity of NTPC and NTPC group has become 49695 MW and 58156 MW respectively.

This is to inform that in line with Clause 9 of the Code for Prevention of Insider Trading in the securities of NTPC read with Clause 4 of Schedule B of Regulation 9 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018, Trading Window shall remain closed from 1st January 2020 till 48 hours after the declaration of unaudited financial results for the quarter and nine-month ended 31.12.2019.

The date of the Board Meeting in which results would be considered shall be intimated in due course.

During the closure of Trading Window, Insiders have been advised not to deal in the shares of NTPC.

On attaining the age of superannuation, Shri Susanta Kumar Roy has ceased to be Director (Projects) of NTPC Limited on 30.11.2019 (A/N).

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250 MW unit of Barauni Thermal Power Station added to Installed Capacity of NTPC

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that 250 MW unit of Barauni Thermal Power Station has been added to Installed Capacity of NTPC on successful completion of Trial Operation.

With this, the total installed capacity of NTPC and NTPC group has become 48895 MW and 57356 MW respectively.

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that Unit-1 of 660 MW of Tanda Super Thermal Power Station, Stage-II (2 x 660 MW) has been declared on commercial operation w.e.f 00:00 Hrs of 07.11.2019.

With this, the commercial capacity of Tanda Super Thermal Power Station, NTPC and NTPC group has become 1100 MW, 47985 MW and 56446 MW respectively.

NTPC Ltd. will hold a conference call for analysts and investors at 4.30 PM India time, on November 9, 2019, where Senior Management team of NTPC comprising of Mr. A.K.Gautam, Director (Finance), Mr. S. Roy, Director (Human Resources), Mr. A.K. Gupta, Director (Commercial), Mr. S. K. Roy, Director (Projects), Mr. Prakash Tiwari, Director (Operations) and Mr. R.S.V.Muthumani, Executive Director (Finance)  will discuss the Company’s results for the 2nd quarter of the financial year 2019-20 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 may be contacted:

Swarnim Maheshwari 
Edelweiss Securities Ltd.
Tel. No.: +91 22 4040 7418
Fax. No.:+91 22 2286 4310
(swarnim.maheshwari@edelweissfin.com)

Regards
Aditya Dar
General Manager(Finance) 
Investor Services Department
Tel  No. 011 2436 7072
Fax No. 011 2436 1018
Email:  adityadar@ntpc.co.in

In pursuance of Article 41 of the Articles of Association of NTPC Limited, Ministry of Power has,vide its Office Order No. 8/3/2019-Th-1 dated 18th October 2019, conveyed approval of the Competent Authority for appointment of Shri Anil Kumar Gautam, Chief Financial Officer, NTPC as Director (Finance) of NTPC Limited w.e.f. the date of his assumption of charge of post till the date of his superannuation or until further orders, whichever is the earlier.

Shri Anil Kumar Gautam has taken over the charge as Director (Finance), NTPC with effect from 18th October 2019.

Shri Anil Kumar Gautam is a Graduate in Commerce and a fellow member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. He is also a Law Graduate. He joined NTPC in the year 1984. He has over 34 years of rich experience in various aspects of Finance & Accounts in Power Sector including resource mobilization from domestic and international markets, long-term financial planning, taxation, budgeting, investment appraisals, investors services and regulatory affairs. He was also appointed as Chief Financial Officer w.e.f. 1st August 2019.

Shri Anil Kumar Gautam is holding 12370 shares of NTPC and he is not inter-se related with other directors on the Board of the Company.

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 30.09.2019, is as under:

Disclosure under Regulation 7(2)(b) of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015

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 furnished by the Ministry of Power acting on behalf of the President of India, Government of India for off-market sale of 3,60,73,713 equity shares of NTPC through Bharat 22 ETF Scheme managed by ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited

The shareholding of President of India, Government of India in NTPC, after above sale, is 5,35,68,46,444 shares (54.14%).

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Capacity Addition of the following Units of NTPC.LTD

1. Unit -1 of 660 MW of Stage-II of Tanda Super Thermal Power Station (2x660MW)
2. Unit -1 of 660 MW of Khargone Super Thermal Power Station. (2x660MW)

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that Unit 1 of 660MW of Stage –II of Tanda Super Thermal Power Station (2x660 MW) and Unit 1 of 660MW of Khargone Super Thermal power Station (2x660MW) have been added to the Installed Capacity of NTPC.

With this, the total installed capacity of NTPC and NTPC group has become 48645 MW and 57106 MW respectively.

Declaration of Commercial Operation of Unit#1 (800 MW) of Lara Super Thermal Power Station (2 x 800 MW)

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that Unit#1 of 800 MW of Lara Super Thermal Power Station (2 x 800 MW) will be declared on commercial operation w.e.f 00:00 Hrs of 30.09.2019.

With this, the commercial capacity of Lara Super Thermal Power Station, NTPC and NTPC group will become 800 MW, 47325 MW and 55786 MW respectively.

This is to inform that in line with Clause 9 of the Code for Prevention of Insider Trading in the securities of NTPC read with Clause 4 of Schedule B of Regulation 9 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018, Trading Window shall remain closed from 1st October 2019 till 48 hours after the declaration of unaudited financial results for the half-year and quarter ended 30.09.2019.

The date of the Board Meeting in which results would be considered shall be intimated in due course.

During the closure of Trading Window, Insiders have been advised not to deal in the shares of NTPC.

Declaration of Commercial Operation of Unit#1 (660 MW) of Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project (3 x 660 MW) of Nabinagar Power Generating Co. Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited)

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that Unit#1 of 660 MW of Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project (3 x 660 MW) of Nabinagar Power Generating Co. Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited) will be declared on commercial operation w.e.f 00:00 Hrs of 06.09.2019.

The Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India (C&AG) has appointed the following firms of Chartered Accountants as the Joint Statutory Auditors of the Company for the financial year 2019-20 vide their letter No./CA. V/COY/ CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, NTPC(7)/112 dated 01.08.2019:

1. M/s. S K Mehta & Co, Chartered Accountants, New Delhi
2. M/s. S N Dhawan & Co LLP, Chartered Accountants, New Delhi
3. M/s. Varma & Varma, Chartered Accountants, Hyderabad
4. M/s. Parakh & Co, Chartered Accountants, Jaipur 
5. M/s. C K Prusty & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Bhubaneshwar
6. M/s. B C Jain & Co, Chartered Accountants, Kanpur
7. M/s. V K Jindal & Co, Chartered Accountants, Ranchi 

The above firm(s) of Chartered Accountants shall also be the Joint Statutory Auditors for Consolidated Financial Statements for the financial year 2019-20 under Section 139 read with Section 129(4) of the Companies Act, 2013.

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

The tenure of six months’ period of assignment of additional charge for the post of Director (Finance), NTPC Limited to Shri K. Sreekant, then Director (Finance) and now CMD, Power Grid Corporation India Limited (through Office Order no. 8/18/2017-Th-I dated 13.02.2019) has been completed on Sunday, 11th August 2019.

Accordingly, Shri K. Sreekant has ceased to be Director (Finance) of NTPC w.e.f. 12.08.2019.

NTPC Ltd. is hosting its 15^th Annual Analysts and Investors Meet on Monday, August 19, 2019 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:

On attaining the age of superannuation, Shri P.K. Mohapatra has ceased to be Director (Technical) of NTPC on 31.07.2019 (A/N).

Consequent upon cessation of Shri Sudhir Arya as Chief Financial Officer of the Company w.e.f. 29.07.2019, Shri Anil Kumar Gautam, ED (Finance) has been designated as Chief Financial Officer of the Company with immediate effect. The terms and conditions of appointment including remuneration of Shri Anil Kumar Gautam shall be as per the existing policy of NTPC

Shri Anil Kumar Gautam (aged 57 years) is CMA, LLB and CS (Inter). He is on the board of NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited).

He has over 34 years of experience in the power sector in the area of project construction accounting, corporate accounts, resource mobilization from domestic and international markets, long-term financial planning, investment appraisals, formulation of capital budgets and regulatory affairs.

Consequent upon pre-mature retirement, Shri Sudhir Arya, Chief Financial Officer has been released from the services of the Company w.e.f. 29.07.2019 (A/N).

Pursuant to Ministry of Power’s Office Order No. 2/4/2019-Adm.II dated 12.07.2019 (received on 17.07.2019), Shri Anurag Agarwal, Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministry of Power has been relieved of his duties in Ministry of Power on his premature repatriation.

Accordingly, Shri Anurag Agarwal (DIN: 01360908) has ceased to be the Director of NTPC w.e.f. 12.07.2019.

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 30.06.2019, is as under:

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that 1st unit of 660 MW of Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project (3x660 MW) of Nabinagar Power Generating Company Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary company of NTPC Limited) has been added to total installed capacity of NTPC group.

With this, the total installed capacity of NTPC group has become 55786 MW.

In line with Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that, NTPC has decided to raise Rs. 4,300 crore through private placement of secured non-convertible bonds in the nature of debentures at a coupon of 7.32% p.a. with a door to door maturity of 10 years on July 17, 2019. The proceeds will be utilized inter alia, 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.

These bonds are issued under the approval obtained through shareholders’ resolution on September 20, 2018.

Intimation regarding issue of duplicate shares:

Pursuant to Regulation 39(3) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we hereby inform that the following share certificates have been reported to be lost/ misplaced:

Name of the Shareholder: Ramesh Radheshyam Sonthalia
Folio No.: NTP9501038
No. of Shares: 350
Share Certificate No.: 1310413
Distinctive No.: 7737293326-7737293675

The holder of above share has applied for issue of duplicate share certificate in lieu of the original share certificate. The Company is in the process of issuing Duplicate Share Certificate to the above applicant.

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Appointment of Shri Anurag Agarwal, AS & FA, Ministry of Power as Government Nominee Director of NTPC:

In pursuance of Article 41 of the Articles of Association of NTPC Limited, Ministry of Power acting on behalf of the President of India, through letter No. No. 20/08/2016-Coord.(Pt-V) dated 7th June 2019 has appointed Shri Anurag Agarwal, Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministry of Power as Government Nominee Director on the Board of the Company, till the date of superannuation or till further orders, whichever is earlier.

Shri Anurag Agarwal [age: 53 years], [DIN:01360908], has been appointed as Government Nominee Director on the Board of the Company w.e.f. 1st July, 2019.

Shri Anurag Agarwal is an officer of Indian Administrative Service (Punjab Cadre, 1990 Batch). He has done B.Tech (Mechanical) from IIT Kanpur. During his career, he held various positions including Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, additional charge of CMD of Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL), CMD of Punjab State Transmission Corporation Ltd, MD of Punjab Infrastructure Development Board, Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation, Punjab Civil Supplies Corporation etc. He also headed two Power Plants at Talwandi Sabo and Rajpura set up in PPP mode. Shri Agarwal has also worked for various projects of World Bank and UNDP.

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

NTPC wins 40 MW Solar capacities in UPNEDA’s 500 MW Tender.

We wish to inform that NTPC participated in the UPNEDA’s tender for 500 MW Solar capacity with two bids of 20 MW each at Auraiya and Rihand.

Reverse Auction was carried out on 25 June 2019 and NTPC has won entire 40 MW of Solar capacity bid by it at a levelised tariff of Rs. 3.02/kWh applicable for 25 years.

The above projects shall be set up by NTPC under EPC mode and shall add to the installed capacity of NTPC.

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that three years’ tenure of Shri Seethapathy Chander as Independent Director (Non-Official Part-Time Director), appointed pursuant to office order No. 08/06/2013-Th.I dated 13.06.2016 of the Ministry of Power, Government of India on the Board of NTPC Limited, has been completed on 12.06.2019.

NTPC Limited (NTPC) has signed a Joint Venture Agreement with Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) to incorporate a Joint Venture Company (JVC) between NTPC and POWERGRID with equity participation of 50:50 respectively with an objective to undertake the business for distribution of electricity in distribution circles in various States and Union Territories of India and other related activities. JVC shall be incorporated only after obtaining necessary approvals of the Government.

NTPC wins 160 MW Solar capacities in Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) Rajasthan Tranche-II, 750MW Tender

We wish to inform that NTPC participated in the 750 MW tender floated by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for Rajasthan.

In the Reverse Auction held on 19.06.2019, NTPC has won 160 MW of Solar capacities at a levelised tariff of Rs.2.50/unit, applicable for 25 years.

This solar project shall be set up by NTPC under EPC mode and shall add to the installed capacity of NTPC.

Investment approval of 100 MW Ramagundam Floating Solar PV Project, Phase-I

We wish to inform that investment approval has been accorded for 100 MW Ramagundam Floating Solar PV Project, Phase-I in District Peddapelli, Telangana.

Declaration of Commercial Operation of Unit#1 (800 MW) of Gadarwara Super Thermal Power Station (2 x 800 MW).

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that Unit#1 of 800 MW of Gadarwara Super Thermal Power Station (2 x 800 MW) has been declared on commercial operation w.e.f 00:00 Hrs of 01.06.2019.

With this, the commercial capacity of Gadarwara Super Thermal Power Station, NTPC and NTPC group has become 800 MW, 46525 MW and 54326 MW respectively.

NTPC Ltd. will hold a conference call for analysts and investors at 4.00 PM India time on May 25, 2019, 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 the 4th quarter and 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 may be contacted:

Harsh Dole
IIFL– Institutional Equities
Tel. No.: +91 22 4646 4660
(harsh.dole@iiflcap.com)

Regards
Aditya Dar
General Manager(Finance)
Investor Services Department
Tel No. 011 2436 7072
Fax No. 011 2436 1018
Email: adityadar@ntpc.co.in

In terms of Regulation 29 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015), it is hereby intimated that a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company is scheduled to be held at New Delhi on Saturday, 25th May 2019 to, inter-alia, consider and approve the Annual Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statements for the financial year ended on March 31, 2019 after these results are reviewed by the Audit Committee of the Board as per Regulation 33 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015. This Meeting shall also consider recommendation of final dividend for FY 2018-19, if any, subject to approval of shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting.

Further, in terms of Code for Prevention of Insider Trading in the Securities of the Company, the Trading Window for transactions in the securities of the Company which were closed from April 4, 2019 shall remain closed until May 27, 2019 for Designated Persons and their immediate Relative(s) for the purpose of announcement of aforesaid results and recommendation of dividend. During the closure of Trading Window, Designated Persons and their immediate Relative(s) have been advised not to deal in the shares of NTPC....Click here to view

Corporate Disclosure: NTPC wins 100 MW Solar capacities in Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) 250 MW Tender for Dondaicha Solar Park, Maharashtra

We wish to inform that NTPC participated in the 250 MW tender floated by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for Dondaicha Solar Park, District: Dhule, Maharashtra.

In the Reverse Auction held on 14.05.2019, NTPC has won 100 MW of Solar capacities at a levelised tariff of Rs.2.91/unit, applicable for 25 years.

This solar project shall be set up by NTPC under EPC mode and shall add to the installed capacity of NTPC.

In line with Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that, NTPC has decided to raise Rs. 3,056.50 crore on May 3, 2019 through private placement of secured non-convertible bonds in the nature of debentures at a coupon of 7.93% p.a. with a door to door maturity of 3 years. The proceeds will be utilized inter alia, used to part meet the capex requirement, refinancing of existing loans, working capital 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.

Declaration of Commercial Operation of Unit#1 (660 MW) of Meja Thermal Power Station Stage-I (2 x 660 MW) of Meja Urja Nigam (P) Ltd. (a JV company of NTPC Limited).

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that Unit#1 of 660 MW of Meja Thermal Power Station Stage-I (2 x 660 MW) of Meja Urja Nigam (P) Ltd. (a JV company of NTPC Limited) will be declared on commercial operation w.e.f 00:00 Hrs of 30.04.2019.

Pursuant to Ministry of Power’s Office Order No. 2/2/2016-Adm.II dated 22.04.2019 (received on 25.04.2019), Ms. Archana Agrawal, Joint Secretary (Thermal), Ministry of Power has been relieved on her posting as Member Secretary, National Capital Region Planning Board, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

Accordingly, Ms. Archana Agrawal (DIN: 02105906) has ceased to be the Director of NTPC w.e.f. 22.04.2019.

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 31.03.2019, is as under:

Capacity Addition of 1st Unit of 800 MW of Gadarwara Super Thermal Power Project (2x800 MW)

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that pursuant to change in procedure for capacity addition notified by CEA, 1st unit of 800 MW of Gadarwara Super Thermal Power Project (2x800 MW) has been added to total installed capacity of NTPC. 

With this, the total installed capacity of NTPC and NTPC group has become 47325 MW and 55126 MW respectively. 

Clarification on News Item "NTPC- Simhadri setting up floating solar Power Plant"

This is with reference to clarification sought from the company on recent news item appearing in Newspaper-Business Line - Sources dated 30-Mar-2019, titled "NTPC- Simhadri setting up floating solar Power Plant". Our point-wise replies to clarification sought are as follows:

a)      Whether such event stated in published news were taking place? If so, you are advised to provide the said information along with the sequence of events in chronological order.

Reply:   Company is planning to setup a 25 MW floating solar power plant at Simhadri and this project is under tendering stage.

b)      The material impact of this article on the Company.

Reply: There is no material impact of this article on the company. It is pertinent to mention here that NTPC Group has a commercial capacity of 52866 MW. 

c) Whether company are aware of any information that has not been announced to the Exchanges under Regulation 30 of Listing Regulations. If so, you are advised to provide the said information and the reasons for not disclosing the same to the Exchange earlier as required under Regulation 30 of the Listing Regulations.

Reply: No.

Declaration of Commercial Operation of Pakri Barwadih Coal Mine

In line with the Corporate Disclosure requirements, we wish to inform that based on achievement of approved norms; Pakri Barwadih Coal Mine of NTPC Limited is declared on commercial operation w.e.f 01.04.2019.