3rd September, 2003
Ministry of Power  


INCREASE IN EARNINGS OF NHPC


The National Hydro-electric Power Corporation (NHPC) has registered an upswing in its earnings during 2002-03. The details are :

(Rs. in crore)

 

2001-02

2002-03

Gross Profit

952.60

1013.03

Net Profit after Tax

470.86

510.50

The total Tenth Plan outlay earmarked for NHPC is Rs.32226.0 crore, to enable it to meet its planned capacity addition targets in this plan period. This includes Net Budgetary Support of Rs.14200 crore and Internal and Extra Budgetary Resources of Rs.18026 crore.

NHPC has contributed 65.25 MW as capacity addition in the Ninth Plan by executing Rangit HE Project (60 MW) in Sikkim on ownership basis and Kalpong (5.25 MW) in the Andaman Nicobar Islands on deposit work basis. The capacity addition targets for the Tenth and Eleventh Plans are 4357 MW and 14432 MW respectively.

Power Generation during Ninth Five Year Plan by NHPC was as under :-

YEAR

TARGET

Million Units (MUs)

ACTUAL GENERATION

Million Units (MUs)

1997-98

7710

8820.84

1998-99

8520

9917.25

1999-2000

9250

8690.74

2000-2001

9400

8773.98

2001-2002

9470

8912.29

Total

45115.10

Power generation during Tenth Five Year Plan by NHPC is as under:-

YEAR

TARGET

Million Units (MUs)

ACTUAL GENERATION

Million Units (MUs)

2002-2003

9000

9862.71

2003-2004

9400

5262.96

(upto July, 2003)