Nuclear Power Corporation of India

This article is about the uranium powered PHWR and PWR operator. For the plutonium and thorium powered fast breeder reactor operator, see BHAVINI.

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited
Company typePublic Sector Undertaking
IndustryElectric utility
FoundedSeptember 1987; 37 years ago (1987-09)[1]
HeadquartersWorld Trade Centre,
Cuffe Parade, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
India[2]
Area served
India
Key people
B. C. Pathak
(Chairman & MD)
ProductsElectric power
Production output
46472 MU (2019-20)[3]
ServicesElectricity generation
RevenueIncrease₹16,417 crore (US$2.0 billion)(2022)[4]
Increase₹15,035 crore (US$1.8 billion) (2022)[4]
Increase₹6,394 crore (US$770 million) (2022)[4]
Total assetsIncrease₹102,211 crore (US$12 billion) (2020)[4]
Total equityIncrease₹40,685 crore (US$4.9 billion) (2020)[4]
OwnerGovernment of India (100%)
Number of employees
11,233 (March 2019)
Websitewww.npcil.nic.in

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is an Indian public sector undertaking based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is wholly owned by the Government of India and is responsible for the generation of electricity from nuclear power. NPCIL is administered by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).

NPCIL was created in September 1987 under the Companies Act 1956, "with the objective of undertaking the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the atomic power stations for generation of electricity in pursuance of the schemes and programmes of the Government of India under the provision of the Atomic Energy Act 1962." All nuclear power plants operated by the company are certified for ISO-14001 (Environment Management System).

NPCIL was the sole body responsible for constructing and operating India's commercial nuclear power plants until the setting up of BHAVINI Vidyut Nigam in October 2003. As of 10 August 2012, the company had 21 nuclear reactors in operation at seven locations, a total installed capacity of 7380 MWe.[5][6] Subsequent to the government's decision to allow private companies to provide nuclear power, the company has experienced problems with private enterprises "poaching" its employees.[7]

  1. ^ "About Us". NPCIL. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Contact Us". NPCIL. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  3. ^ https://www.npcil.nic.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/MA_News_12may2020_01.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ a b c d e "Balance Sheet 31.03.2020".
  5. ^ "Plants in Operation". npcil.nic.in. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  6. ^ "Kaiga-4 achieves criticality". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 28 November 2010. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010.
  7. ^ Private sector giants `poach' NPCIL personnel The Hindu, Monday, 20 November 2006