North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) is a central public sector undertaking. It is under the

ownership Ownership is the state or fact of legal possession and control over property, which may be any asset, tangible or intangible. Ownership can involve multiple rights, collectively referred to as title, which may be separated and held by different ...

of Ministry of Power,

Government of India The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, c ...

. 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 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 (2021).

NTPC Limited takeover

On 21 November 2019, the

approved the take over of North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) by

NTPC Limited NTPC Limited, formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of the Ministry of Power, Government of India which is engaged in generation of electricity and ...

References

{{authority control Government agencies established in 1976 Electric-generation companies of India 1976 establishments in Meghalaya Companies based in Meghalaya

Venture

NTPC Limited takeover

See also

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