North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) is
a
central public sector undertaking. It is under the
ownership 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, ...
. 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
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, ...
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 an ...
.
See also
*
Kopili Hydro Electric Project
*
Ranganadi Dam
The Ranganadi Dam is a concrete-gravity diversion dam on the Ranganadi River (also known as Panyor River) in Arunachal Pradesh, India which serves a run-of-the-river scheme.
Power generation
The dam is intended for hydroelectric purposes and is ...
References
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Government agencies established in 1976
Electric-generation companies of India
1976 establishments in Meghalaya
Companies based in Meghalaya