NTPC hosts lenders’ meet, charts ambitious green energy expansion
NTPC Limited, India’s largest power generator, recently hosted its 18th Lenders’ Meet in New Delhi, providing a comprehensive overview of its robust operational and financial performance, future growth trajectory and ambitious green energy vision. The event saw substantial participation from representatives of leading domestic and international banks, financial institutions and credit rating agencies.Gurdeep Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, addressed the gathering, focusing on the evolving landscape of energy transition and the myriad opportunities available for NTPC within this changing scenario.
Jaikumar Srinivasan, Director (Finance), delivered a presentation highlighting the corporation’s successful transformation into an integrated energy conglomerate. Through a series of detailed presentations, NTPC and its group entities showcased their unwavering commitment to sustainable growth, aligning it with the Government of India’s Viksit Bharat vision. The meet included sessions where leading global and domestic credit rating agencies — including Moody’s, S and P Global Ratings, Fitch Ratings and CAREdge — shared their perspectives on India’s sovereign rating, the power sector outlook and NTPC’s strong credit profile.
The management team, including CEOs and CFOs of major group companies, actively engaged with the participants during an interactive question-and-answer session, addressing all queries and observations raised by the lending community. The Lenders’ Meet proved instrumental in fostering meaningful engagement between NTPC, its lenders and credit rating agencies, reinforcing mutual trust and collaboration vital for supporting the company’s future growth plans. NTPC currently operates an installed capacity of over 85 GW, with a significant 32 GW already under construction.
The corporation has set out an ambitious roadmap for capacity expansion: first, scaling up to 149 GW by 2032, which includes a target of 60 GW of renewable energy capacity; and second, further expansion to 244 GW by 2037. This comprehensive roadmap is projected to involve a capital expenditure of approximately Rs 7 lakh crore. The expansion plans are diverse, covering new areas such as energy storage systems, pumped storage projects, nuclear power, green hydrogen and chemicals.
