INDIA'S MAJOR UTILITIES

​These are the top Five major companies that make up the highest producers of electricity in India.

1. NTPC Ltd.

India’s single largest electricity company

• Ranked 492nd in 2019’s Forbes Top 2000 Companies list

• 55000 MW of installed capacity

• Started back in 1975 to facilitate rapid power growth. It has established itself as the top major power provider, present in the entire chain of the power generation business.

• Began as a fossil fuel company but has moved into solar, wind, hydroelectric, and nuclear. It has moved into these areas partially to reduce its carbon footprint.

• 15% of the total energy market.

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2. Tata Power Company Ltd.

• Present across all of India

• Utilizes both fossil fuel and renewable for power generation

• Leading promoter of wind energy in India

• 11000 MW of installed capacity

• 1388 MW Solar portfolio

• Commissioned 4 additional solar projects in 4 different Indian States which total more than 300 MW of newly installed solar capacity

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3. Adani Power Ltd. (APL)

Adani Power Ltd. is another branch of the Adani Group

• 10400 MW of installed thermal (coal) capacity; this is expected to increase to 12410 MW with a new set of acquisitions

• Power plants in 4 different Indian States

• 40 MW solar system

• The first company in the world to set up a coal based supercritical thermal generator; a generator registered under the Clean Development Mechanism

• 3% of the energy market

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4. Torrent Power Ltd.

Considered to be another of India’s leading energy brands

• Integrated power utility. Torrent reached this point largely when it acquired two of India’s oldest utilities, Surat Electricity and Ahmedabad Electricity. They are now leaders in efficiency and reliability

•  One of the largest private sector energy companies in India

• 3600 MW of installed capacity that includes coal, gas, and renewable energy generation

• Plans to install another 1100 MW of wind energy

• 1% of the energy market

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5. JSW Energy Ltd.

​Considered one of India’s leading energy companies

• Prides itself on its leading status in everything from managing operations, to reducing environmental impact and employing new innovations

• More than 4500 MW of installed capacity in the form of thermal, hydroelectric, and solar​

• 1.4% of the energy market.