NTPC Q2 FY 2025 net profit rises 14% to Rs 53.8 billion, revenue slightly declines

State-run power generator NTPC Ltd reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 53.8 billion for the second quarter of 2024-25 (Q2 FY 2025), a 14% increase from Rs 47.26 billion in the same period last year. Revenue from operations in the September quarter stood at Rs 446.96 billion, a slight decline from Rs 449.83 billion reported in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year.

As India’s largest integrated power utility, NTPC contributes 25% of the nation’s power requirement. The company’s board approved an interim dividend of Rs 2.5 per share.

NTPC generated 220 billion units (BU) of electricity in the first half of FY 2025 (H1 FY25), compared to 212 BU in the same period last year. Its standalone gross generation was 186 BU in H1 FY25, up from 179 BU in the corresponding period of the previous year.

NTPC’s coal stations achieved a Plant Load Factor (PLF) of 76.31%, exceeding the national average of 70.63% during H1 FY25. The NTPC group’s total installed capacity reached 76,443 MW in Q2 FY25, up from 73,824 MW in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. On a standalone basis, NTPC’s installed capacity rose to 59,168 MW from 57,838 MW.

Shares of NTPC closed at Rs 411.60 on the National Stock Exchange on October 24, up 0.81% from the previous day’s close.