NTPC needs to keep growing as the demand for energy in India also increasing at a rapid pace: Power Minister RK Singh
NTPC celebrates its Raising Day completing 46 years
Power Minister congratulates NTPC for its exemplary journey
“NTPC is a special company; it is the largest provider of
energy to our country, the most important input for growth”, said RK Singh, Union Minister for Power, New &
Renewable Energy, here today. Singh was
speaking on the occasion of NTPC’s Raising Day. In his address, Singh outlined the
Company’s
achievements, expertise, future goals and also discussed NTPC’s role in
leading India’s
energy transition. Singh also
appreciated NTPC for passing on approximately 4500 crore to states in the last
financial year by optimising energy charges.
Singh stated that
NTPC needs to enhance itself from being a national company to being an
international behemoth and should dream of becoming the biggest multi-national
in the field of energy. In his address, he further stressed that NTPC needs to
keep growing and add capacity as the country needs to keep pace with the ever
growing demand for energy. He also underlined NTPC’s impressive record of producing almost a billion
units every day.
RK Singh presented the Swarn Shakti Awards to NTPC plants
in the areas of Productivity, Safety, Protection and Improvement of
Environment, Rajbhasha, Best Health Facilities, CSR & Community Development
and Project Management Awards. He also inaugurated the Shram Kaushal portal.
The Raising Day celebrations commenced with Gurdeep
Singh, CMD, NTPC Ltd hoisting the flag at the Engineering Office Complex (EOC),
Noida. The ceremony was attended by NTPC officials from locations across the
country via online platforms.
Ashish Upadhyaya,
Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministry of Power, Vivek
Dewangan, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India along
with, Anil Kumar Gautam, Director (Finance), Dillip Kumar Patel, Director (HR), Ramesh Babu V, Director (Operations), Chandan
Kumar Mondol, Director (Commercial), Ujjwal Kanti Bhattacharya, Director
(Projects) and senior officials of NTPC were also present on the occasion.