India’s largest electricity company, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), has paid the final dividend to the government’s Ministry of Power for the financial year 2024-25.
In its 32nd consecutive year of paying the dividend, it has paid ₹3,248 crore to the Ministry of Power under the government of India, which hold a majority stake in the company.
NTPC CMD, Gurdeep Singh, along with the board of directors, presented the final dividend payment advice to Power Minister, Manohar Lal, in the presence of Pankaj Agarwal, Secretary (Power), on September 25, a company statement issued on Friday said.
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This is in addition to the first interim dividend of ₹2,424 crore, and a second interim dividend of ₹2,424 crore, which were paid in November 2024 and February 2025, respectively, it added.
The total dividend paid for FY 2024-25 is ₹8,096 crore, at a rate of ₹8.35 per share of a face value of ₹10 each.
The NTPC Group has around 84,000 MW of installed power generation capacity.