NHPC gains on plan to spend Rs 300 crore on Dhauliganga hydro power project

29 Aug 2013 Evaluate

NHPC is currently trading at Rs 16.55, up by 0.55 points or 3.44% from its previous closing of Rs 16.00 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs 16.15 and has touched a high and low of Rs 16.65 and Rs 16.10 respectively. So far 597888 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs 29.40 on 20-Feb-2013 and a 52 week low of Rs. 14.65 on 07-Sep-2012.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs 17.05 and Rs 15.85 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs 20357.73 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 86.36% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 5.72% and 7.92% respectively.

NHPC is planning to spend Rs 300 crore on its 280 MW Dhauliganga hydro power project that was impacted by the recent floods in Uttarakhand. The project, due to floods, has completely stopped power generation and it will take few more months for operations to resume.

In June this year, the flood in the state had damaged various ancillary structures of the project like roads, residential and non-residential buildings.

At present, the leading hydel power producer has an installed power generation capacity of 5,702 MW and is seeking approvals for about 10 projects having a total capacity of 8,801 MW. This includes five joint venture projects with cumulative capacity of 3,686 MW.

NHPC is engaged in the planning, development and implementation of an integrated and efficient network of hydroelectric projects in India. It executes all aspects of the development of hydroelectric projects, from concept to commissioning.

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