Question

The major power producing corporation of India is the _____.
A. National Hydroelectric power Corporation (NHPC)
B. North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPC)
C. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL)
D. National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)

Answer 1

Hint: India is the third-largest consumer of electricity in the world as electricity tariffs are low. India is also the third largest producer of electricity in the world having an installed capacity of 374.2 GW.

Complete answer: - Option A: National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) is a hydropower generation company established in 1975 with the goal of planning, promoting, and organizing an efficient development of hydroelectric power in India. Later it expanded to include other resources like Solar, Tidal, Geothermal, and Wind. Hence, this is an incorrect option.
- Option B: North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPC) is an electric utility company that was built in 1976 with the aim to plan, investigate, design, construct, generate, operate and maintain power stations in the NorthEast Region of India. Hence, this is an incorrect option.
- Option C: Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) is a company engaged mainly in the Transmission of Power and was found in 1989. 50% of the power generated in India is transmitted on this network. Hence, this is an incorrect option.
- Option D: National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is the largest power generating company in India and was founded in 1975. It was started with the aim of building large-sized thermal power plants along with the transmission system. Hence, this is the correct option.

Hence, the correct option is option D.

Note: India’s electricity generation sector is dominated by fossil fuels particularly coal which produces three-quarters of the country’s electricity. India produces a surplus amount of electricity but lacks the infrastructure to distribute it everywhere because of which a program was launched by the Government of India in 2016 called “Power for All”.