North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) | |
Type: | Central Public Sector Undertaking |
Foundation: | 2 April 1976 |
Location: | Shillong, Meghalaya, India |
Key People: | Gurdeep Singh, (CMD) Additional charge |
Area Served: | Northeastern India |
Products: | Electricity generation |
Net Income: | (2022/23) |
Num Employees: | 1,402(July 2024) |
Owner: | Ministry of Power, Government of India |
North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) isa central public sector undertaking. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Power, Government of India. It was formed on 2 April 1976 to plan, investigate, design, construct, generate, operate and maintain power stations in the North Eastern Region of India.NEEPCO is conferred with the Schedule A- Miniratna Category-I CPSU status.
NEEPCO is embarking on a plan to generate power from non-conventional sources of energy, especially by tapping solar power and wind in the coming years. Current capacity of NEEPCO is 2057 MW (2021).[1]
On 21 November 2019, the Government of India approved the take over of North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) by NTPC Limited.[2]