Shares of NTPC Limited jumped 1 per cent higher at Rs 237 on Wednesday after the company announced that it has completed Unit-1 of 800 megawatts (MW) of the Telangana Super Thermal Power Project. According to exchange filing on 12 September, the installed capacity of NTPC Limited and NTPC Group has increased to 57,838 MW and 73,824 MW.
In addition, NTPC announced the payment of Rs 2,909 crore as final dividend for 2022-2023 on Tuesday. "This constitutes 30 percent of the paid-up equity share capital of NTPC Ltd," a company said.