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Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) |
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Nuclear Power
Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is a wholly owned Enterprise of
the Government of India under the administrative control of the
Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India. It has been
incorporated in September 1987 as a Public Limited Company under the
Companies Act, 1956 with the objective of undertaking the design,
construction, operation and maintenance of the atomic power stations
for generation of electricity in pursuance of the schemes and
programmes of the Government of India under the provision of the
Atomic Energy Act, 1962.
MAJOR ACTIVITIES
The company is
operating fourteen nuclear power units at six locations and is
implementing construction of eight ongoing nuclear power projects and
handling other related activities consistent with the policies of the
Government of India
The existing
operating power stations of the Company are Tarapur Atomic Power
Station Units-1&2 (TAPS-1&2) (Maharashtra), Rajasthan Atomic Power
Station Unit-2-4 (RAPS-2,3&4) (Rajasthan), Madras Atomic Power Station
Units-1&2 (MAPS-1&2) (Tamil Nadu), Narora Atomic Power Station
Units-1&2 (NAPS-1&2) (UP), Kakrapar Atomic Station Units-1&2
(KAPS-1&2) (Gujarat) and Kaiga Atomic Power station (Kaiga-1&2)
(Karnataka).
ORGANISATION STRUCTURE
In the company, the
operating stations, projects, personnel, finance, procurement
contracts and engineering functions have been placed under separate
directorates headed by Senior Executive Directors, Executive Directors
and Directors reporting to the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD).
The procurement function is handled by Directorates of Procurement and
Contracts & Materials Management. Separate directorates have also been
formed for Personnel, Vigilance, Environment, Corporate Communications
& Public Awareness, Health & Safety, Quality Assurance and Corporate
Planning. The ORGANISATION chart for NPCIL is presented ahead in this
site.
The business of the
Company (NPCIL) is managed by the Board of Directors appointed by the
President of India.
The Chairman and
Managing Director is the Chief Executive of the company and looks
after the day to day affairs of the Company under the superintendence
of the Board of Directors
AUTHORISED SHARE CAPITAL & CAPITAL
INVESTMENT
The authorised share
capital of the company is Rs. 10,000 crore, of which Rs. 8032 crore is
paid up as on March 31, 2003 which is fully subscribed by the
Government of India. As on March 31 2003 the total capital invested in
the company is around Rs. 124351 crore.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE
COMPANY
In the past three
years, the Company has shown good performance in terms of
profitability. During 1998-99,the company has shown a Net Profit of
Rs. 3615 million, during 1999-2000 Rs. 5522 million (before prior
period adjustment and tax) and during 2000-2001 Rs. 9842.8 million
(before prior period adjustment and after tax) and during 2001-2002
Rs.15494 million .
NUCLEAR POWER IN THE 21 st
CENTURY
In a recent
discussion termed "Vision 2020", it was deemed possible and necessary
to have an installed Nuclear Power Capacity of 20,000 MWe by the year
2020. Considering that the Nuclear Power is a safe and environmentally
clean source of power generation and that India has vast thorium
reserves, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited is poised to play
a leading role in future to meet the ever increasing energy demands of
the country. The Company plans to add 1300 MWe during X plan (2002-07)
and 4660 MWe during XI plan (2007-12)
SOURCE
: Ministry of Power
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