Top 10power companies in india 2015

Solar energy, thermal energy, wind energy etc are all an integral part of all
businesses. India is one of the major hubs of power generation companies. Here
is a list of the top 10 power companies in India for the year 2015.
10. Adani Power:
It is a subsidiary of Adani group and is the largest producer of solar power in
India and it is the second largest private power producer.
It was founded in 1996. It has power stations based in Mundra & Bitta (Gujarat)
, Baran ( Rajasthan) , Tiroda (Maharashtra) and Padubidri (Karnataka). Mundra
is the first super critical technology based thermal power project in the world to
receive Clean Development Mechanism project from UN
Market Cap: 12,062.67 Cr
Net profit: 595.26 Cr
Net Sales: 10,714.43 cr

9. Reliance Power
Founded in 2007 Reliance Power is a constituent of the Reliance group.
With a strong commitment to enable the economic growth of the country it
operates in the areas of developing, constructing and operating power projects
in India. The company is developing 13 medium and large-sized power projects
of which six are coal-fired, two are gas-fired and five are hydroelectric. It has its
presence in international market as well. To finance its power projects Reliance
power signed an agreement with Export-Import Bank of India in 2010. Today it
has planned installed capacity of 33,480 MW, which reaches every corner of the
nation and strengthens its growing fortune. The company has earned carbon
credits by adopting better technology with minimum environment impact and
cleaner energy sources, proving itself to be a sustainable and socially
responsible firm.

Market Cap: 15,217.81 Cr

Net profit: 56.48 Cr
Net Sales: 91.69 Cr

8. SJVN
SVJN limited is one of the Joint Venture of Govt. of India and Himachal
Pradesh. It is a Miniratna company.The largest Hydro power station in India
Nathpa Jhakri Hydropwer station is being operated by them which has a
capacity of 1500 MW. Apart from Hydroelectric projects is is into thermal ,
power transmission, wind and solar power projects in India and in Nepal.
Market Cap: 10,176.10 Cr
Net profit: 1,114.63 Cr
Net Sales: 1,873.58 Cr
7. Reliance Infra
Reliance infra was earlier named as reliance energy and prior to that as Bombay
Suburban Electric Supply.
Its parent company is Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group and is headed by Anil
Ambani. It was founded in 2002 and has its headquarter at Mumbai. It is the
only distributor of electricity consumed by the residents of outskirts of Mumbai.
Currently it is constructing a 5600 MW gas based thermal power plant in Dadri
which is in Uttar Pradesh state. Its one of the plant in Sassan is the largest
integrated coal cum power plant in the world. Currently it is operating five
plants with a capacity of 941 MW.
Market Cap: 11,563.67 Cr
Net profit: 1,587.94 Cr
Net Sales: 11,356.93 Cr

6. Neyveli Lignite:
Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited is a Navaratna company, Govt of India
undertaking.
It has the largest open pit lignite mines in India. It has an installed capacity of
2740 MW. It was founded in 1956 and its headquarter is in Chennai. Apart from
electricity generation it is into power distribution and renewable energy sources.
The capacity of lignite mines is 28.5 million tons per annum at Neyveli.
Market Cap: 12,331.17 Cr

Net profit: 1,501.88 Cr

Net Sales: 5,967.23 Cr

5. JSW Energy:
JSW energy is a subsidiary group of JSW group. It was founded in 1994 and its
headquarter is in Mumbai.Currently it has power generation capacity of 3740
MW and is planning of expanding to 8630 MW. It is into different areas of
power namely power generation, transmission and trading. It operates in various
states of India like Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, West
Bengal and Himachal Pradesh.
Market Cap: 18,089.80 Cr
Net profit: 602.48 Cr
Net Sales: 5,802.61 Cr

4. Tata Power
Tata power was founded on 1911 by Dorabji Tata and it is based in Mumbai.
As the name implies it is a part of Tata group. It is into generation, transmission
and distribution of electricity. It is the second largest private power producing
company of India with a capacity of 8747 MW. Apart from coal & gas it has
also contributed towards renewable energy source power plants. It has also a
significant international presence in countries like South Affrica, Vietnam,
Singapore etc.
Market Cap: 19,946.61 Cr
Net profit: 954.08 Cr
Net Sales: 8,627.04 Cr

3. NHPC Ltd
National Hydro Power generation Company Limited was founded in the year
1975 and as the name implies it is into Hydro Power generation.

Currently it is under Miniratna category. For the F.Y. 2013-14 NHPC has
generated 18386 MU of electricity. It is now in the process of building nine
projects which have a total capacity of 4271 MW.
Market Cap: 21,034.27 Cr
Net profit: 978.79 Cr
Net Sales: 5,537.04 Cr

2. Power Grid Corporation of India:

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited is a state owned company and it is a
Navaratna company.
It is Indias largest power transmission company. Apart from transmission they
are into consultancy and telecom too. It was founded in the year of 1989 and its
headquarter is in Gurgaon, India. Initially its name was National Power
Transmission Corporation ltd. After being certified for commencing the
business the name was changed to power grid Corporation of India Limited in
the year 1992. It has one of the largest transmission networks spreading across
101,886 kilometers. It has a transmission capacity of 168,063 MVA.
Market Cap: 72,823.73 cr
Net profit: 4497.42 Cr
Net Sales: 15230.28 Cr

1. 00
NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) Ltd.
undertaking company, under the Govt. of India.

is a public sector

It is the largest electricity generating company in India. It attained the

Maharatna status on 16th November, 2010. Apart from electricity generation
and distribution their services include natural gas exploration, production,
transportation & distribution. NTPC is into both coal based and gas based
thermal power plants along with Hydro-electric and solar photovoltaic power
plants. As of now NTPC has 17 coal based, 7 gas based and 8 renewable energy

plants. It has a capacity of 44,598 MW which contributes 17.73 % of the total

national capacity. It launched its IPO in October 2004.
Market Cap: 111,602.36 Cr
Net profit: 10,974.74 Cr
Net Sales: 000

The Companies are ranked as per the criteria described below:

1. Top companies involved in power generation and distribution are listed
2. These companies are ranked based on market capitalisation,net profit and net
sales. Three separate rank lists are prepared.
3. For each criteria ranking is made. The company which stands 1st in each
category is given 100 points. Taking example of criteria market capitalization
For example, in the list sorted according to market Cap, Rank 1 Company,
which has capitalization, is assigned 100 points. Rank 2 company assigned
points according to the ratio of its capitalization with Rank 1 companys
capitalization.
4. Points assigned to rank 2 is equal to( market cap of rank 2/market cap of rank
1) *100 and the same method is repeated for assigning points to different
companies and other lists also.
5. Points obtained from these three lists are added for each company and then
the top 10 list are made according to the total no of points obtained.

Top 10 Power Companies in India 2016

Power companies have been a backbone o the Indian industrial

sectors and have been responsible of giving energy to companies and
individuals. The companies have evolved in providing hydro, coal,
win energy and have moved on to nuclear power plants as well. The
top power companies in India have brands like NTPC, Power Grid
Corp, Tata power, Reliance Infra and Adani Power followed by
NHPC, Reliance Power, JSW Energy, Torrent Power and Neyveli
Lignite. Here is the list of the Top 10 Power Companies in India 2016.
10. Neyveli Lignite
Neyveli Lignite Corporation is one of the 4 Navratna constituted by
Government of India since its origin in 1956.
It is administered under the control of MOC and is a frontrunner
public sector undertaking in energy sector. There exists 3 opencast
Lignite Mines with a total capacity of 28.5 Million Tonnes per Annum
and an open cast Lignite mine of 2.1 million tones per annum at
Neyveli and Rajasthan respectively.
The total capacity of the thermal power stations under this public
corporation is 3240 MW. They also have 9 wind turbines installed of
1.5 MW each thereby aggregating the total capacity to about 3253.5
MW. They have also ventured into the renewable energy generation
with the installation of solar energy power plant in Neyveli with the
total capacity of 10 MW. Put together total energy adds up to 3263.5
MW. A coal based power project is being run at Tuticorin Tamil Nadu
through NLC Tamil Nadu Power Limited (NTPL) with total energy
tally of 1000 MW each.
All the mines at NLC are certified for quality, environment protection
and occupational health and safety measures. All power stations are
ISO marked for quality management and environment management
system. NLC is committed to the sustainable operations aimed at
protection of communities and environment. The learning and
development centre at NLC is known for training and embellishment
of its employees, executives and workers. These learning centres are

well equipped with latest technology resources. In house training

programs, CSR by the company and training at site are some of the
initiatives taken by the company on human resource front.
Total Assets (INR Cr) = 29664.41
Total Revenue (INR Cr) = 7895.96
Profit (INR Cr) = 1061.73

9. Torrent Power
Torrent Power by Torrent group is one of the biggest power
companies in India .
Torrent group is valuated at Rs.13116 crore and is committed to its
service in the field of healthcare and power. Torrent group is a major
player in pharmaceutical industry, and is one of the leading power
companies in India.
Torrent Power has huge experience in transmission and distribution of
power and has been a frontrunner in implementing several large
projects in Gujarat. The company began its operations in 1989 after
the group took over a power company and turned around its
operations. Later the company was successful in leading two
acquisitions of Surat Electricity Ltd and The Ahmedabad Electricity
Company Ltd. Torrent turned around their operations and made them
profitable, operationally efficient and reliable in power supply. Torrent
has total installed capacity of 3200 MW and distributes power close to
3 million customers every year. The company also had implemented a
gas based project in South Gujarat with a capacity of 1200 MW.
The company has established reputation in distribution business and
has expanded aggressively. They have also entered into the MOU
with Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company limited and
it has been awarded franchise for distribution in Kanpur and Agra.
Torrent Power has an aggregate capacity of 1697 MW including a
wind plant, Gas based mega power plant, coal based thermal power

station and gas based power plant. The power plant employs a unique
mix of coal and gas and uses contemporary power generation
technologies to ensures high thermal efficiency.
Total Assets (INR Cr) = 19595.61
Total Revenue (INR Cr) = 11687.21
Profit (INR Cr) = 865.5

8. JSW Energy
JSW energy is part of a larger conglomerate by the name of JSW
group (is a part of O.P Jindal Group) valued at 11 billion dollar and
spread across India, USA, SA and Africa.
JSW group is present in several segments namely Steel, Energy,
Infrastructure, Cement, Ventures and Sports. The company nurtures a
workforce of 40,000 employees and has a reputation of Strategic first
mover built over years, and is a leader in the power sector.
The core values of the company include Transparency, Excellence,
Dynamism and Passion for Learning. JSW is a private player into the
power sector with fully integrated power infrastructure and presence
across all the levels of power sector value chain. The total operational
capacity of the company lies at 4531 MW. They aim to achieve 10000
MW power generation capabilities by 2020. With transparent
operations and clear goals and guidelines JSW energy is establishing
newer benchmarks for the industry. The company finds its presence
across several Indian states and includes stakes in natural resource
companies in Africa. Over the last few years company has enhanced
their power generation capacity from 260 MW to current 4531 MW.
They have also set up hydro power plants by the name of Baspa 2 and
karcham Wangtoo.
Total Assets (INR Cr) = 28137.34
Total Revenue (INR Cr) = 10179
Profit (INR Cr) = 1396

7. Reliance Power
Reliance Power Limited is a part of Indias one of the biggest
conglomerates Reliance Group.
They find their presence in several sectors across industries such as
telecommunications, services, media, infrastructure, energy etc. They
have two companies operating as energy companies Reliance infra
and Reliance power; both are amongst the top ten power companies in
India.
The company is known to function both in India and internationally to
develop, construct and operate power projects. The company is also
known to have huge power generation capacity both in capacity under
development and under operation. It has several subsidiary companies
to aid in power development. The companys power generation
capacity currently is around 6000 MW . They also have several
projects underway including three coal-fired projects, gas fired
projects and 12 hydelpower plants in AP, HP and Uttarakhand. The
power plants operated by the company are hugely diverse in terms of
geography, fuel sources etc. Sasan ultra Mega Plant in MP is also part
of its diverse portfolio yielding 3960 MW of energy. They are
registered with the clean development mechanism executive board for
Certifies Emission reduction. They are thoroughly committed to local
communities in ensuring sustainable development and undertake
initiatives that are aimed at creating long term value. Being a
conglomerate with diverse businesses they can easily integrate
various services that they offer to generate potential benefits for the
society in the areas of communication, media, financial help and
others. Education, healthcare, sanitation, community infrastructure
development and sustainable livelihood are some of the areas of CSR
that the company has undertaken in past.
Total Assets (INR Cr) = 63003.41
Total Revenue (INR Cr) = 10670.03
Profit (INR Cr) = 1361.94

6. NHPC
National Hydroelectric Power Limited is a public energy company
started in the year of 1975 with a share capital of Rs. 2000 million.
The company has an objective to promote and organize an efficient
and integrated development of hydroelectric power in all forms
possible. NHPC is also committed to include development of
conventional and non-conventional sources of power in all its aspects
in India and abroad.
The company has been categorized as Mini Ratna under the category1 at present by the govt. of India with the current share capital of
about Rs. 1,50,000 million . It is one of the premier institutions in
India that generate hydroelectric power to meet the energy needs.
NHPC has served several projects right from the beginning of its
incorporation through Central Hydroelectric Power Construction and
Control Board. Since its beginning the company has pioneered 20
projects with total installed capacity of 6507 MW. NHDC limited,
also a subsidiary company of NHPC has also been part of these
projects. NHPC has also executed 5 projects with an installed capacity
of 89.25 MW on turnkey basis implemented in neighboring countries
also.
Currently NHPC has been working on 5 major construction projects
that aggregate to the total working capacity of 4290 MW being
executed through Joint Venture Company. Few more projects are still
awaiting clearance for their implementation. NHPC Limited owns and
operates a total of 18 hydro electric power stations. These stations
span North, east and north-east regions of India.
Total Assets (INR Cr) = 55166
Total Revenue (INR Cr) = 8354
Profit (INR Cr) = 2440

5. Adani Power
Adani Power is one of the major undertakings by Adani group in
power sector and has grown out to be one of the biggest companies in
India in supplying power nationwide.
Their first power plant was setup in Mundra to cater to the Mundra
port and SEZs in 2006, and as of now it is a leader in power in India.
Adani port was largest importer of coal as it fulfilled 50% of countrys
need for imported coal, and they had also built countrys biggest
terminal at Mundra port.
Today, Mundra is the largest private coal based power plant location
in the world. The company has built over its operations over years and
has setup plants at several locations such as Tiroda in Maharashtra,
Kawai in Rajasthan and Udupi in Karnataka. The company is also
credited with the largest private power producing company with
aggregate capacity of energy reaching at 10,480 MW.
They are targeting to raise their bars and produce 20,000 MW of
installed energy by the end of 2020 by developing world class
operations and maintenance team of experts, engineers, executives
etc. The transmission team of Adani Power was set up to help support
the state and central utilities. The team has also created a transmission
system in less than 3 years spanning 5000 circuit Kilometres . The
sheer dynamism of the Group has helped Adani Power grow
tremendously since its inception as well as incubate successful new
businesses. Therefore, Adani group has grown out to be a formidable
force in energy segment.
Total Assets (INR Cr) = 69367.51
Total Revenue (INR Cr) = 25231.57
Profit (INR Cr) = 488.48
4. Reliance Infra

Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RInfra) is a part of Reliance Group,

one of the leading business groups in India.
It was established in 1929 and now its market capitalization stands at
over Rs.11,300 crore as of March, 2015. It is one of the fastest
growing conglomerates in infrastructure sector, and is also a leader in
energy and power in India.
Reliance Infrastructure finds its presence across all stages of the
energy generation value chain including generation, transmission,
distribution and power trading. The company is a wholly owned
subsidiary which operates 5 power stations with the total capacity of
941MW and distributes about 25 billion unit of electricity to over 6.4
million customers around the country. The subsidiary of the company
has started 3 transmission projects by installing 8 grid lines.
Reliance Infra provides several services including Engg., Procurement
and construction to develop power and roads. The company has
commissioned a portfolio of infrastructure projects including the
projects like metro rail project in Mumbai, Roads extending to the
length of 1000 Kms etc using special purpose vehicles. RInfra is
India's largest power distribution company owned privately, serving
64 lakh consumers with uninterrupted and quality power supply. The
company is also a huge player in power transmission sector and is
operating on 3 inter-state transmission projects. Rinfra generates 941
MW of electricity and has a stake of 42.2% in RPower, generating
electric energy through coal, gas and hydro projects of over 15,000
MW. The EPC division of the company uses turnkey services in
power and infrastructure sectors.EPC provides platform for execution
of power plant projects.
Total Assets (INR Cr) = 71952.96
Total Revenue (INR Cr) = 17051.2
Profit (INR Cr) = 1974.56

3. Tata Power

Tata power was created in 1915 for generating hydro-electric power

supply in Khopoli, Maharashtra.
Today it has grown out to be one of the Indias largest integrated
power companies with international presence, and a leading energy
provider in India. It was founded by late Shri Jamshetji Tata and along
with all its subsidiaries the generation capacity of the project stands at
9184MW.
The company is present in all segments of power sector including
power generation (thermal, hydro, solar and wind), transmission, fuel
logistics, trading and distribution. Tata power is currently serving
more than 2.6 million consumers via distribution and is known to start
countrys first 4000 MW Ultra Mega Power Project in Gujarat using
advanced technology. It has successfully partnered in Generation,
Transmission and Distribution in India namely Tata Power Delhi
Distribution Limited" with Vidyut Board in Delhi, 'Power links
Transmission Ltd.' with Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. for
generation of Power from Tala hydro plant and 'Maithon Power Ltd.'
with Damodar Valley Corporation both publicly and privately.
The company is also involved in renewable energy sources and clean
energy generation with the capacity of 1794 MW. The company has
made strategic investments in Indonesia, Singapore, Zambia, Georgia,
Norway, Australia etc. Apart from the conventional services of
transmission and power, Strategic Engineering division is meant for
indigenous design, development, production, integration and handling
other critical missions of strategic importance. This division has
partnered with several defense departments across globe. SED
division has is now operating at level 5 of CMM.
Total Assets (INR Cr) = 34094.92
Total Revenue (INR Cr) = 36461
Profit (INR Cr) = 1067
2. Power Grid Corporation
Power Grid Company is a central energy conglomerate. It has been a
publicly listed company since the year 2007.

It has also earned the title of Navaratna (part of 4 companies with the
title), which shows its strong presence in the industry as a leader in
India. It is Indias largest Electric Power Transmission Utility and has
been consistently rated excellent in operations under MoU with
Ministry of Power.
The company operates in following segments- Transmission,
Consultancy and Telecom. The transmission lines span 129,407 kms
in distance and has 207 substations. The company looks after 150
domestic clients for consultancy related to transmission and has
global footprint in 18 countries. The companys telephone network
covers a distance of 36,563 Kms in 595 locations.
The companys central transmission utility undertakes transmission of
electricity through interstate transmission system. It has EHV/HV
networks and Grid Management within the transmission system
where Grid Management offers Real-time grid operations, optimum
scheduling and dispatch, energy accounting and settlements etc. In
consultancy segment of the business Power grid company provides inhouse expertise in transmission, distribution, and telecom services
including design, engineering, procurement, financing and project
management. Power grids telecom business leverages the long
network provided by its transmission system. It offers choices of
bandwidths and topologies to operate in. The company has been
exploring new business opportunities steering in the direction of
building smart grid/ smart cities, energy efficiency, intra-state
transmission, Desert power India, Off-shore wind generation
integration, solar PV system integration, distribution, manufacturing
etc. As a part of its CSR initiative company has worked towards
overall development of communities by providing facilities like
education, health etc.
Total Assets (INR Cr) = 181919.54
Total Revenue (INR Cr) = 21626.98
Profit (INR Cr) = 6014.56

1. NTPC
NTPC was established in 1975 for energy generation and
transmission, and has become a leader since then in the power
segment.
It has now grown out to be one of the largest energy companies of the
country with Gurdeep Singh as its chairman and managing director. It
finds its presence in all the levels of the energy generation value
chain, and has a pan India presence with all its offerings.
It has also moved on to renewable ways of energy generation
including hydro, nuclear forms of energy in order to lower its carbon
footprint by reducing green house gases in the environment. The
corporation has diversified into the business of power trade,
consultancy, rural electrification, professional training, ash utilization
and coal mining as well. It was tagged as Maharatna Company in May
2010, one out of total 4 companies being conferred with this title. It
finds its presence in Forbes Global 2000 ranking of worlds biggest
companies too.
The total installed capacity at the company is 47,178 MW. It has 18
coal based, 7 gas based and 1 hydro based power station. They have
set a target of generating capacity of 1,28,000 MW by the year of
2032. The fuel mix in energy generation comprises of 56% coal, 16%
gas, 11% nuclear and 17% renewable sources of energy. Company
contributes 17.73% of the total national energy capacity and has been
operating at high efficiency levels. it also contributes 25.91% of total
power generation. NTPC became publicly listed in the year of 2004.
GOI now holds only 75% of the stakes in the company. The rest are
held by II, banks and Public. It is also one of the most preferred work
places due to its ideology.
Total Assets (INR Cr) = 240449.05
Total Revenue (INR Cr) = 78705.5
Profit (INR Cr) = 10290.86

Ranking Methodology:
The top 15 power companies in India are selected. Three parameters
are selected namely Assets, Revenue and Profits and weightages of
20%, 40% and 40% are assigned respectively. Once the final score is
calculated, the final ranking is found.