NTPC Ltd has proposed developing six 1,000 MW VVER reactors totalling 6,000 MW in collaboration with Russian state-owned Rosatom at an estimated cost of Rs 1.5 trillion, seeking allocation of the remaining six units under the 2014 India-Russia agreement. The proposal supports NTPC Ltd's target of 30GW of nuclear capacity by 2047, including identified sites in Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha and projects through its nuclear subsidiaries.

NTPC Limited is planning an investment of around Rs 17 trillion over the next decade, including Rs 7 trillion in the coming five years, across thermal, renewable, nuclear, storage and green hydrogen. Chairman Gurdeep Singh also flagged rising power demand and coal stock depletion, with coal-based generation up around 10% and 18% this month, and said work has begun on the company's under-construction green hydrogen hub at Pudimadaka in Andhra Pradesh with talks underway with off-takers in Japan, Korea and Germany.

NTPC Limited is in talks with potential buyers in Japan, South Korea and Germany for green ammonia and other low-carbon fuels linked to its proposed green hydrogen hub in Andhra Pradesh, which is expected to produce green ammonia and green methanol.

NTPC Limited is in talks with South Africa's state-owned Eskom over collaboration in green energy, including a possible joint venture, with partnership modalities still under discussion. Under an existing memorandum of understanding, NTPC Limited already trains Eskom engineers in India, and would also help supply components and spare parts for Eskom's ageing coal plants while supporting South Africa's clean-energy expansion.

NTPC Limited saw coal stocks fall to 5.2 million tonnes from 18.7 million tonnes in April, leaving most of its 50 plants with about seven days of fuel, prompting it to buy coal from commercial and captive miners beyond supplies from Coal India Limited.

NTPC Limited has invited Expressions of Interest from commercial and industrial entities to take 26% equity in co-generation plants supplying steam and electricity alongside coal, renewable energy and Battery Energy Storage Systems. NTPC Limited said the long-term partnership model aims to provide reliable, economical and sustainable energy while supporting industrial decarbonisation and energy efficiency.