NTPC aims to double power generation growth this fiscal

India's largest power company NTPC aims to double growth in power generation this fiscal, said chairman and managing director Arup Roy Choudhury. He is confident of achieving an additional capacity of five gigawatt (GW) this year.

"We have applied for additional gas supplies. This will boost our plant load factors (PLFs). Our plant load factors for this fiscal would be around 90 plus," he told CNBC-TV18 in an exclusive interview. The company had last year indicated that one reason for PLFs being weak was the backing down of 13 billion units from State Electricity Boards (SEBs). Elaborating on the same he said, "The problem of backing down by SEBs still remains and is an area of concern", he added. Coal concerns Choudhury is confident of improving coal supplies this year as and when logistics issues sort out. "The company expects to receive 140 million tonne of coal from Coal India next year," he added. Find out: When should you enter NTPC? Below is the verbatim transcript of his interview with Udayan Mukherjee and Mitali Mukherjee of CNBC-TV18. Also watch the accompanying video. Q: Could you start by telling us what you expectations are for FY12 both in terms of power generation growth and the PLFs that you might be operating at this year? A: We don