NTPC Shifts Kerandari Mine To Mining Subsidiary

05 Dec 2025 CW Team

NTPC Ltd has completed the transfer of its Kerandari Coal Mine in the North Karanpura Coalfields, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, to its wholly owned subsidiary, NTPC Mining Ltd (NML), effective 1 December 2025. The transition forms part of NTPC’s phased plan to move its coal mining business under NML.

The transfer follows earlier disclosures issued on 28 August and 1 October 2025, in which NTPC informed stock exchanges of the step-by-step migration of its mining operations. NTPC’s ISIN is INE733E01010, with stock codes 532555 on the BSE and NTPC on the NSE.

The latest filing, submitted to BSE and NSE by Ritu Arora, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer, complies with Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

The move underscores NTPC’s strategy to consolidate mining activities within a specialised subsidiary to enhance operational efficiency and strengthen management oversight.

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