NTPC Limited known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited is a Central Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Power, Govt. of India, engaged in the business of generation of electricity and allied activities. It is a company incorporated under the Companies Act 1956 and a "Govt. Company" within the meaning of the act. The headquarters of the company is situated at New Delhi. NTPC's core business is generation and sale of electricity to state-owned power distribution companies and State Electricity Boards in India.