NTPC keen to buy Reliance Infra’s Delhi discoms

India's largest electricity generator NTPC Ltd said it was interested in buying a majority stake in Reliance Group's power distribution assets in Delhi.

"NTPC is keen to explore the opportunities for acquiring 51% stake in BRPL and BYPL, which are on sale," it said in a letter to the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission dated May 26.

Reliance Infrastructure owns a majority stake in BSES Yamuna (BYPL) and BSES Rajdhani (BRPL), which are joint ventures with the government of Delhi.