With the completion of over eighty percent work, the first unit of the NTPC-Kudgi thermal plant is just 11 months away from generating electricity.
“We are scheduled to start generating 800 MW of total 4,000 MW of power from March next year, and to start supplying electricity in June. Despite some delay in the project owing to agitation by farmers against the plant, we have covered the gap and working as per the schedule,” said Balaji Ayengar, Group General Manager (GGM) of Kudgi plant.
Addressing presspersons at the plant site here on Friday, he said that works were under full swing to meet the deadline, as testing of turbines and boilers, which are critical components of the plant, were in their last phase.
Mr. Ayengar said that over 4 million tonnes of coal was needed for each plant annually.
NTPC has 40 plants across the country, with a combined electricity generation capacity of 44,598 MW.
