KPCL to add 2,300 MW to State grid in a year

The power-starved State is set to add 2,300 MW of thermal power to its grid within a year, according to Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd. (KPCL) Managing Director M. Maheshwar Rao.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a programme organised by KPCL to celebrate Kannada Rajyotsava, Mr. Rao said this includes 1,600 MW of power to be added from Yermarus Thermal Power Station which would have two generating stations with a capacity of 800 MW each. This new thermal station would be commissioned next year, he said.

Similarly, the third generating unit of the KPCL’s Bellary Thermal Power Station with a capacity of 700 MW would also become operational from next year, he said.

‘Crucial two years’

Earlier addressing the programme, Mr. Rao described the next two years as “crucial” in the wake of the KPCL’s plans to make capacity addition to the State’s power grid and sought the co-operation of the staff in achieving the target.

Felicitated

On the occasion, the KPCL felicitated editor-in-chief of

Kannada Prabha and

Suvarna news channel Vishweshwar Bhat, cinematographer B.S. Basavaraj, singer Shamita Malnad, and TV anchor Aparna for their contribution to Kannada language and culture.