NTPC commissions two new thermal units

NTPC Limited has commenced commercial operations of the 660 MW unit 2 of the 1,320 MW Solapur Super Thermal Power Station (STPS) in Maharashtra and the first 800 MW unit of the 1,600 MW Gadarwara STPS in Madhya Pradesh. With this, NTPC’s installed capacity has reached 55,126 MW. In a separate development, NTPC has also started commercial production of coal from the Pakri Barwadih mine in Jharkhand. The mine has an estimated mining capacity of 15 mtpa.