NTPC commissions first unit of Darlipali STPP

NTPC Limited has commissioned the first 800 MW unit of the 1,600 MW Darlipali super thermal power project in Sundargarh district, Odisha. With this, the total installed capacity of NTPC Limited and the NTPC Group has become 49,695 MW and 58,156 MW respectively. The power plant will obtain coal from NTPC’s Dulanga and Pakri Barwadih captive coal blocks and source water from the Hirakund reservoir on the Mahanadi river. The plant is being constructed by BHEL and L&T Power.