NTPC commissions first unit of North Karanpura STPS in Jharkhand

NTPC Limited has started the commercial operation of the first 660 MW unit of the North Karanpura super thermal power station (3×660 MW) in Jhar­khand. With this, NTPC has commissioned India’s first air-cooled condenser-installed supercritical plant, demonstrating its commitment towar­ds water conservation. This plant will supply power to the states of Jhar­khand, Bihar, West Bengal and Odisha. With this, the standalone and gro­up comm­ercial capacity of NTPC has reached 58,979 MW and 71,594 MW respectively.