500 MW Unit at NTPC- Simhadri attains Full Load

摘要

Commercial operation of third 500 MW Unit on attaining Full Load at NTPC-Simhadri Super Thermal Power Station at Vishakhapatnam was declared by union minister for power. He said that all efforts are being made to reduce T&D losses to curb energy shortages to reach power to all, the interest of all those giving land for the power projects will be protected. Simhadri project is the first coastal based coal fired thermal power project of NTPC with state-of- the-art control and instrumentation systems. With commercial operation of Unit 3, the installed capacity has risen to 1500 MW. Stage II of the station shall supply power to states of Southern Region. The first 500 MW Unit of the project was synchronized in record time of 39 months and second unit also came on stream ahead of schedule which is a benchmark for green field project of this size in India.