NTPC’s Telangana STPP at Ramagundam is in the advanced stages of completion and is likely to be commissioned by the end of this financial year.
UPDATE – 10:48 PM, THURSDAY – 12/15/22
NTPC’s Telangana STPP in Ramagundam is at an advanced stage of completion and is likely to be commissioned by the end of this financial year.
Hyderabad: NTPC’s Telangana Super Thermal Power Plant (STPP) at Ramagundam is in the advanced stages of completion and is likely to be commissioned by the end of the current financial year (2022-23). The project was delayed due to disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the redesign of the boilers to new environmental codes.
TRS MPs B Venkatesh Netha, Kavitha Malothu and G Ranjith Reddy raised the issue during question time in the Lok Sabha on Thursday and wanted the Center to provide the reasons for the delay in the commissioning of the 800 MW Telangana STPP Station-I due in May 2020. Monthly.
In response, Minister of State for Electricity and Renewable Energy RK Singh said that phase one of the Telangana STPP (2×800 MW) has been delayed by 31 months relative to the current commissioning target. The actual expenditure incurred and accrued so far is within the approved project cost of Rs 10,997.7 crore.
The minister explained that the first unit of the project is in the advanced commissioning stage. Following completion of the steam purge and associated pre-commissioning activities, the normalization process began. It is likely to be in service by the end of this financial year.
Under the Andhra Pradesh Restructuring Act, the Center committed to building a 4,000 MW (5 x 800 MW) supercritical thermal power plant in Ramagundam. Also, it is mandated to supply 85% of Telangana’s energy. The state government has asked NTPC and the Union Electricity Department to distribute all the electricity generated by this power plant to Telangana to meet the state’s growing energy demand, but no decision has been made yet.
