First unit of Sipat Project starts commercial operation

New Delhi: Country’s largest power producer NTPC said that the first 500 MW unit at Sipat Super Thermal Power Project, Stage -II, in Chhatisgarh started commercial operations.

“NTPC’s 500 MW Unit-I at Sipat Super Thermal Power Project, Stage-II has commenced commercial operation on Thursday, the company said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

The unit touched its full load on May 30 and the second unit is expected to start commercial operations by October this year.

These two 500 MW units form Stage-II of the project, while the three supercritical 660 MW units form Stage-I. The boilers for these three units would be supplied by a South Korean company, Doosan and turbines by Russian firm Power Machines.

Union Minister for Power, Sushilkumar Shinde had earlier announced that Chhattisgarh would get at least 300 MW out of the 1,000 MW Stage-II capacity.