NTPC lights every third lamp in the country producing 20K MU per annum
File photo of the then prime minister Morarji Desai laying stone for the power station at Ramagundam.
Karimnagar: The National Thermal Power Corporation’s (NTPC) super power station in Ramagundam will complete 36 years on November 14. The then Prime Minister Moraji Desai had laid the foundation stone for the power station on November 14, 1978. The largest power station in South India generates around 20,000 million units of power per annum, enabling the corporation light up every third lamp in the country.
At present, the 2600-MW power station has seven units of varied capacities. The units were established in a phased manner with the help of Ansaldo of Italy and Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited. In the first stage, three units with a capacity of 200 MW each were set up and Unit-I was commissioned on October 27 in 1983. Three units of 500-MW each began functioning between 1988 and 89. The remaining units began operating on August 31, 2014.
NTPC supplies electricity to six states and a union territory namely Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Goa and Puduchery. While Telangana and Andhra Pradesh share 29 per cent of power, Tamil Nadu gets 22 per cent of electricity generated from the station. Karnataka and Kerala are being given 16 and 12 per cent of power respectively. Goa is being provided with five per cent of power and Puduchery is given 2 per cent.
About 14 per cent of power produced at the station is not supplied to any of the state.The station’s coal sources include Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) and Mahanadi Coal Fields in Odisha. It consumes 250 cusecs of water from Yellampalli irrigation project located in Ramagundam mandal. It is the maiden super thermal power station in India to have been awarded with ISO-14001 certification.
( Source : dc correspondent )
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