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Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Limited (NUPPL), a associated task betwixt NLC India Limited (NLCIL) and Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited has commenced Commercial Operation Declaration (COD) of Unit-2 (660 MW) of the 1,980 MW Ghatampur Thermal Power Project.
According to NLCIL, the Unit-2 was successfully synchronized with the 765 kV grid connected July 20, 2025, successful a azygous attempt, instantly pursuing the completion of the steam blowing milestone. Thereafter, the Unit has witnessed a swift and seamless progression from synchronization to afloat operational readiness.
The 72-hour full-load proceedings operation of Unit-2 was completed successfully successful the archetypal effort successful a creaseless and uninterrupted manner, wrong 19 days from the day of archetypal ember firing.
This culminated successful the palmy declaration of Commercial Operation (COD), effectual connected December 09, 2025, reflecting the highest standards of task execution, coordination, and teamwork crossed each stakeholders.
According to an NLCIL property note, with this milestone, 2 units (Unit-1 & Unit-2), totalling 1,320 MW, are present nether commercialized operation, importantly enhancing reliable and sustainable powerfulness proviso to the states of Uttar Pradesh and Assam.
Prasanna Kumar Motupalli, Chairman and Managing Director, NLC India Ltd, said: “The declaration of COD for Unit-2 is simply a testament to the focused and dedicated efforts of Team NUPPL, NLCIL, UPRVUNL and each contracting partners. This accomplishment has been made with the unwavering enactment of the Ministry of Coal, Government of India and Government of Uttar Pradesh. This further strengthens our committedness to nation-building done reliable vigor supply.”
The Unit-1 (660 MW) of the Ghatampur Thermal Power Plant (GTPP) was successfully commissioned and commenced its commercialized cognition connected December 12, 2024.
Till date, Unit-1 of this task has generated 4449.84 MUs of electricity, resulting successful gross of ₹2638.69 crore.
With Unit-2 commercially operational, the task is firmly connected way for completion of the 3rd and last portion successful FY 2025-26, taking the full capableness to 1,980 MW.
The powerfulness generated from the task is catering to the increasing energy request of the nation and boosting the system peculiarly of Uttar Pradesh.
Upon commissioning of each 3 units, the task is expected to make 14,743.08 MUs annually, which volition conscionable the vigor requirements of astir 12 cardinal mean Indian households annually. Consequently, the task volition besides witnesser a important summation successful yearly gross to ₹ 8,453.3 crore successful a year.
Presently, arsenic per the powerfulness allocation by Ministry of Power, 93.11% of powerfulness generated from this project is allocated to Uttar Pradesh. Further, equilibrium powerfulness from this project is being allocated to assorted states, promoting inter-state vigor equity.
The task underscores NUPPL’s committedness to biology sustainability, incorporating supercritical boiler and turbine-generator sets, Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD), Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technologies, and Zero Liquid Discharge systems to conscionable stringent biology standards.
NUPPL is besides progressing steadily with the improvement of the captive Pachwara South Open formed task (PSOCP) in Dumka district, Jharkhand, which volition supply a sustainable substance root for the powerfulness plant.
The commencement of ember production from PSOCP is anticipated from FY2025-26 successful phased manner, NLCIL said.
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