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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-3 (660 MW) of the 1,980 MW Ghatampur Thermal Power Project.
According to NLCIL, the Unit-3 was successfully synchronised with the grid connected April 3, 2026 marking a large milestone towards commissioning of the last portion of the project. The archetypal ember firing was achieved connected April 22. Subsequently, Unit-3 achieved Full Load Operation connected May 6.
The 72-hour full-load proceedings cognition of the Unit-3 was completed successfully connected June 13 successful a creaseless and uninterrupted manner, starring to the declaration of Commercial Operation effectual from June 13, and marking the palmy completion of NLCIL’s archetypal supercritical thermal powerfulness project.
With the declaration of COD of Unit-3, the full 1980 MW (3x660 MW) Ghatampur Thermal Power Project is present nether commercialized operation, importantly strengthening reliable and sustainable powerfulness proviso to Uttar Pradesh and contributing to the nation’s increasing vigor requirements.
Prasanna Kumar Motupalli, president and managing manager of NLCIL, said: “The palmy commissioning of each 3 units of the GTPP marks a important milestone and exemplifies the corporate commitment, perseverance, and teamwork of each stakeholders successful advancing the nation’s vigor information done the instauration of reliable powerfulness procreation infrastructure.”
The Unit-1 and Unit-2 of the Ghatampur Thermal Power Plant (GTPP) were successfully commissioned and commenced their commercial cognition connected December 12, 2024 and December 9, 2025 respectively.
With Unit-3 commercially operational, GTPP is present delivering its full 1980 MW capacity to the State and nationalist grid. This large capableness summation volition importantly enactment the increasing energy request of the federation and boost the economy, particularly of Uttar Pradesh.
Further, with commissioning of each 3 units, the thermal station is expected to make 14,743 MUs annually, which volition beryllium meeting 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 crore successful a year.
Presently, arsenic per the powerfulness allocation by the Union Ministry of Power, 93.11% of powerfulness generated from this task is allocated to Uttar Pradesh. Further, equilibrium powerfulness from this task 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.
.With each 3 units nether operation, the task is expected to make astir 25,000 nonstop and indirect employment opportunities, creating important economical benefits for the portion and Uttar Pradesh.
NUPPL is besides progressing steadily with the improvement of the captive Pachwara South Open Cast Project (PSOCP) successful Dumka district, Jharkhand, which volition supply a sustainable substance root for the powerfulness plant. The Mining operations already commenced connected December 19, .2025, with ember vulnerability achieved connected March 29, 2026. Commercial ember accumulation from the excavation is expected to commence successful a phased mode from the fiscal 2026-27, ensuring semipermanent substance information for the project.
