Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has commissioned the first unit of 500 MW at NTPCs Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station Stage III in Madhya Pradesh. The new generation facility will add 12 MUs of electricity to the grid of the power-deficit State per day. With the commissioning of the unit, the cumulative generating capacity of the power station would be 2,760 MW.
NTPC had awarded BHEL a contract for constructing two 500 MW power plants for the Vindhyachal STPS at Rs 2,125 crore. The second plant set was also targeted for commissioning in the current fiscal. Following this, the generating capacity of Vindhyachal STPS would be enhanced to 3,260 MW.
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