NTPC Ltd commenced commercial generation from its first 660 MW unit of the Barh Super Thermal Power Station and the 110 MW unit II of its subsidiary Muzzafarpur Thermal Power Station on Saturday.
The company said in a statement that declaration of commercial operation was given by Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy.
The plants are situated in Bihar. The Muzzafarpur unit was shut down before the Government of Bihar handed it over to Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam, a subsidiary of NTPC and Bihar State Power Generation Company. The plant now also has 2 x 195 MW of capacity under construction.
Meanwhile, the Barh Super Thermal Power station, wholly owned and operated by NTPC, will have an ultimate capacity of 3300 MW in two stages. In stage one three units of 660 MW each will come up while in the second phase two units of 660 MW will be commissioned. The plant is located in Patna district of Bihar.