Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has commissioned the first 500-MW unit at NTPC’s Rihand Super Thermal Power Station (STPS) stage III in Uttar Pradesh.
With this, 12 million units of electricity will be added to the grid of the power-deficit state everyday, the company said in a statement.
BHEL has earlier commissioned all the four 500-MW units operating at the power project. With the commissioning of the fifth unit, the cumulative generating capacity of Rihand STPS has gone up to 2,500 MW.
BHEL’s scope of work in the contract envisages design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of two steam generator and turbine generator sets of 500 MW each.
The steam generator and turbine generator was manufactured at the company’s Tiruchi and Haridwar plants, respectively, BHEL said.