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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is scheduled to dedicate the state-run NTPC’s Sipat thermal power project in Chhattisgarh to the nation on Thursday.
The 2,980-MW Sipat coal-based thermal power plant will be dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister on September 19, a Power Ministry official said.
The Sipat project has three units of 660 MW in stage I and 2 units of 500 MW in stage II, which are already operational.
The total installed capacity of NTPC is over 41,000 MW of which thermal power generation contributes nearly 32,000 MW. Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra contribute over 10,000 MW to the overall capacity.
Meanwhile, in order to start the process of coal block allocation, state-run Coal India has awarded four blocks to NTPC.
Other PSUs which have been allocated mines include Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Ltd, Odisha Thermal Power Corp, Jammu & Kashmir State Power Dev Corp, Chhattisgarh State Power Gen Co Ltd, Andhra Pradesh Generation Co, Maharashtra State Power Generation Co, Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam and Punjab State Power Corp Ltd.
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