NTPC to operationalize 4th plant in Barh, Bihar

20 Mar 2023 , 03:28 AM

NTPC Barh’s plant in Patna district of Bihar will start on Sunday morning. This will soon be going to provide additional 405 MW of electricity to the state. The super critical based ambitious power project of NTPC at Barh (Patna), having total installed capacity of 3,300 MW with 5 units of 660 MW in which three units of 660 MW have already been successfully commissioned.

A company’s spokesperson, Vishwanath Chandan told to media, “The successful synchronisation of the plant would pave way for commissioning of the unit prior to the declaration of commercial operation of the plant.”

The Barh plant of NTPC has three units that became operational earlier are already successful in generation, and have been contributing over 1,600 MW electricity to Bihar.

If the unit meets parameters such as turbine, boiler, water inflow and outflow laid down by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), it gets commissioned within 90 days and is run for 72 hours continuously at full load, before being declared fit for commercial generation, Chandan said.