CONRAD DIAS
Ranchi, May 27: NTPC’s North Karanpura Power Plant in Chatra district will start functioning from the end of July as the trial run for the turbine and the construction of the grid is still in progress.
As informed by the Corporate Communication Manager at NTPC Tandwa Saibal Ghosh, the power plant will consume 80 percent less water than the normal plant.
Like the first unit, the second and third units will be tested by the end of July. Each unit will generate 660 MW of electricity. Ghosh added that out of the total 1,980 MW, 500 MW will be given to Jharkhand, at a subsidised rate. The remaining power will be supplied to Delhi, Bihar, Odisha and other states.
Since the foundation stone was placed back in 1999, the project has been surrounded by controversy. People whose land was taken for the plant’s construction have been protesting for the past two decades, demanding financial compensation, rehabilitation, and jobs.
Ghosh further added that everything is going as per the schedule and the plant will start the power supply as per the scheduled period.
