NTPC Group’s capacity has crossed 71 GW with the successful completion of the trial operation of first unit of 660 MW of the North Karanpura super thermal power project (3 x 660 MW) in Jharkhand.
The project will provide affordable power to the states of Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, and Odisha and has a coal source within a 10-kilometer radius. The project has been envisaged with air cooled condenser which has one-third water footprint as compared to water cooled condenser. With this addition, the total installed capacity of NTPC Limited and NTPC group has become 58,929 MW and 71,544 MW respectively.