NTPC’s very first unit, which was commissioned 38 years ago at Singrauli in Uttar Pradesh, has achieved the highest Plant Load Factor (PLF) of 100.24% among all thermal units in the country between April 2020 to December 2020, data published by Central Electricity Authority (CEA) showed. The 200 MW unit was commissioned in 1982 and the robust PLF signifies the exceptional operational and maintenance efficiency at India’s largest power generation company.
Besides the exceptional feat achieved by unit#1, three more NTPC units – Singrauli unit#4 and Korba unit #1 & #2 in Chhattisgarh, have figured among Top 5 performing units.
As per a statement issued by NTPC, they achieved highest gross generation of 222.4 Billion Unit (BU) from April to December 2020, an increase of 3.8% compared to the same period last year. Concurrently, NTPC coal power stations have maintained high availability of 92.21% from April 2020 to December 2020 as against 87.64% during the same period last year.
Six flagship power plants of NTPC i.e. NTPC Korba (2,600 MW) & NTPC Sipat (2,980 MW) in Chhattisgarh, NTPC Rihand (3,000 MW) in Uttar Pradesh, NTPC Vindhyachal (4,760 MW) in Madhya Pradesh, NTPC Talcher Thermal (460 MW) and NTPC Talcher Kaniha (3,000 MW) in Odisha have also featured among the top 10 performing thermal plants in the country.
