Excelsior Correspondent
CHANDIGARH, Apr 26: Union Minister of State for Power, Jyotiraditya Scindia today lauded the contribution of NTPC in the power map of India. He said this while declaring the commercial operation of third 500 MW and dedicating the first phase of the Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project at Haryana’s Jharli village in Jhajjar district today.
Scindia highlighted that NTPC contributes over 41000 MW of the total 228000 MW of the installed in capacity of the country. He appreciated be efforts of NTPC in commissioning the three units of the station in the record time and assured that all efforts will be made to put to more units of 660 MW at Jhajjar so that Haryana transforms itself into to a power surplus State.
Haryna Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda in his address appreciated NTPC’s efforts in lighting Haryana in more ways than one and added that NTPC should address various issues related to R & R while undertaking the expansion of the Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project so that the economic conditions of the land oustees are further improved.
Earlier in his welcome address CMD, NTPC Arup Roy Choudhury mentioned that NTPC has added a capacity of 4170 MW during 2012-13 which is the highest ever capacity addition in a single year.
Delhi Power Minister Haroon Yusuf and Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power, Ashok Lavasa also spoke on the occasion.
The project belongs to Aravali Power Company Private Limited – in which NTPC holds 50 per cent equity. The remaining portion is equally shared between Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd and Indraprastha Power Generation Company Ltd. Haryana, Delhi and other northern region states are the main beneficiaries of this power project. The plant is 35 km from Jhajjar district of Haryana and 100 km from Delhi.
The project has bagged Greentech Environment Award 2012 for outstanding achievement in environment management. Further, the project has bagged Swarn Shakti Award from NTPC Ltd for best performance in the area of project management (Greenfield Thermal) for the year 2010-11.
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