BHEL commissions second 660 MW supercritical thermal unit in Uttar Pradesh

18 Jan 2016 Evaluate

Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has commissioned 660 MW supercritical unit of Lalitpur Super Thermal Power Project (STPP) located in the state of Uttar Pradesh. This is the second 660 MW unit commissioned by BHEL in Uttar Pradesh within a fortnight. Last month, BHEL has successfully commissioned the first unit of 3x660 MW Prayagraj Super Thermal Power Project (STPP) at Bara in Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh.

The unit has been synchronized by BHEL four months ahead of the schedule agreed with the developer. The commencement of generation from the unit will result in significant improvement of power availability in the state. The main plant of the 3x660 MW Lalitpur STPP is being executed by BHEL.

Besides the balance 660 MW super-critical Units, two each at Lalitpur and Bara, BHEL is also executing a 500 MW units at Anpara ‘D’ TPS of Uttar Pradesh Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (UPRVUNL) in Uttar Pradesh. All these units are in advanced stages of completion. With the commissioning of these units, in addition to two recently commissioned 660 MW units, the state of UP would have an additional power generation capacity of 4,460 MW.


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