1.25 (0.36%) NTPC, a country’s largest power producer, has decided to start the work on second stage of the 2,320 MW Mouda plant in Maharashtra. The foundation stone of the Mouda project’s second stage, which has two units of 660 MW, will be laid by Power Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.
Entity’s this project has two 500 MW units in stage one, of which one is already operational. It will supply electricity generated from the plant to other states like Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh other than Maharashtra. The coal for the project will be supplied by Mahanadi and Western Coal Fields and water from the Gosikurd Dam.