Read more about NTPC declares commercial operation of Unit#3 of 150 MW of Kameng HEP on Business Standard. With this, the commissioned and commercial capacity of NTPC group has become 63,785 MW and 63,125 MW respectively.
Read more about NTPC commissions Unit-3 of Kameng hydro-electric project on Business Standard. Unit-3 of 150 megawatts of Kameng hydro-electric project (4x150MW) of North Eastern Electric Power Corporation has been declared on commercial operation from 22 January 2021.
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NTPC declares 150 MW unit of Kameng Hydro-Electric Project commercially operational
New Delhi, Jan 22: State-run power producer NTPC on Friday said 150 mega watt (MW) unit of Kameng Hydro-Electric Project of its subsidiary North Eastern Electric Power Corporation is commercially operational.
“Consequent upon successful commissioning, unit-3 of 150 MW of Kameng Hydro-Electric Project (4×150 MW) of North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary company of NTPC Ltd) has been declared on commercial operation with effect from 00:00 hours of January 22, this year,” NTPC said in a regulatory filing.
With this, the commissioned and commercial capacity of NTPC group has become 63,785 MW and 63,125 MW, respectively, the company added.
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