NLCIL's Ghatampur thermal plant to generate 1,980 MW power by year-end

The Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLCIL) and the Uttar Pradesh government's joint venture project, the Ghatampur Thermal Power Plant, is anticipated to start operating by the end of this year, according to a statement from the coal ministry. Three units with a combined capacity of 660 MW are expected to produce 1980 MW of electricity at the plant. The project, which is expected to cost $19,406 crore, will greatly help meet the area's energy needs.

The power plant's first phase should start operating. The facility is anticipated to provide a significant 1478.28 MW of electricity, meeting Uttar Pradesh's energy needs. Additionally, it will improve the nation's overall power distribution by providing Assam with 492.72 MW of electricity. Another thermal power plant is being planned to be built by NLCIL in Talabira, Odisha. This proposed plant will be placed in close proximity to NLCIL's Talabira coal mines, with a capacity of 2400 MW divided among three units with 800 MW each.

The Talabira Thermal Power Plant, estimated at R 19,422 crore, is now in the process of purchasing land and obtaining required approvals. By the end of the year, building is expected to start when the tendering process is finished. With the capacity to provide 1450 MW to Tamil Nadu, 100 MW to Pondicherry, and 400 MW to Kerala, the Talabira Thermal Power Plant will act as a centre for the distribution of electricity to several states. By the time it is finished in 2028 or 2029, the project will have greatly lowered the energy needs of the southern states.

The ministry claims that CIL has plans to build two thermal power facilities. Near Amarkantak, one is being established as a joint venture with the Madhya Pradesh government. The project is at the advanced approval stage, and it will be 1x660 MW with a projected price tag of Rs. 5,600 crore.