 "Hindustan Power commissions first phase of 2,520 MW Anuppur Plant in MP")
Hindustan Power Projects Limited commissioned the first phase of 1,200 MW of its flagship 2,520 MW Anuppur thermal power project in Madhya Pradesh.
The project, commissioned on 30th March 2016 at a cost of Rs 8,000 crores, is one of the first thermal plants in the country that is operating at 100 per cent availability for last 5 months, said the company in a statement.
"While commissioning the Unit 2 (600 MW) of Phase 1, the company achieved the milestone of synchronisation and coal firing in a single day and in the process the project is now a 'Mega' project," said the company.
The company has Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh for 35 per cent and 361 MW, respectively.
Coal for the project is secured through a fuel supply agreement with South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. The total capacity of the flagship thermal plant is 2520 MW to be developed in two phases of 1,200 MW (2 x 600 MW) and 1,320 MW (2 x 660 MW).
"Commissioning of 1200 MW thermal asset is a big boost to address the base load requirement in the country and the Government's vision to provide power to all by 2019. As the bulk of infrastructure needs of phase 2 (2 X 660 MW) of the project has been secured, the same should be constructed within next four years at an investment of Rs 9000 crore," said Ratul Puri, Chairman, Hindustan Power.