State-run NTPC today commissioned a 490-MW unit at its Dadri thermal power plant for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde inaugurated the 490 MW unit of NTPC's (2x490 MW)Dadri Stage-II thermal power project in Uttar Pradesh.
The first 490-MW Unit at the same power project was commissioned earlier by BHEL and has been running satisfactorily, BHEL said in a separate press statement.
Power generated from the Dadri Stage-II would be supplied to Delhi (90 per cent) and Uttar Pradesh (10 per cent).
With the commissioning of this project the total installed capacity of NTPC has reached 32,194 MW.