In the first phase, the plant has two units of 700-Mw capacity each. He said with the addition of 700 Mw and a subsequent unit of another 700-Mw capacity in the coming days, Punjab would no longer have to face power cuts in summer this year.
Chaudhri said on Friday the plant was being set up with the latest super-critical technology. It was tested at full load of 700 Mw continuously for 72 hours without any interruption, and thereafter, it underwent two sets of ramp up and ramp down tests before being granted commercial operation status by engineers. These tests were being witnessed and monitored round the clock by a team of experts from Punjab State Power Corporation Limited, Lahmeyer International India Pvt Ltd and L&T Power Limited.
Foundation stone of this green field project was laid by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on March 3, 2010.