Hindustan Powerprojects commissions first unit of 600 MW plant

Hindustan Powerprojects today commissioned the first unit of 600 MW of its Anuppur thermal power plant at Jaithari village near here.
"This is the first unit of the two units (2x 600 MW) planned in the first phase of the project, which started commercial power production. The first unit has been commissioned with Rs 8,000 crore investment," the company said in a statement.
In the second phase, two units of 660 MW each (2x660 MW) will be raised by the company at its Jaithari Power station in Madhya Pradesh, which will have a total installed capacity to generate 2,520 MW electricity.

Power from the project will be wheeled to Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, which have already signed power-purchase agreements with Hindustan Powerprojects, it said.
The coal required to run the project will be secured from the South Eastern Coalfield.
"The country needs to ramp up its energy generating capacity quickly to be able to meet the developmental agenda. We are committed to the vision of the government and are focusing on adding capacity while not losing focus on the environment or social impact of the project," Hindustan Powerprojects chairman Ratul Puri said.
This project will play a key role in addressing power sufficiency in MP and UP, he added.