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The 3,000 Mw super thermal power station of NTPC Ltd at Kaniha near Talcher has started receiving coal from newly linked Kaniha coal mines of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL).
The first loaded coal rake was flagged off from Kaniha wharf wall by V B Fadnavis, executive director, NTPC and A K Sinha, general manager of Kaniha plant in the presence of senior officials of NTPC and MCL.
Three coal laden rakes containing 4,000 tonne of coal reached the NTPC power station on the maiden day of supplies. The new coal linkage is expected to raise power generation and mitigate problems faced by the power plant due to shortfall in coal supplies.
So far, the power plant has been sourcing coal from Lingaraj mines and other coal mines in Talcher coalfields. The power station has also been importing coal to meet its requirement.
