NTPC takes pause on Kaniha expansion as renewables demand grow

Country’s largest power producer NTPC Ltd said it has slowed on plans to expand the capacity of its 3010 Mw plant at Kaniha near Talcher (Odisha).

NTPC intended to add two supercritical units of 800 Mw each to its existing super thermal power station at Kaniha, one of the largest in the country. The Kaniha plant has six coal-based generated units of 500 Mw each and one solar power plant of 10 Mw. However, the growing appeal of renewable energy sources like solar and wind accompanied by their sagging tariffs at auctions has prompted NTPC to hold back the expansion.

“The feasibility