NTPC to start Solapur's 2nd unit from Friday midnight

New Delhi: State-run power giant NTPC on Thursday said Unit-2 of 660 MW of Solapur Super Thermal Power Project in Maharashtra will begin commercial operation from midnight Friday. The project has two units of 660 MW each. "Unit-2 of 660 MW of Solapur Super Thermal Power Station will be declared on commercial operation from 00:00 hrs of March 30 2019," according to a BSE filing. According to the statement, with this, the commercial capacities of Solapur Thermal Power Station, NTPC and NTPC group would become 1,320 MW, 45,725 MW and 52,866 MW, respectively.