HPP starts power supply to UP ahead of schedule

Hindustan Powerprojects (HPP) on Monday said it has commenced supply of <g data-gr-id="11">361 megawatt</g> power to Uttar Pradesh from its flagship 2,520 <g data-gr-id="24">mw</g> Anuppur Thermal Power Project more than a year ahead of schedule. 

"The power is being supplied through the recently commissioned WR-NR Inter-Regional link (765 kV Gwalior-Jaipur Transmission Line)," the company said in a statement. With this supply, HPP becomes the first Inter-Regional Independent Power Producer (IPP) to supply power to UP on long-term basis, among the Case-1 PPAs (power purchase agreements) signed by the state for an aggregate capacity of 2,175 mw, it added.

Commenting on the achievement, HPP Chairman Ratul Puri said, "The UP government has followed a well thought-out strategy to solve the state's challenging energy situation. "Recognising the limited availability of coal... We are delighted about being part of UP's Vision 2016 and our contribution to it."