NTPC will start Kudgi plant’s 1st unit this fiscal: A K Jha

The country’s largest power producer, NTPC, expects to commission the first 800 mw unit of its 4,000 MW Kudgi super thermal power project in Karnataka in the current fiscal. “The first 800 mw ultra super critical unit at Kudgi is expected to come on stream this financial year,” NTPC CMD A K Jha said in a press statement. 

He further said that productivity and efficiency would help NTPC overcome the challenge of mounting fuel bills and bring down cost of power.

Appreciating the contribution of every member of NTPC family on the occasion of 40th Raising day of the company today, Jha said that performance of each player matters for success of any team, the press statement said. Mentioning about National Solar Mission and NTPC receiving the lowest tariff bid of Rs 4.63 per unit of electricity for 500 mw solar park scheduled to be put up in Andhra Pradesh, Jha said this is new beginning in the sector. 

He expressed faith that NTPC will soon be a leader in the solar sector like thermal for which we all need to work harder and faster to achieve its goals to be the best power producer in the world.