NTPC Dadri bags ‘top plant’ award in US

10 October 2016

The National Capital Power Station, Dadri (NTPC Dadri) has bagged the award for ‘top plant’ 2016 in the coal fired generation category by the Power Magazine USA in its October issue. The magazine, which is the official publication of Electric Power covering Business and Technology for the Global Generation Industry, announced the award on Oct 1.

While the winning attributes of NTPC Dadri (coal based station) for the said award amounted to ‘one of consistently top performing plants of NTPC, despite age and challenges in the Indian power market’, its staff too got appreciation for having worked out a range of innovative approaches to increase plant efficiency without increasing costs, thereby achieving 100% fly ash recycling and implementing a zero liquid discharge system.

With a total installed capacity of 2,654 MW, NTPC Dadri is one of the largest power plants in India. It consists of six coal-fired units, (4×210 MW and 2×290 MW), 829 MW gas fired combined cycle plant and a 5 MW solar farm.

Adjacent to the plant is a 5,300 MW switchyard – the largest in the nation – which connects to a 400kv transmission line.

Source – TOI