Talcher Kaniha has generated 22,639 MU with PlF of 86.86 per cent till March 28. Up to February 2017, TSTPS Kaniha is at 6th position with a PlF of 86.55 per cent and it ranked 4th among NTPC plants, said NTPC Group General Manager Debassis Sarkar here.
Sarkar said the present installed capacity of NTPC is 49,998 MW (including 6,966 MW through JVs/Subsidiaries) comprising of 46 NTPC stations (19 coal based stations, seven combined cycle gas/liquid fuel based stations, one hydro based station), nine Joint Venture stations (eight coal based and one gas based) and 10 renewable energy projects with solar power generation capacity of 620 MW.
The NTPC plans to be a 130 GW company by 2032 with diversified fuel mix and a 600 BU company in terms of generation. Non-fossil fuel based capacity would achieve a share of 30 per cent and thermal-based generating capacity share would be 70 per cent. Share of renewable (including hydro) would be 28 per cent. NTPC will have 10,000 MW of solar power by 2022, whereas it is looking at 1,000 MW of wind power, said Sarkar.
The NTPC has exceeded the 12th Plan capacity addition target of 11,920 MW by adding 12,840 MW, the highest ever capacity addition in any 5-year plan by the company, he informed. He added that the Kaniha unit is getting good support from the MCl for coal linkage from the lingraj Mines and Kaniha Mines.
Sarkar also described a host of CSR activities of the plant. Taking on NTPC Kaniha expansion, he said the proposal has been sent to Corporate Centre for approval. Among others present at the Press meet were S Ghosh, GM (Operations), PK Mahapatra GM (Maintenance), AK Ojha, GM (HR), NS Rao, GM (TS), Arun Prasad, GM (C and M), Anil Jana, GM (FM), K Thirunarayan AGM (F and A), AK Kamilla, AGM (EMG) and lD Sahoo, AGM (Ash Utilisation).
