NTPC Kaniha celebrates foundation day

The NTPC Talcher Super Thermal Power Station (TSTPS), Kaniha celebrated its 29th foundation day beginning with hoisting of the NTPC flag by GM (O and M) AK Tripathy at the station’s administrative building on Friday.

Tripathy conveyed good wishes to the employees and their family members for completion of 28 years of the power station and for the NTPC becoming a 50,000 plus MW company as well.

The station has generated 3729.21 million units with a plant load factor (PlF) of 84.91 per cent in the current financial year up to May 2017. With excellent PlF, the station was ranked the 5th best power station in the country and 4th best power station among the NTPC power stations during the FY 2016-17.

The station has been providing drinking water through tankers and piped drinking water in villages of Kaniha block, scholarship to meritorious students and skill development training to local youths which has helped many of them get jobs. The company has been providing mosquito nets and blankets to inhabitants of the Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary. Besides, it has constructed community halls, donated relief to the fire victims of Dhobani Nanda village and books to the library of the Talcher College, informed Tripathy.