The Talcher Thermal Power Station, a unit of the NTPC, which has been supplying 460 MW of electricity at a minimal price to Odisha, will stop its production by 2021 as per Government norms, said Group General Manager Ram Kuber at a Press meet here on Wednesday.
However, he informed, “We are very much hopeful that another two units of 660 MW each will be ready for operation after public hearing and environment clearance during September this year.” Before March 2021, if the new plants will not be able to produce electricity, Odisha may face power crisis, he added.
The coal based power station had been designed for 25 years, but it has been on production stage over last 50 years successfully, he stated.
Every year more than `12 crore is spent under CSR by the plant. In 2016-17 more than 10,000 seedlings were distributed in peripheral villages and 20,000 seedlings were planted through OFDC.
Among others, AGM SK Samal, Somanath Sahoo, PK Mohapatra, Samarendra Mallick and other senior officials were present.