NTPC Korba, the 2,600 NW power station of power major NTPC Ltd, continued to be the best performing power station in the country for the first and second quarter of this financial year 2020-21.
In the quarter from July to September 2020, NTPC Korba generated 5,580.86 million units with 97.17 percent plant load factor (PLF).
Maintaining social distancing and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) during the Covid pandemic, the 37-year-old power station achieved this milestone. From April to September, NTPC Korba emerged as the best power station in the country with 96.87 percent PLF.
This veteran power station of NTPC Ltd is not only fulfilling the energy need of Chhattisgarh but it illuminates other states like, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujrat, Goa, Daman & Diu, Dadar & Nagar Haveli, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar.
For this achievement, Ashwini Kumar Tripathy, Executive Director, NTPC Korba, gave all the credit to the untiring efforts of employees and timely maintenance of all units.