Chief General Manager NTPC-Sipat Padmakumar Rajasekharan highlighted how the 2980 mega watt plant of the power giant is fulfilling the energy need of country as well as enriching the society with its CSR activities and environment protection steps.
Addressing a press conference on Saturday Rajasekharan said country’s first advanced ultra super critical technology 800 mega watt power plant is going to be installed at Sipat Super Thermal Power Station of public power utility NTPC Limited.
All the approvals required for setting up this plant is underway, public hearing of this work is expected soon and expenditure proposal is about to be approved, he added.
“After completion of all the formalities we can expect for commencement of construction work. The new plant will come inside the existing plant, no extra land will be required for this new plant. Theefficiency of this plant will be 5 percent more in comparison to the super critical technology,” added Rajasekharan.
In this financial year till 21st February 2020 Sipat Super Thermal Power Station has generated 19717.51 million units of power with 84.83 percent plant load factor. Recently NTPC Sipat has been conferred with NTPC’s champion of Business Excellence award, Swarn Shakti Award, Greentech Safety and Environment award etc.
Replying to queries, the CGM informed that till date NTPC has recruited 427 land oustees. Due to lack of sufficient number of Schedule caste (ST) candidate there is a backlog of 154 ST posts, he said, adding, “We are expecting that very soon we can complete the recruitment process.”
On Corporate Social Responsibility and Community Development activities, he said Girl Empowerment Mission was organised for 120 girls of Govt School in the age group of 10-12 years.
“Nineteen health camps organised for the villagers. RO water plants have been installed in four villages, Integrated Live Stock Development Centre and Fodder Multiplication centre is working for the farmers. ITI centre has been constructed by NTPC at village Baloda in Mahuda Block of Janjgir-Champa district,” he told the press conference.
Environment conservation has been the prime focus of Sipat plant, the CGM stated. In this context he pointed out that in Hariyar-Chhattisgarh programme NTPC has contributed more than 12 crore for plantation of 7,15,847 saplings. Till date NTPC Sipat has planted 10,94, 333 saplings, he said.