The boiler of the first unit of the 4×270 MW (1080 MW) Badradri Thermal Power Station has been lit up, which is a major step towards commissioning the greenfield coal-fired thermal unit in Telangana.
Construction works of the Badradri Thermal Power Station (BTPS) in Manuguru mandal of Bhadradri Kothagudem district, has been taken up at a capital outlay of Rs 7,857 crore. Work is on at hectic pace.
The boiler of the first unit was lighted up today on schedule. Similarly, TS Genco, which is executing the project, expects all the other three boilers to be lighted up in the coming months. According to plans, all the four units will be commissioned by the end of this year to meet the power requirement of the mega Kaleswaram Lift Irrigation Scheme.
