In a first, tech snag halts all four units at NTPC Simhadri
VISAKHAPATNAM: Power generation came to a halt at the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Simhadri in Visakhapatnam following a glitch in the power grid early on Tuesday. Each plant has a capacity to generate 500 MW of thermal power.
Sources at the plant said a technical problem in the grid led to the breakdown of all units at 3:30 am. As a result, the electricity supply was affected till 6 am in the district. Officials could resume power generation at one of the unit, only by Tuesday night, which was then synchronised with the grid. The operations at Hinduja plant, which generates 1,000 MW power, were also affected too.
