One of three units of Kanpur thermal plant to be ready for production by July, secy told

LUCKNOW Secretary coal Amrat Lal Meena, along with energy department officials, inspected the under-construction Ghatampur thermal plant in Kanpur on Monday. During the review of the upcoming 1,980 MW facility, the secretary was told that one unit of the plant would become ready for operation by July this year while the remaining two units of the same capacity will be energised by the end of the calendar year. All three units of the plant would have a capacity of 660 MW each.

According to officials aware of the development, Meena pulled up representatives of the private company — involved with the project — for the “delay” as the deadline for the supply of equipment was not met. “Earlier, the first unit was expected to become operational by March 2023 but it got delayed because of one of the private executing agencies not doing its job properly. The coal secretary has resolved the issues with the agency and now, the first unit is expected to be ready for power production by July 2023,” an official said.