PM Modi to dedicate NTPC’s 1600MW Lara thermal plant on Saturday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate NTPC’s 1,600 MW Lara Super Thermal Power Station and lay foundation stone for another 1,600MW of the plant under Stage-II in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, on Saturday. While Stage-I of the station is built with an investment of approximately Rs 15,800 crore, the Stage-II of the project will be constructed on the available land of Stage-I, a power ministry statement said.

No additional land will be required for the expansion. Stage-II will entail an investment of Rs 15,530 crore.