The NTPC started commercial operation of the 800 MW second unit of the Darlipali Super Thermal Power Station in Odisha’s Sundargarh district on Wednesday. Odisha is entitled to receive 50 per cent of the power generated by the Darlipali project, while the remaining will be sold to Bihar, Jharkhand, Sikkim and West Bengal, the state-run energy conglomerate said in a release. The unit had completed its trial operation on July 21, said S K Satya, NTPC’s regional executive director of the eastern region. “Second unit of NTPC Darlipali Stage-I (2×800 MW) located in Odisha started commercial operation w.e.f (with effect from) 00:00 Hrs of 01.09.2021,” the NTPC Limited tweeted.
