NTPC commissions 660MW unit of Meja project in UP

Power producer NTPC has said it has commissioned the first unit of 1,320 MW super-critical Meja thermal project at Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, taking its total installed generation capacity to 53,651 MW.The first unit of 660MW capacity of Meja Urja Nigam Pvt Ltd, a joint venture firm of NTPC, was commissioned on March 31, the state-run firm said in a statement. "With this, the total commissioned capacity of NTPC group has become 53,651 MW," it said. Located in the trans-Yamuna region of Meja in Allahabad, the two 660 MW thermal power plants boast of super-critical technology that enables higher temperature and pressure resulting in higher efficiency, reduced fuel consumption and minimal emission of greenhouse gases.