India government owned NTPC inaugurates $1.91b Lara Super Thermal Power Station

Stage-I is valued at over $1.91b, while the upcoming Stage-II is around $1.87b.

NTPC has officially opened the 1,600 MW Stage-1 of Lara Super Thermal Power Station and laid the foundation stone for Stage-II.

Stage-I has an investment value of over $1.91b (Rs 15,800 crore), whilst Stage-II has been set for construction on available land from Stage-I with an investment value of $1.87b (Rs 15,530 crore).

Located in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh, the pithead power station has been connected from NTPC’s Talaipalli Coal block through Merry-Go-Round (MGR) system, guaranteeing the available supply of low-cost energy to the country.

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Lara Super Thermal Power Station has also been equipped with Super Critical technology for Stage-I and Ultra Super Critical technology for Stage-II. All units will be operated with lesser Specific Coal Consumption and carbon dioxide emission.

50% of the power generated from the power station will go to the state of Chhattisgarh, the project is estimated to be vital to the improvement of the power supply of other states, like Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa, Daman & Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli.