Raipur: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will dedicate to the nation today the state-run NTPC's 2,980 MW Sipat Super Thermal Power Station in Chhattisgarh.
The National Thermal Power Corp project is located in Bilaspur district, about 130 km from Raipur.
The foundation stone of the 1,600 MW Stage-I of NTPC-Lara Super Thermal Power Project in Lara village in Raigarh district will also be laid by the prime minister Thursday.
The project will have two units of 800 MW in Stage I and an ultimate installed capacity of 4,000 MW.
"NTPC Sipat will ensure power supply to Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Daman and Diu as also Dadra and Nagar Haveli," a power ministry statement in New Delhi said.
The total installed capacity of NTPC is over 41,000 MW of which coal-based thermal power generation contributes nearly 32,000 MW.
Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt, Chief Minister Raman Singh and Union Minister of State for Power Jyotiraditya Scindia are among those expected to attend the event.
A part of NTPC's Western Region II, NTPC Sipat will ensure 2,980 MW of electricity from power-surplus Chhattisgarh.
The super critical Sipat station has three 660 MW environment friendly units having higher operating efficiency, which is one of the firsts among the glorious chapters of NTPC's service to the nation.
The project has the distinction of having a large 765 KV switchyard for power evacuation -- which is a first in the country.
NTPC sources coal from Korba's Dipka extension mines of South Eastern Coalfields Ltd for the Sipat project.
