An alliance between NLC India Ltd and Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd, Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Ltd (NUPPL) has synchronised the first unit of the coal-based supercritical thermal power plant in Ghatampur, Uttar Pradesh.

“Unit-1 of this ambitious project has been successfully synchronized with the 765 KV grid at 04:23 AM on November 4, 2023. This successful synchronization marks a crucial step forward in NUPPL’s journey toward the Commercial Operation Declaration (COD)," said a company statement.

NUPPL is in the process of setting up a 1,980 MW supercritical thermal power plant.

It is now preparing for the next milestone of coal firing, which will pave the way for the commercial operation declaration. NUPPL has signed power purchase agreements (PPA) with Uttar Pradesh and Assam.