Shri Piyush Goyal Visits Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Plant at Jhajjar, Haryana

Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy, visited Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project (IGSTPP-3x500 MW), Jhajjar, Haryana today. Shri Goyal was accompanied with Shri OP Dhankar, Minister for Agriculture, Govt. of Haryana, Shri AK Jha, CMD, NTPC and Shri UP Pani, Director(HR), NTPC. The dignitaries were welcomed by Shri SK Sinha, CEO, Aravali Power Company Pvt. Ltd. and senior IGSTPP officials.

During his visit, Shri Goyal inspected the power plant and reviewed its activities and performance. Addressing the media persons Shri Goyal stated that the Control Room, the Heart of the Power Plant is very impressive and he was particularly happy at the enthusiasm of the Team and the innovative work being developed for use in other Stations also. The dignitaries also planted saplings near the power plant.

Brief Features of the IGSTPP :

Company	Aravali Power Company Pvt. Ltd. – A Joint venture of NTPC Ltd, HPGCL and IPGCL
Capacity	Stage I: 1500MW(3X500MW) –Commissioned
Status	Mega Power Project
Equity Sharing	NTPC (50%), HPGCL (25%), IPGCL (25%)
Location	Site Jharli is 35 km from Jhajjar district of Haryana and 100 km (approx.) from Delhi; covering land area of 2191 acres. Plant is surrounded by four villages- Jharli, Goria, Mohan Bari and KhanpurKhurd.
Beneficiary	Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Telangana.
Coal Linkage	As on date, coal linkage made from Mahanadi Coalfield Ltd.,Eastern Coalfield Ltd. & Northern Coalfield Ltd.
Water Source	Make up water from Jawahar Lal Nehru (JLN) feeder canal.
Power Evacuation	Through two associated 400 KV Double Circuit transmission system to Daulatabad (Haryana) and Mundka (Delhi).

Courtesy: pib.nic.in