Patna: NTPC Eastern Region-1 Unit produces 13,583 million electricity units in the first quarter of fiscal 2021-22, up 28.41% compared to 2020-21 fiscal, the eastern region of HQ-1 said in a statement on Thursday.
The increase in electricity generation assumes the significance because all-Indian electricity demand reaches all the highest 4,303 million units on Wednesday against the previous highest of 4,161 million units on April 8 NTPC East Region – 1 has a capacity of 9.160 megawatt (MW) installed power plants (MW) across nine projects on Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, while 7,270MW are being built.
NTPC Eastern Region-1 also realized 100% of the bill of discounts in the last financial year, he said.
“East Region – 1 unit recorded a plant loading factor for annual peak (PLF) at 73.67%, the highest among all regions of NTPC.
In addition, the ER-1 unit reached the availability of 92.80% bars, the best among all The NTPC area, “the statement reads.
The NTPC Group has the current installed capacity of 66,075mW with 72 power stations, including 29 renewable projects.