New Delhi: State-owned NTPC Limited stated in a regulatory filing on Tuesday that the "first unit of 660 MW capacity of North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Station (3x660 MW) is declared on commercial operation with effect from 00:00 hours of March 1."

"With this, standalone and group commercial capacity of NTPC will become 58,979 MW and 71,594 MW respectively," said the filing.

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