NTPC commissions India’s first air cooled condenser at North Karanpura super critical plant

New Delhi: NTPC has commissioned India’s first Air cooled condenser installed super critical plant to demonstrate its commitment towards water conservation through reduce, reuse and recycle, said the Ministry of Power in a statement. Further, it said that the power giant has started commercial operation of first unit of 660 MW at North Karanpura (3X660 MW), in Jharkhand on March 1.

The project uses ACC which has almost 1/3rd water footprint

"The project has been envisaged with Air Cooled Condenser (ACC) which has almost one-third water footprint as compared to a conventional Water Cooled Condenser (WCC). This would result in water saving of around 30.5 mcm annually thus fulfilling the needs of around 1.5 million people in the region annually," the statement added.

The plant will have a total capacity of 1,980 MW

"The North Karanpura plant will have a total capacity of 1,980 MW, three units of 660 MW each. This plant is based on one of the Most efficient Supercritical Technology and being a pit head plant (10 kilometres from coal source) will supply economical power to the states of Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, and Odisha," said the ministry.

NTPC to imbibe the 3 R's for water conservation

"NTPC has already taken a series of measures across its plant locations on sound water management. NTPC will further imbibe the three R's (reduce, reuse, recycle) for water conservation and management while carrying out its core business activity of power generation. NTPC Ltd is a signatory to the UN Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate," the ministry added.

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