NTPC gung-ho on coastal power plants — Simhadri experience a major confidence booster

Lesson learnt in the 1,000 MW Simhadri thermal power plant have encouraged NTPC to set up more such power plants along the coast, according to officials at the power plant. For BHEL, which set up the plant for NTPC, it has been a proving ground for its capability in setting up a coastal power plant, they said, speaking to a team of journalists who visited the plant thanks to BHEL. The success of the plant has contributed to Simhadri, about 40 km from Visakhapatnam, being considered a potential site for an additional 1,000 MW power plant. It was one of the locations visited by a team from the Central Electricity Authority scouting for a location to set up the plant. The team also visited Krishnapatnam near Nellore and Sankarapalle near Hyder.....