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Telangana's Yadadri thermal plant records over 2,109 MW generation from four units

Nalgonda (Telangana), Oct 15 (UNI) Yadadri Thermal Power Station (YTPS) has recorded generation of more than 2,109 MW from four units for the first time, even as engineers continue to address initial stabilisation issues, according to an official release on on Thursday.
Special Chief Secretary to the Telangana government (Energy) Navin Mittal and TGGENCO Chairman and Managing Director S. Harish reviewed the progress of works at the 4,000 MW power station, comprising five units of 800 MW each.
During their visit, they inspected various sections of the Coal Handling Plant (CHP), including the Crusher House, Track Hopper, Wagon Tipplers, VGF facilities, Marshalling Yard and CCR-1.
They also reviewed operational issues in the coal handling system with senior engineers from TGGENCO and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).
BHEL engineers assured the officials that corrective measures would be taken on priority to resolve the identified issues, the release said.
Telangana met an all-time record power demand of 20,003 MW on Thursday, according to the statement.
Synchronisation of the fifth unit at YTPS is also planned for this week, which is expected to further improve power supply.
TGGENCO Director (Thermal and Projects) Y. Rajashekara Reddy, Director (Coal and Logistics) B. Nagya, Executive Director (Thermal) B. Lakshmaiah, BHEL Executive Director Vinod Jacob, BHEL Project Director Bikash Mishra and other senior officials accompanied Mittal and Harish during the visit.
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