Mumbai, June 12 -- "With this, the total installed capacity of NTPC on standalone and group basis has become 60,266 MW and 81,368 MW respectively," the public sector enterprise said in a statement.

The North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Project is India's first supercritical thermal power project to utilize air cooled condenser technology. This technology significantly reduces water consumption, requiring only one-third the water footprint of a conventional water cooled condenser (WCC). The project has been built with an investment of Rs 4,609 crore.

NTPC commenced commercial operation of unit-1 of this project on 01 March 2023. The unit-II of the project became operational on 03 March 2024.

NTPC is India's largest energy conglomerate...