August 30, 2008

Civil work begins at NTPC Bongaigaon power plant

BL reported that civil works began at NTPC's 750 MW Bongaigaon thermal power station at Salakati in Assam.

The first 250 MW is expected to be commissioned in February 2011, the second 250 MW in April or May 2011 and the third unit of 250 MW in June or July 2011.

The Bongaigaon project will use a mix of coal from Eastern Coalfields and from the Margherita fields in Assam. Orders for boilers and turbines have been placed with BHEL.

It is learnt that, the proposed power unit will be first in India to use flue gas desulphurization technology to control the emission of sulphur dioxide. Foundation stone for the project had been laid in January 2006 by Dr Manmohan Singh.