NTPC coal plants generate 672 million units power in single day

NEW DELHI: State-owned NTPC today said its coal-fired plants generated more than 672 million units of electricity, the highest level this fiscal, on December 7.

NTPC is the country's largest power producer with an installed generation capacity of 42,454 MW.

The utility produced 672.44 MUs of electricity with 100.19 per cent capacity availability from its coal stations on December 7, the highest daily generation achieved by its coal stations in the current fiscal.

Total generation -- coal and gas plants -- on that day stood at 710.54 MUs, also the highest for the current financial year (2013-14), NTPC said in a statement.

"In 2012-13, NTPC stations achieved gross generation of 232.028 billion units (BUs) as against 222.068 BUs in the previous year, registering a growth of 4.49 per cent," it added.

NTPC operates 16 coal-fired and seven gas-based projects, among others.