Sembcorp to commission 1,320 MW soon

KOLKATA: Sembcorp Gayatri Power has completed construction of its (660 mw x 2) 1,320-MW supercritical thermal power project and is slated to start commercial generation in the next seven days.

Located at Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, this project doubles Sembcorp’s aggregate operational thermal power capacity in India to 2,640 MW.

Sembcorp Gayatri Power is a joint venture between Sembcorp Utilities a subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries and NCC Infrastructure Holdings Ltd which is promoted by NCC Ltd and Gayatri Energy Ventures a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gayatri Projects Ltd.


Sembcorp Gayatri Power (formerly NCC Power Projects Limited) owns, develops and operates a 1,320-megawatt coal-fired power plant at Krishnapatnam town in Andhra Pradesh.

Built at a total project cost of approximately US$1.5 billion, the power plant utilises supercritical technology.