Bhubaneswar(News Time Pro)
The NTPC TTPS in Talcher, Anugul district, was closed on the 23rd and resumed today. One of the four units in the plant will be re-commissioned, generating 60 megawatts of electricity. It is expected to be renewed immediately after the state government intervenes. The NTPC TTPS plant in Talcher, Anugul district, was shut down last Wednesday. The plant had a capacity of 460 megawatts of electricity from six units, but all were shut down. There was intense dissatisfaction with the response, as well as reactions from various quarters. The shutdown of the plant is expected to lead to a power outage in the state, while indirectly and directly, many people will be severely injured in Patna. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also wrote a letter to Union Energy Minister RK Singh expressing concern. He wrote a letter urging the plant not to be shut down. Later, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also wrote a letter to Union Minister of State for Energy RK Singh. He also demanded the implementation of NTPC’s Stage 3 expansion. That’s why one unit of the plant has been launched today. Of this, 59.15 MW is generated. Efforts are also being made to start another unit. However, there has been dissatisfaction with the way the staff has been laid off. Workers have called for an immediate end to the killings, and warned that the protests could escalate.
