Prime Minister Dedicates Dulanga Coal Mine Of NTPC To The Nation
Dulanga Coal Mine, the maiden Coal Mine of NTPC in the State of Odisha was dedicated to the Nation by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in Jharsuguda, Odisha. Situated in district Sundergarh, Odisha, the Coal Mine has been allotted by Government of India to meet the fuel requirement of NTPC’s 2x800MW Darlipali Super Thermal Power Plant. Dulanga Mine has block area of 6.54 Sq. Km., Geological Reserves of 196MMT and Mineable Reserves of 152MMT and ultimate production capacity of 7MMTPA.
In Odisha, NTPC has currently 3000MW Talcher Super Thermal and 460MW Talcher Thermal operating power stations in District Angul of Odisha. Further, 1600 MW Darlipali STPP is under construction and 1320 MW (2x660MW) Talcher Thermal Power Project Stage-III is also in pipeline.
NTPC has presence in five segments of power generation i.e. coal based, gas based, hydro, solar, wind and is pursuing developing Electric Vehicles Infrastructure as a new initiative.