Second unit of YTPS to provide 800 MW more power to State
The second unit of the 5x800 Mega Watt (MW) Yadadri Thermal Power Station (YTPS) at Veerlapalem in Nalgonda district, Unit-1 technically, was dedicated to the nation by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Friday. Ministers N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy and Adluri Laxman Kumar were also present.
Though the unit has been generating power (infirm) since February this year, it was not declared commercially operational officially. It was run experimentally for 72 hours continuously in the second week of July, as required before declaring it fit for commercial operation. There was a minor fire mishap at the unit in April this year.
The Unit-2 of the project was commissioned (operating commercially) in January this year. With the commissioning of Unit-1 on Friday, a total of 1,600 MW capacity of the 4,000 MW project has become commercially operational.
Employees' township
Chairman of the Legislative Council Gutha Sukender Reddy, Principal Secretary (Energy) Navin Mittal, Chairman and Managing Director of Telangana Power Generation Corporation Ltd (TG-Genco) S. Harish, and directors of the power utility, participated in the commissioning of the unit. They later laid a foundation stone for construction of the employees' township.
Mr. Vikramarka alleged that the negligence of the previous government had resulted in a two-year delay. He announced that the government would provide free education and health facilities to the power plant employees. Jobs, and relief and rehabilitation packages too, would be given to the families displaced by YTPS and Pulichintala irrigation project, which serves Andhra Pradesh.
He stated that the remaining three units of the project would be dedicated to the nation next January. The delay in getting the environmental clearance afresh after changing the coal consumption completely to indigenous from the blend of imported and indigenous coal initially had delayed the commissioning of the project by two years and also resulted in additional financial burden.
'Our government has secured the fresh EC within two months of coming to power and reviewing the project's progress every month by fixing weekly targets,' the Deputy CM said and added that the government would provide all facilities to employees, including educational institutions with international standards and corporate-level healthcare facilities near the township so that employees could stay there without any problems.
Mr. Uttam Kumar Reddy also spoke.
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