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Second Unit of MGSTPP Begins Power Generation

  • The second of the 660 MW Unit of the Mahatma Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project (MGSTPP) in Jhajjar was successfully synchronised with the grid today, raising Haryana's power generation capacity to 5050.5 megawatt (MW). The first unit of the project, work on which commenced in 2009, was synchronised on January 11 this year. Managing Director of state-owned Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd (HPGCL) Anurag Agarwal said this is the first coal-based power generation project set up by an Independent Power Producer (IPP) in the state. CLP Power India developed the project. The two units would provide about 270 lakh additional units of electricity daily to Haryana, he said, adding that with the commissioning of this unit, the total installed generation capacity of Haryana has now gone up to 5,050.5 MW from 4,390.5 MW.

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