NALGONDA: The fifth unit of the 4,000-MW Yadadri Thermal Power Station (YTPS) in Nalgonda district was synchronised with the grid on Tuesday, marking a key milestone in the project’s commissioning process.
The unit, with an installed capacity of 800 MW, began generating 155 MW before being hand-tripped to facilitate further activities towards commercial operation.
Being developed by Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited (TGGENCO) at Veerlapalem village in Damaracherla mandal, the project comprises five 800-MW units, with two under Stage-I and three under Stage-II. The first four units have already been commissioned and commenced commercial operations.
TGGENCO Chairman and Managing Director S Harish congratulated the BHEL and TGGENCO teams on achieving the milestone. TGGENCO Director (Thermal and Projects) Y Rajashekara Reddy, CE/TPC P V Srinivas, CE/Construction/YTPS/Stage-II J Surya Narayana and other officials were present during the grid synchronisation.