NTPC Introduction
National Thermal Power Corporation is one of Navratna of India. It is a coal based power plant. NTPC lights 1 out of every 3 bulbs in India. NTPC Mouda was setup in year 2009. Its 1st stage comprising of 2 units of 500MW was commissioned on March 2013. The 2nd stage comprising of 2 units of 660MW is under erection (scheduled to be commissioned in 2016). This 2320MW Power Plant has the parts and models provided by BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited). Two necessary raw materials that a power plant needs for its operation are coal and water. The coal is grabbed from Mahanadi Coal Field or sometimes from the coal belt region comprising of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Orissa etc. while Goshikhurd Dam (Bhandara District) serves as the source of water.
