Thermal Powertech Corporation India Ltd., the joint venture company between Gayatri Energy Ventures Private Limited and Singapore based SembCorp Utilities has achieved boiler light up for first phase of its 1,320 MW thermal power plant in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, located near the coast of Krishnapatnam.

This represents another step towards commissioning which is expected to be done by the end of the year.

TPCIL has signed a power purchase agreement with Andhra Pradesh Power Distribution Companies, wholly-owned by the government of Telangana for supply of 500 MW of competitive power to the Central, Eastern, Southern and Northern Power Distribution Companies of Andhra Pradesh for a period of 25 years.