NTPC Ltd has commissioned Unit II of 500 MW of Vallur Thermal Power Project located in Tamil Nadu.

The project is being implemented by NTPC Tamil Nadu Energy Co. Ltd, a joint venture of NTPC and TANGEDCO. The plant has been commissioned at 2.20 a.m. today.

With this, the total installed capacity of Vallur Thermal Power Project has gone up to 1,000 MW and that of NTPC group to 40,174 MW, according to a statement to the BSE.

rishikumar.vundi@thehindu.co.in