NTPC on Thursday said the first unit of 500 MW of the Vallur Thermal Power Project set up by NTPC Tamil Nadu Energy Co Ltd has started operations.
The project is a joint venture between NTPC and Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB).
With this the total commercial capacity of Vallur Thermal Power Project is 500 MW and that of NTPC Group 38,174 MW, the public sector power producer said in a statement to BSE.