Three units of Korba power station shut down due to damage by heavy rain

Three units of 500-Mw each in the Korba power station of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) had been shut down following damage caused to the ash-dyke due to incessant rains in the region.

The Korba power stations of the NTPC has a total installed capacity of 2600 Mw. Besides four units of 500-Mw each, the station has three units of 200-Mw each. One of the three units of 200-Mw was earlier closed for annual maintenance. Following heavy rains in the region, the ash-dyke constructed by the company in Dhanras village was damaged and ash water started flowing out in the fields.

The officials said that major damage had occurred to the ash-dyke and a repair work had been started at war-foot.

Since the ash-dyke has been severely damaged, the management is left with no other option to dispose the ash coming out of units if the production continued.

“This has forced us to close three units of 500-Mw each till further order,” NTPC Korba spokesperson Ashutosh Nayak told Business Standard.