NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam

To meet the high power demand in coming months, NTPCV Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN), a subidiary of NTPC, has awarded a Rs 440 crore contract to Torrent Power

Torrent Power has emerged as the successful bidder to supply 388 million units (MU) of electricity from its gas-based plant under a government scheme from March 16, 2024, to June 30, 2024, the company said on Friday. It has been awarded a contract by NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN) under the government's Crunch Period scheme to overcome high power demand during summer, the company said in a statement. According to the statement, Torrent has a 2,730 MW gas-based power generation capacity. Torrent Power has emerged as a successful bidder under the competitive bidding, and received a Letter of Award from the NVVN on March 1, 2024, for the supply of power from its gas-based power plant during the forthcoming summer's crunch/high power demand periods from March 16, 2024, to June 30, 2024, period. The government, through NVVN, came up with the crunch / high-demand period scheme last year to harness Gas-Based Power Generation (GBPG) to overcome the country's rising power demand, .

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