Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Uttarakhand Media Delegation Visits NTPC Korba, BALCO Facilities
A group of journalists from Uttarakhand visited major energy and industrial facilities.
The trip was organized by PIB Dehradun.
They visited NTPC Korba, BALCO and SECL headquarters.
NTPC Korba makes electricity using its power plant.
Officials said NTPC plans to produce much more electricity in the coming decades.
The Korba plant also reported strong operating performance.
The journalists saw efforts to reuse ash and restore land by planting trees.
They also learned how aluminium is made and how workers’ safety is managed.
The tour was meant to help journalists understand government projects by seeing them directly.
A PIB Dehradun delegation visited NTPC Korba and BALCO on the third day of a five-day media exposure tour.
NTPC said its power-generation capacity is about 91 GW, with targets of 150 GW by 2037 and 240 GW by 2047.
NTPC Korba’s 2,600 MW plant achieved an 87.71% Plant Load Factor in financial year 2025-26.
More than 450,000 saplings were planted at Charpara Ash Dyke, while Korba used 60.71 lakh metric tonnes of ash in 2025-26.
The delegation also learned about aluminium production, technology, safety, environmental management and local development at BALCO and SECL headquarters.
- Who
- A media delegation from Uttarakhand, organized by PIB Dehradun, visited NTPC Korba, BALCO and SECL headquarters.
- What
- The delegation observed power generation, aluminium production, technology, safety, environmental conservation and social responsibility activities.
- When
- The visits took place on Wednesday, the third day of a five-day Study and Media Exposure Tour.
- Where
- The delegation visited NTPC Korba and BALCO, and attended an interaction at SECL headquarters in Bilaspur.
- Why
- The tour aimed to let journalists directly observe government projects and understand energy, safety and environmental-management technologies.
- NTPC capacity
- Around 91 GW currently; planned to reach 150 GW by 2037 and 240 GW by 2047.
- NTPC Korba capacity
- 2,600 MW.
- Korba Plant Load Factor
- 87.71% in financial year 2025-26, the highest among NTPC stations for the sixth consecutive year.
- Continuous operation
- Korba Unit-7 operated for 455 days and Unit-1 for 495 days continuously.
- Ash utilisation
- 60.71 lakh metric tonnes during financial year 2025-26.
- Rehabilitation effort
- More than 4.5 lakh saplings were planted in the rehabilitated Charpara Ash Dyke area.
- Tour organiser
- PIB Dehradun under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.