NTPC Korba Plant Trips Due to Electrical Fault During PGCIL Test

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Sep 04, 2026 21:25

All 7 units of NTPC Korba power plant in Chhattisgarh tripped due to an electrical fault during PGCIL breaker testing. Restoration is underway.

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All seven units of the NTPC Korba power plant tripped on Friday evening.
The tripping was caused by an electrical fault during PGCIL breaker testing.
The incident led to a blackout-like situation, affecting power generation.
Restoration efforts are underway to revive the 2,600 MW plant units.

Korba, Sep 4 (PTI) All seven units of a National Thermal Power Corporation power plant in Chhattisgarh's Korba city tripped on Friday evening following an electrical fault during the testing of a breaker by Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), an NTPC official said.

The incident occurred at the central PSU's plant located in Darri area, NTPC's public relations officer Ushma Ghosh said in a statement.

"Due to an electrical fault during testing of the breaker of the PGCIL bay being carried out by PGCIL, all the units of Korba have tripped. The process for revival of all the units is underway and is expected to be completed late in the night," the official said.

Talking to PTI over phone, the PRO said a blackout-like situation had occurred across all seven units, affecting power generation at the plant. The restoration process was underway and the units would be revived one by one, she said.

The NTPC Korba plant has an installed capacity of around 2,600 MW, comprising four units of 500 MW each and three units of 200 MW each.

Source: PTI By Rediff Money Desk, Korba

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