NTPC has traded surplus power from its four thermal power stations that includes Vidhyanchal and Unchahar at the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX).
Indian Energy Exchange has said in a statement that “For the first time, NTPC-the Maharatna public sector undertaking… has traded in Un-Requisitioned Surplus (URS) power from four of its prominent thermal generating stations: Vidhyanchal, Unchahar, Rihand and Dadri Power at IEX.”
The statement further added that the central generating stations are scheduled on a day-ahead basis. Usually, generating stations offering cheaper power are fully scheduled by states. In case the state does not wish to utilise the power then the power remains un-requisitioned and unsold.