A 670-meter bridge in South Western railway, NTPC said, would help in reducing the cost of electricity generation.
New Delhi, August 20: By using a newly constructed rail infrastructure, state-owned power giant NTPC on Wednesday said it will soon reduce the cost of coal supplies at its Kudgi plant. The newly constructed 670-meter bridge in South Western railway would benefit NTPC Kudgi in reducing the cost of electricity generation.
“NTPC Ltd would be able to reduce the transportation cost of coal to fuel to its NTPC Kudgi Super thermal power station in Karnataka, to around Rs 200-500 per metric tonnes (MT) thereby bringing down the cost of electricity generation. The transit time will also be reduced by 8-15 hours”, a company statement said.
Not only the new infrastructure would support the railways in handling more material, but the availability of double lines would also reduce the travel time for passengers from Solapur in Maharashtra to Gadag in Karnataka.
Along with providing assistance in doubling of the lines on the existing tracks from Hotgi, Maharashtra to Kudgi, Karnataka (134 Kms), NTPC has also supported in the construction of two bridges on Bhima river.
The new developments of infrastructure was greatly required, as currently, a more than 50-years-old bridge restricted haulage of heavy loaded goods, whereby most of the traffic was being diverted through the Guntakal to Bellary-Gadag route.
The company statement added that the final approval from South Western Railway is awaited and NTPC will soon start the operations as soon as it gets the clearance.
