On Saturday morning, a fire started at the NTPC Kaniha power plant’s coal-transporting conveyor belt. Officials added that a CISF jawan who was battling the fire managed to escape with minor injuries, despite the fact that no significant injuries were recorded.
According to NTPC officials, the interior water spraying system and three fire tenders helped contain the fire within two hours. Officials had to close unit-3 of the facility, which was next to the conveyor belt, since the fire severely damaged it. All other units, they claimed, were operating as usual.
According to BK Pandey, additional general manager (HR) of the NTPC Kaniha power station, the fire is thought to have started due to high heat in the coal-carrying conveyor belt. But only after a thorough investigation can the precise cause of the fire be determined, he said.
After receiving first assistance, the wounded CISF jawan was released from the hospital, he stated. Except for unit 3, all five other units were operating at maximum capacity. The system’s coal supply was similarly typical, he said.
Notably, 17 states, including Odisha, get electricity from the 3,010 MW coal-fired NTPC Kaniha power plant. Every day, it purchases between 50,000 and 55,000 tonnes of coal from Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. Railway rakes and merry-go-round systems are used to move the coal (MGR).