Heads of O&M Meet Held at NTPC Naya Raipur
Raipur /- Heads of Operation & Maintenance (O&M) Meet was held at NTPC Nava Raipur
on December 21-22, 2023 wherein O&M Heads of all NTPC Coal Stations and
JVs participated.
Inaugurating the meet, Shri Ramesh Babu V, Director (Operations) underlined the
importance of O&M functionary in NTPC’s journey for excellence and growth. He
congratulated the Heads of O&M for achieving the fastest-ever 300 Billion units
generation by NTPC Group in FY 23-24. Besides proper planning on overhauling,
timely maintenance and adherence to Safety, he asked all to put their best efforts in
tandem to avoid generation loss and ensure seamless Operations and Maintenance
of plants.
Joining through Virtual mode, Shri Gurdeep Singh, CMD, NTPC shared his views
and expectations with respect O&M and emphasized on Innovation and adherence
to changing regulatory norms. He also encouraged all to come up with new
initiatives with a focus on competency and agility to remain competitive.
The two-day meet marked with deliberation on various issues & strategies for
challenges faced in the Thermal Plant Operation & Maintenance i.e. Safety,
Environment, Reduction of Forced Outages, enhancing availability, adapting to
new regulatory, USSC, Ash Utilization, Environment, Norms and strategies for
optimization of maintenance & overhaul procedures along with inventory and way
forward for reliable & sustainable power generation.
Shri C Sivakumar, RED (WR-II, USSC & Ash-NI); Shri Arindam Sinha, ED-OS;
Shri Ravindra Kumar, CEO-PVUNL; Shri P K Mishra, ED-FM, Shri A K
Samaiyar, ED (SSEA) and other senior officials were present on the occasion.