MP News: Singaji Project Unit Restarts Ahead Of Schedule In Mundi

Mundi (Madhya Pradesh): The Shri Singaji Thermal Power Project in Dongaliya, Khandwa district, achieved a key milestone with unit number 4 of 660 MW capacity restarting successfully on Friday, two days ahead of its scheduled 55-day maintenance period.

The early restart resulted in savings of several crore rupees for the MP Power Generating Company.

All four units of the project, two of 600 MW and two of 660 MW, recorded their best performance in the past five years during FY 2025-26. The combined Plant Availability Factor (PAF) stood at 83.21%, Auxiliary Power Consumption (APC) at 5.67%, specific coal consumption at 0.67 kg per unit and heat rate at 2,367 kcal per unit. The number of unit trips was limited to 22.

Chief engineer JC Junwal congratulated officers, employees and contract workers. He credited the government’s policies and guidance from managing director Manjit Singh, director technical Subodh Nigam, director finance Milind Bhandarkar and chief engineer Abhishek Jain.

He also acknowledged additional chief engineers RK Sahu, VS Malla and HS Tiwari, expressing confidence in continued strong performance.