His excellency the Honorable President of India and Honorable Union Minister for Power have awarded Gold shield and certificate to VTPS, for outstanding performance for 4 consecutive years from 2000-01 to 2003-04, in a function held in New Delhi on 24.8.2004.

 

VTPS, established near Ibrahimpatnam in Krishna District, comprises of 6 units of 210 MW each. These Units were commissioned on 01-11-1979, 10-10-1980,  05-10-1989, 23-08-1990, 31-03-1994 & 24-02-1995 in that chronological order at a total cost of Rs. 1533 Cr.  Since commissioning, the Station is performing very well and it stood as a Benchmark for several other stations in various operations.  It stood first among all Power Stations in the Country during 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 19997-98 & 2001-02 and second during 1992-93 & 2002-03.  During 2003-04, it secured THIRD position.  During the last 5 years, its PLF has been around 90% at an average of 91.4%.

 The station has been the recipient of Meritorious Awards instituted by the Government of India.  It has received Meritorious Productivity Awards for 20 consecutive years. It has also got the Incentive Award for 11 consecutive years. It has bagged Gold Medals for 9 consecutive years.  With its exceptional performance during 2003-04, it has qualified to receive 10th  Gold Medal  and 21st Meritorious Productivity Award in a row.