Team News Riveting
Rourkela, December 27
The Captive Power Plant-1 of SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has created a new single day record on 25th December, 2025 by producing its highest-ever daily production of 53.17MW of power.
The Steam Turbine Generator (STG) 1 and 2 produced 33.16MW, Back Pressure Turbine Generator (BPTG) generated 3.71 MW while the Top Recovery Turbine Generator (TRTG) produced 16.30MW of power thereby creating a record of producing 53.17MW of power. The previous best production was 52.41MW on 11th August, 2023.
Alok Verma, Director In-Charge (DIC), RSP accompanied by Tarun Misra, ED (HR), Biswaranjan Palai, ED (Works), Anil Kumar, ED (MM), M P Singh, ED (Mines, OGoM-CMLO) and Sudip Palchowdhury, ED (Projects) visited the department on 27th December and congratulated the CPP-1 collective for their sustained efforts. Present on the occasion were many CGMs and senior officers of the plant.
Appreciating the efforts of the CPP-I collective, the DIC said that continuous improvement is the key to progress and urged the team to believe in constant upgradation. “We must have a belief that where we stand today, tomorrow there will be an improved version. This continuous evolution pushes us to achieve better results,” he remarked. Expressing confidence in the department’s capabilities, Verma said he is sure that CPP-I would soon achieve the next target level of 62MW. He further added that Rourkela Steel Plant must strive to become the lowest-cost steel producer by 2029, and called upon the collective to work with commitment and innovation to realise this goal.
To celebrate the remarkable performance, the DIC presented bouquets and sweets to the CPP-1 collective, commending their teamwork and dedication. All the Executive Directors also spoke on the occasion and encouraged the collective to sustain the momentum and repeat such outstanding performance. Earlier, N C Parida, GM (CPP-1) briefed the dignitaries about the journey of achieving this target and the next plans.
Deepak Roy, CGM (Power) thanked the management and associated departments for their support. Notably, Captive Power Plant plays a crucial role in ensuring energy security while reducing specific energy and coal consumption, leading to improved operational efficiency and cost optimisation. It also helps lower the carbon footprint, reinforcing RSP’s commitment to ESG principles and long-term sustainability goals.
