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Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New and Renewable Energy, R.K. Singh inaugurated the 'Indian Power Stations 2018', a three-day International Conference on Operations and Maintenance. It is being hosted by NTPC Limited to commemorate synchronization of its first Thermal plant at Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station, on February 13, 1982. Theme of the Conference is "Technological Challenges: Risks and Challenges in Power Generation". The Conference will serve as a platform for sharing best practices for Operation and Maintenance of power plants. During the course of this conference, discussions will be held on safety measures, strategies for enhancing efficiency and reliability, environment management, renewable generation and other recent technological developments.