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印度一座由GE Vernova/NTPC合资运营的燃煤电厂发生爆炸，造成至少10人死亡。

-- 据韦丹塔有限公司周二向孟买证券交易所提交的文件显示，4月14日，位于印度恰蒂斯加尔邦辛吉塔赖的韦丹塔雅典娜燃煤电厂发生高压蒸汽管道故障，造成至少10人死亡。 爆炸发生时，该电厂由NGSL或NTPC GE Power Services Private Limited（纽约证券交易所上市的GE Vernova (GEV)与NTPC的合资企业）负责运营和维护。 韦丹塔最初向证券交易所披露的信息显示，死亡人数为10人，另有24名人员受伤。但据报道，地区行政长官阿姆里特·维卡斯·托普诺周三将死亡人数更新为17人，因为多名重伤工人因严重烧伤而死亡。 此次事故涉及分包商NGSL的人员，已引发对这座近期投产的600兆瓦机组维护规程的高级别调查。 该公司认定事故原因是连接锅炉和汽轮机的高压蒸汽管发生故障。 根据提交的文件，事故发生在周二下午2点30分左右，地点位于1号机组锅炉。 装机容量为1200兆瓦的雅典娜项目是韦丹塔能源公司（Vedanta Energy）的关键资产，该公司于2022年收购了这座停工的电厂。1号机组原计划于2025年底投入商业运营。 此次事故发生之际，印度正推迟对10吉瓦燃煤电厂的维护，以满足夏季激增的用电需求，这引发了人们对工业安全的迫切担忧。

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