Barauni Thermal Power Station

Barauni Thermal Power Station
Country India
Location Bihar
Coordinates 25°27′58″N 85°59′13″E / 25.466°N 85.987°E / 25.466; 85.987Coordinates: 25°27′58″N 85°59′13″E / 25.466°N 85.987°E / 25.466; 85.987
Status Operational
Commission date 1962
Operator(s) BSEB
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Coal
Power generation
Units operational 1X 250 + 1 X 110 MW ,(Upcoming) 1X 250 + 1 X 110 MW
Nameplate capacity 360 MW ,(Upcoming) 360 MW

Barauni Thermal Power Station is an existing 360 megawatt coal-fired power station owned by Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB).[1] The power station is located at Begusarai district, Bihar, India.[2] Barauni thermal power station in Bihar came into existence in association with the Russian collaboration and came into operation in the year 1962.[3] Bihar Government was mulling over the idea to hand over Barauni Thermal Power Station to NTPC Limited.[4][5] On 17 April 2018, Bihar state cabinet , headed by chief minister Nitish Kumar, gave its nod to handing over of Barauni Thermal Power Station to National Thermal Power Corporation.[6] On 15 May 2018, Bihar Government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to hand over the thermal plant to National Thermal Power Corporation for a 33- years lease.[7][8][9] East Central Railway will provide uninterrupted supply of coal to thermal power station.[10]

History

Unit No. 1, 2 & 3 of 15MW units at the plant, which were commissioned in the early to mid-1960's have been decommissioned.[11] Barauni Thrmal power station was set up in 86.85 acres, ash yard was set up in 340 acres and Residential colony was set up in 139.25 acres.

Unit No. 4 & 5 of 50 MW each, which are Polish made, were shut down in 1995 and 1996 "due to pollution problem."[12] BSEB states that it proposed recommissioning the units but the Central Electricity Authority "declared revival/R&M of these units not Techno-economically viable." Thus these units stand retired.

Unit No. 6 which was supplied by BHEL is under renovation & modernization since November 2007.

Unit No. 7 which too was supplied by Bharat Heavy Electricals was also renovated.[13] Commercial generation of 110 MW electricity started from Unit 7 on 4 November 2016.[14][15]

Commercial generation of 250 MW electricity started from Unit 8 in January 2018.[16] Unit 9 is in advanced stages of construction as of January 2018.

Capacity

Unit#Installed Capacity (MW)Date of CommissioningStatus
1151977 MayRetired
2151978 AugustRetired
3152012 FebruaryRetired
4502013 OctoberRetired
5502013 OctoberRetired
6110Under Renovation. Expected commissioning March 2018.
71102016 NovemberOperational
82502018 JanuaryOperational [17]
9250Under Construction. Expected commissioning March 2018.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kanit, Barauni power plants to be ready by December". Business Standard. 2013-03-31. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
  2. ↑ "Bihar to get 5k MW by 2015". Times of India. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  3. ↑ "Centre moots Barauni refinery expansion". Times of India. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  4. ↑ "Power plant transfer".
  5. ↑ "बरौनी थर्मल पावर स्टेशन को भी एनटीपीसी के हाथों सौंपने की तैयारी".
  6. ↑ "Patna to hand over 3 power plants to NTPC".
  7. ↑ "State happy with power deal".
  8. ↑ "Bihar transfers 3 power plants to NTPC on lease for 30 years".
  9. ↑ "NTPC signs MoU with Government of Bihar; aims to improve performance of Power Sector in Bihar".
  10. ↑ "Railways assures NTPC of uninterrupted coal supply".
  11. ↑ "Power Generation". bsphcl.bih.nic.in. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  12. ↑ Pratim Ranjan Bose. "Barauni Thermal Power expansion hits funding hurdle | Business Line". Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
  13. ↑ "Kanit, Barauni power plants to be ready by December". Business Standard News. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  14. ↑ "State’s power generation up to 330MW now". Times of India. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  15. ↑ "The seventh unit of barauni begain production of thermal power, Bihar Patna Hindi News". Hindustan. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  16. ↑ http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/bhel-commissions-250-mw-thermal-power-unit-in-bihar-2482039.html
  17. ↑ http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/bhel-commissions-250-mw-thermal-power-unit-in-bihar-2482039.html
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