Barauni Thermal Power Station

Barauni Thermal Power Station is an existing 470 megawatt coal-fired power station earlier owned by Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB).[1] The power station is located at Barauni in 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] NTPC completed the acquisition of 720 MW Barauni thermal power plant with effect from 15 December 2018.[11][12] The units of Barauni power station will be progressively put under commercial operation.

Barauni Thermal Power Station
CountryIndia
LocationBihar
Coordinates25.466°N 85.987°E / 25.466; 85.987
StatusOperational
Commission date1962
Owner(s)
Operator(s)NTPC
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Units operational1X 250 + 2 X 110 MW ,(Upcoming) 1X 250 MW
Nameplate capacity470 MW ,(Upcoming) 250 MW

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.[13] 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."[14] 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 was renovated & modernized.

Unit No. 7 which too was supplied by Bharat Heavy Electricals was also renovated.[15] Commercial generation of 110 MW electricity started from Unit 7 on 4 November 2016. The unit started generation after NTPC takeover from 23.05.2019. The tariff of Barauni Thermal power station will be determined by CERC.[16][17]

Commercial generation of 250 MW electricity started from Unit 8 in January 2018.[18] 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
61102016 NovemberOperational
71102018Operational
82502018 JanuaryOperational[19]
9250 Under Construction

See also

References
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  3. "Centre moots Barauni refinery expansion". Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  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. "NTPC acquires 720 Mw (2x110+2x250) Barauni thermal power plant in Bihar".
  12. "Uniform Pricing of Power Ruled Out, Says Power Minister RK Singh".
  13. "Power Generation". bsphcl.bih.nic.in. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  14. Pratim Ranjan Bose. "Barauni Thermal Power expansion hits funding hurdle | Business Line". Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  15. "Kanit, Barauni power plants to be ready by December". Business Standard News. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  16. "State’s power generation up to 330MW now". Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  17. "The seventh unit of barauni begain production of thermal power, Bihar Patna Hindi News". Hindustan. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  18. http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/bhel-commissions-250-mw-thermal-power-unit-in-bihar-2482039.html
  19. http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/bhel-commissions-250-mw-thermal-power-unit-in-bihar-2482039.html
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