MoP - Ministry of Power

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Capital Overhauling and doing essential R&M. In the third
phase, the major Renovation & Modernization (R&M) / Life
Extension (LE) works based on Residual Life Assessment
(RLA) studies would be taken up, if found technoeconomically
viable.
The programme has started showing results at a
number of power stations in the form of improvement
in PLF, availability, specific oil consumption and
auxiliary power consumption. There was an overall
increase in PLF from 43.3 % to 48.5 % during the
year 2006-07 as compared to the previous year i.e.
2005-06 from the stations under PIE programme. During
the current financial year up to Jan’ 08 there is increase in
generation of 544 MU over the corresponding period of
previous year.
A view of Thermal Turbine under maintainance
Programme for the year 2007-08
During the year 2007-08, LE work on unit No. 2 (1x40MW)
of Obra TPS have already been completed and the execution
of LE works on another 14 thermal unit (1834 MW) are in
progress. Order for LE works as another 13 units (1700
MW) have been placed and works on these units a likely to
be started shortly.
Further with a view to study the feasibility of incorporating
efficiency improvement component in the R&M/ LE
programme, few thermal power units (of 200/210 MW) have
been identified. Suitable consultants would be selected to
carry out the studies requires for efficiency improvement
through R&M. On the basis of these studies the R&M/LE
works would be implemented in coming years.