department of power annual report 1991-92 - Ministry of Power

espectively under the overall control of the Central
Electricity Authority (CEA). These Institutions were
engaged in the training of engineers and operators of
thermal power stations. To achieve better coordination
of training activities, PETS was formed in 1980 as an
autonomous body and all the four Institutes were
transferred to PETS. The Power Engineers Training
Society has since been organising training programmes
for power engineers, operators and technicians in its
Institutes.
2. The training courses conducted at the Regional
Institutes of PETS include the following:-
- Induction Level Courses for Graduate Engineers.
- Induction Level Courses for Operators in Thermal.
- Induction Level Courses for Technicians.
- Courses on Power Station Chemistry for Chemists.
- Short-term courses for Engineers (General)
(Mechanical) (Electrical) (Control & Instrumentation).
- Short-term courses for Supervisors/Technicians
(Mechancial)/Electrical)/Control & Instrumentation).
- Simulator courses for Graduate Engineers/Shift Changer
Engineers, unit controller/Desk Controllers etc.
3. PETS has been organising, training programmes for
Power Sector and have trained about 30,141 personnel
upto March, 1991. The number of persons trained in the
different courses at the Institutes during 1991-92 (upto
November, 1991) is as follows :-
Sl. No. Courses No. of trainees
(1) Regular courses for Engineers 101
(2) Condensed course for Engineers 97
(3) Operator courses 108
(4) Short-term courses for Engineers 484
(5) Maintenance courses for Technicians 504
(6) On Plant/On-site courses 1169
(7) PETS-BHEL courses on 210 MW TPS 50
Operations
(8) Simulator course 202
Total: 2715
4. The Simulator for 210 MW Units installed with
UNDP assistance at Badarpur Institute in 1983, has
provided training to more than 2300 engineers by 30th
November, 1991.
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5. The following short-term courses/workshops have
been organised or are planned to be organised by PETS in
collaboration with BEI, U.K.:-
(i) National Seminar on Power Plant Rehabilitation and
Modernisation from 25-27th November, 1991 at New
Delhi.
(ii) Three-day Residential programme on Environmental
Management conducted at Goa from 11-13th February,
1992.
6. For the current financial year 1991-92, the
Department of Power has released Rs. 100 lakhs as Plan
and Rs. 191 lakhs as Non-plan grants-in-aid to PETS. The
training fee during 1991-92 is targetted to fetch a revenue
of Rs. 72.36 lakhs.
7. During 1990-91, the Government has sanctioned
schemes for installation of one 500 MW Simulator at
Badarpur and one 210 MW Simulator at Nagpur Insititute.
Action has already been taken for supply and installation
of 500/210 MW Simulators. The schemes are targetted to
be completed by July, 1994. The other Regional Power
Training Institutes are proposed to be augumented during
the Ninth Plan Period.
8. The scheme for Housing Complex for Badarpur
Institute Sanctioned on 26.12.88 at an estimated cost of
Rs. 345.68 lakhs is in an advanced stage of completion.
9. The scheme for conversion of existing Power
Engineers Training Society (PETS) into National Power
Training Institute (NPTI) was sanctioned, in Februrary,
1991 at an estimated cost of Rs. 1273.14 lakhs. The
scheme envisaged - (a) Upgrading the present PETS into
NPTI; and (b) Setting up of an Institute for Advanced
Learning and Management Studies (INALMAS) at
Faridabad, Haryana. Action has already been taken to
introduce different courses as required under NTPI. A
number of long-term courses as per statutory requirement
and specialised short-term courses are also being
conducted in Hydro and Power System areas. As input to
the power system courses, orders have been placed for
computer based power system study packages for
development of software with 1000 buses and 20 HVDC
lines. Computer based hardware required for the same is
also being procured. A Desk Top publishing system is
under installation at PETS HQ for development of training
material.