Report of Indian Institute of Public Administration ... - Ministry of Power

Madhya Pradesh
on R&M activities to ensure the higher availability of plants.
2.5 PERFORMANCE OF THE STATE GENERATION UNITS
2.5.1 Technical Parameters
2.5.1.1 Plant Load Factor)
From the year 2002-03 onwards the Plant Load Factor (PLF) has been in the range of
70 to 73 per cent, showing a considerable improvement over the previous years (46 to
66%). However, during 2005-06, the PLF shown as 68 per cent is a cause of concern
and must be analysed.
75%
70%
65%
60%
55%
50%
45%
40%
1992-
93
1993-
94
OVERALL PLF of Generating Stations of MPPGCL (%)
1994-
95
2.5.1.2 Plant Availability
1995-
96
1996-
97
1997-
98
1998-
99
4.27
1999-
00
2000-
01
2001-
02
2002-
03
2003-
04
2004-
05
2005-
06
(Source: MPGENCO)
The plant availability has increased significantly from the level of 75 per cent in 1995-
96 to 87 per cent during 2004-05. The yearly plant availability has been provided as
under:
Plant Availability of MPPGCL Stations (%)
1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
75.3 74.9 74.5 79.8 77.8 78.32 76.75 87.34 86.73 86.62
(Source: MPGENCO)
2.5.1.3 Fuel and Auxiliary Consumption
There has been a reduction in specific oil consumption in thermal stations and the
same has come down from 4.57 ml/kWh in 2001-02 to 2.44 ml/kWh in 2004-05. The
graph below depicts the performance of thermal power stations, based on secondary
oil consumption.