thermal power development - Infraline

Central electricity authority Annual Report 2009-10
been compared with the International data with
respect to some of the developed and developing
nations.
The booklet contains maps and charts
presenting a panoramic view of the growth of
Indian Electricity Sector.
2.5 Standing Committee on Derating,
Uprating and Retirement of Installed
Capacity of Stations
A Standing Committee is constituted
under the chairmanship of Member (Planning)
for considerating the proposals of derating,
uprating & retirement of electricity generating
capacity of power stations.
The Committee considers the
performance of the units, analyzes the
performance data vis-a-vis the overall
generation throughout the life of the plant
and carries out detailed scrutiny of technical
parameters of the proposed units. Keeping in
view the merits of the proposals from case to
case, the committee makes recommendations
for the approval of the Chairperson/Authority.
During the year 2009-10, the proposal of
extension of temporary deration of Loktak
HE Station (3x35MW) to (3x30MW) was
approved. The proposals of following power
generating units are under consideration
of Standing Committee for Upration /
Deration:
Sl.
No.
Name of the Station & unit
nos.
Installed
capacity
(MW)
Derated /
Uprated
capacity
(MW)
Net upration /
deration (MW)
Utility Agency
1. Papanasam HE Project 4x7 4x8 Net Upration 4MW TNEB
2. Mettur Dam Power House 4x10 4x12.5 Net Upration 10 MW TNEB
3. Khandong HE Station 2x25 2x22 Net Deration 6 MW NEEPCO
4. Kopili Stage-II 1x25 1x21 Net Deration 4 MW NEEPCO
5. Kopili Power Station 4x50 4x49 Net Deration 4 MW NEEPCO
6. Bhusawal TPS Unit No.1 1x55 1x50 Net Deration 5 MW MAHAGENCO
7. Bhusawal TPS Unit No.2 1x210 1x190 Net Deration 20 MW MAHAGENCO
8. Chandrapur TPS Unit No.1 &2 2x210 2x185 Net Deration 50 MW MAHAGENCO
9. Nasik TPS Unit No.1&2 2x125 2x100 Net Deration 50 MW MAHAGENCO
10. Koradi TPS Unit No.1 to 4 4x105 4x85 Net Deration 80 MW MAHAGENCO
2.6 Implementation of initiative of
Working Group-III on 'National
Mission on Enhanced Energy
Efficiency' for retirement of TPS in
11 th Plan.
Ministry of Power, under National
Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) has
initiated 'National Mission on Enhanced Energy
Efficiency' (NMEEE) considering retirement
of old small sized inefficient thermal units. As
a follow-up to the recommendation of NMEEE
regarding retirement of old and inefficient
thermal generating units, CEA has undertaken
an exercise by identification of thermal units for
phased retirement during 11 th & 12 th Plan periods.
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