thermal power development - Infraline

Central electricity authority Annual Report 2009-10
6.11.5 Overall LE / R&M Status during
11 th Plan (From April 2007 to
March 2010)
Out of 53 units (7318 MW) for LE works
and 76 units (18965 MW) for R&M works
planned for 11 th Plan, LE works in 10 units
(851 MW) and R&M works in 56 units (14610
MW) were completed during the first three years
of the 11 th Plan. Gist of LE and R&M works
completed during the 11 th Plan (till March 2010)
are tabulated below:
Sl. No. Particulars State sector Central sector Total
(State + Central )
A) LE works
1. Completed during 11 th
Plan (till March 2010)
No. of
units
Capacity
(MW)
No. of
units
Capacity
(MW)
No. of
units
Capacity
(MW)
7 584 3 267 10 851
B) R&M works
Completed during 11 th 18 4350 38 10260 56 14610
Plan (till March 2010)
Total 25 4934 41 10527 66 15461
6.12 Target vis-à-vis Achievement for
LE / R&M Programme during the
first three years of the 11 th Plan
Out of 129 units planned for LE/R&M
works during 11 th Plan (60 units in State Sector
and 69 units in Central Sector with a capacity
26,283 MW), LE/R&M works in respect of
66 units (25 in State Sector and 41 in Central
Sector) of total capacity of 15,461 MW were
completed (till March, 2010). In addition, 4 units
of Talcher TPS of 60 MW each which were not
originally envisaged for R&M works in National
Perspective Plan, were also completed. In terms
of units as well as capacity, 52% and 59% of
targets planned for 11 th Plan have been achieved
respectively during the first three years of the
11 th Plan.
Further, out of remaining 63 units, Life
Extension / R&M works are to be completed
in respect of 56 units of total capacity of
9552 MW during remaining period of 2
years of the 11 th Plan and further LE works
on another 7 units in the State Sector of total
capacity of 1270 MW are likely to slip beyond
11 th Plan.
6.12.1 Main Reasons of shortfall in
achieving LE / R&M targets
• In power deficits scenario, utilities hesitate
to take longer shut down for undertaking LE
works.
• Delay in supplies of equipment by the
suppliers.
• Shortage of BoP suppliers/contractors in the
country.
• Non-availability of dedicated R&M team
with most of the SEBs /PSUs.
• Lack of co-ordination between the
contractors and their sub-contractors.
• Surprises, when the unit is opened up
for carrying out the R&M/LE works,
new defects or damaged components are
observed resulting in delay in procurement
& rectification.
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