thermal power development - Infraline

Central electricity authority Annual Report 2009-10
The common reasons for delay in
implementation of R&M-cum-LE schemes of
BHEL supply units as experienced by some of
the State utilities are:
i) Delayed and non-sequential supply of
materials from various BHEL units (Bhopal,
Ranipet, Hyderabad).
ii) Mismatching of spares supplied. A lot of
rectification had to be done at site for BTG
components.
iii) Deployment of inadequate skilled
manpower.
iv) Lack of co-ordination amongst BHEL’s
various units.
CEA has impressed upon BHEL to
look into factors as brought out above, causing
considerable extension of shut down period of
thermal units where LE works are being carried
out by BHEL as OEM.
A strong message is required to percolate
both at corporate level and unit levels of marketing
and project management group of BHEL so that
optimum utilization of existing generating assets
already created in the Power Sector may be made
through timely and successful implementation
of R&M-cum- LE programme envisaged in the
11 th Plan.
6.12.5 Initiative taken by MoP / CEA for
improvement in performance of
thermal power stations during 11 th
Plan
The Partnership-in-Excellence (PIE)
programme of 10 th Plan, launched by MoP in
August 2005 continued in 11 th Plan till June
2008 aiming at improving the performance of
such stations which were running at PLF much
below 60% by associating good operating units
like NTPC, Tata Power etc. It was intended for
adoption of better O&M practices in these stations
so that the utilities could sustain better operating
parameter on their own after completion of PIE
programme.
CEA identified thermal stations which
were running at PLF below 60%. NTPC
was chosen as partner in 16 thermal power
stations and Tata Power was selected in case
of Dhuvaran TPS. Four stations decided to
take self-improvement measures. CEA was
actively associated in scheme identification,
monitoring and facilitating implementation
of PIE programme through interaction with
utilities, equipment suppliers, agencies
associated with PIE programme and visiting
power plants regularly. The PIE programme
has been concluded in all identified thermal
power stations by June 2008.
There has been improvement in most of
the stations with significant improvement in the
following:
Sl.
No.
Name of the plant / utility
Capacity under PIE
Programme (MW)
PLF Before PIE
Programme
(Apr-Sep 2005)
(%)
PLF after PIE
Programme
(2007-08)
(%)
1 Bokaro ‘B / DVC 630 45.5 70.9 %
2 Chandrapura / DVC 390 58.8 % 69.4 %
3 Rajghat / IPGCL 135 42.5 % 75.5 %
4 Ennore / TNEB 280 22.0 % 59.3 %
5 Dhuvaran / GSECL 280 27.0 % 71.0 %
6 Kutchlignite / GSECL 215 28.3 % 72.9 %
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