Coal-Fired Plants in India - Maharashtra

Amravati Location: Maharashtra Operator: Indiabulls Power Ltd Configuration: 5 X 270 MW Operation: 2013 Fuel: coal Boiler supplier: BHEL T/G supplier: Shanghai, BHEL EPC: BHEL Quick facts: In Mar 2010, BHEL received turnkey orders worth Rs5,778cr for two greenfield power projects, each with five 270-MW units. The sites are at Amravati and Nasik and are being developed by Elena Power & Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Indiabulls Power Ltd. This project is on a 1,350ac site at Nandgaonpeth, Amravati Dist. It the power will connect to the MSETCL/PGCIL, 400kV line at Akola. The stacks are 275m tall. Photograph courtesy of Indiabulls Power Ltd Posted 24 Jun 2012	Bhusawal Location: Maharashtra Operator: Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd Configuration: 1 X 55 MW, 2 X 210 MW Operation: 1968-1982 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: Cekop, BHEL T/G supplier: Siemens, BHEL Quick facts: This power station is 8km from Bhusawal City and 450km from Mumbai. Unit-1 was derated to 55 MW from 62.5 MW in Apr 2007.Two more 500-MW sets are under construction for service in 2010/11. Cooling water is from the Tapi River. Photograph courtesy of Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd Posted 3 Feb 2010	Butibori Location: Maharashtra Operator: Reliance Power Ltd Configuration: 2 X 300 MW Operation: 2012 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: Shanghai T/G supplier: Shanghai EPC: Reliance Quick facts:In Dec 2005, Reliance Energy incorporated SPV Vidarbha Industries Power Ltd (VIPL) to implement the Butibori thermal power plant in Nagpur district. Construction started in in Feb 2009 and, in Jul 2009, the project achieved financial closure with a consortium of banks led by Axis Bank. Unit-1 is designated a group CPP and 51% of the capacity will be supplied to industrial consumers, mostly in the immediate vicinity. The remaining capacity is expected to be sold on a merchant power basis and VIPL signed a 133-MW PPA with Reliance Energy Trading Ltd (RETL) Photograph courtesy of Reliance Power Ltd Posted 6 Apr 2012
Chandrapur Location: Maharashtra Operator: Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd Configuration: 4 X 210 MW, 3 X 500 MW Operation: 1983-1997 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier:  ACC Vickers Babcock Ltd, Combustion Engineering, BHEL T/G supplier: BHEL, Siemens EPC: Development Consultants Pvt Ltd Quick facts: This mine-mouth power station is 6km from Chandrapur Town in far western Maharashtra. The foundation stone for the first phase was laid on 16 Jan 1977 and Unit-1 was commissioned in Aug 1983, followed by Unit-2 in Jul 1984. The station was dedicated to the nation on 8 Oct 1984 by PM Indira Gandhi. The plant is the terminus of a 400kV double-circuit line from NTPC’s Korba STPS and originally the Chandrapur station had 3 X 400kV circuits delivering up to 1,200 MW of power to Mumbai. ABB and BHEL subsequently built a 1,500-MW, 500kV HVDC line on the route Chandrapur-Padghe. The 753km link was commissioned in 1999 thereby allowing more efficient utilization of Chandrapur and facilitating the development of two more 500-MW sets now in planning. Photograph courtesy of maharashtra.bsnl.co.in Posted 10 Jan 2009	Dahanu Location: Maharashtra Operator: Reliance Energy Configuration: 2 X 250 MW Operation: 1996 Fuel: coal Boiler supplier: BHEL T/G supplier: BHEL EPC: Development Consultants Pvt Ltd, BHEL Quick facts: These were the first 250-MW BHEL sets in India. The 275m stack was the tallest in India at completion. Two 600-MW units are in planning for the site. Photograph courtesy of Reliance Energy Posted 19 May 2004	Khaperkheda-I Phase 2 Location: Maharashtra Operator: Maharashtra State Electricity Board Configuration: 3 X 30 MW Operation: 1960-1964 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: B&W T/G supplier: Siemens Quick facts: This was one of the first-large-scale power plants in the state with 3 X 10 MW sets commissioned and handed over to the nation by India's first President Dr Rajendra Prasad on 27 Dec 1950. The small units were scrapped in 1976. The 30-MW units were retired in Jun 1991. Photograph courtesy of Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd Posted 3 Feb 2010
Khaperkheda-I Phase 2 Location: Maharashtra Operator: Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd Configuration: 4 X 210 MW Operation: 1989-2001 Fuel: bituminous coal, oil Boiler supplier: Combustion Engineering, BHEL T/G supplier: BHEL EPCr: BHEL Quick facts: The first unit of the new Khaperkhed plant was commissioned on 26 Mar 1989. The plant has been putting out about 6 TWH/yr. Photograph courtesy of Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd Posted 3 Feb 2010	Nashik Location: Maharashtra Operator: Indiabulls Power Ltd Configuration: 5 X 270 MW Operation: 2014 Fuel: coal Boiler supplier: BHEL T/G supplier: Shanghai, BHEL EPC: BHEL Quick facts: In Mar 2010, BHEL received turnkey orders worth Rs5,778cr for two greenfield power projects, each with five 270-MW units. The sites are at Amravati and Nasik and are being developed by Elena Power & Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Indiabulls Power Ltd. This project is at Sinnar, Nasik Dist. Photograph courtesy of Indiabulls Power Ltd Posted 24 Jun 2012	Ratnagiri Location: Maharashtra Operator: JSW Energy Ltd Configuration: 4 X 300 MW Operation: 2010-2011 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: Shanghai T/G supplier: Shanghai EPC: Shanghai Electric, EDAC Engineering, SEW Constructions, Sunil HiTech Engineers Quick facts: In Jul 2007, JSW Energy closed financing on the Ratnagiri project at Jaigad, Ratnagiri district. SBI Capital Markets was the lead arranger and advisor for the financing package. This Rs4,500cr project burns about 4.1mn tpy of imported coal. Power evacuation will be via two 400kV lines to Koyna and two more to Karad. MOEF clearance was received in November 2007. Photograph courtesy of Shanghai Electric Group Co Ltd Posted 10 Nov 2012
Trombay Location: Maharashtra Operator: Tata Electric Configuration: 1 X 150 MW, 2 X 500 MW, 1 X 180 MW CC Operation: 1965-1993 Fuel: coal, natural gas, oil Boiler supplier: CE, BHEL T/G supplier: BHEL, GE, Siemens Quick facts: Trombay has India's first 500-MW generating unit and the country's first FGD system. Photograph courtesy of Tata Electric Posted 23 Mar 2002		Wardha Warora Location: Maharashtra Operator: KSK Energy Ventures Pvt Ltd Configuration: 4 X 135 MW Operation: 2010-2011 Fuel: lignite Boiler supplier: Dongfang T/G supplier: Dongfang, Harbin EPC: Sichuan Electric Power Designing & Consulting Co Ltd Quick facts: In May 2007, KSK closed on the first phase of its Wardha Warora project in Chandrapur district. The foundation stone was laid shortly thereafter. Steel maker Viraj Profiles has a 25yr PPA for the entire 270 MW for captive use. KSK has a coal supply agreement with the Gujarat Mining Development Corp, which will supply coal from a captive coal block in Chhattisgarh. The Rs 2,416cr plant began commissioning in Q1 2010. Photograph courtesy of KSK Energy Ventures Pvt Ltd Posted 24 Apr 2010

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