Barauni Thermal Power Station

National Thermal Power Station

NTPC Barauni
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Official nameNTPC, Barauni
CountryIndia
LocationNH 31 Barauni Bihar
Coordinates25°23′31″N 86°01′26″E / 25.392°N 86.024°E / 25.392; 86.024
StatusOperational
Commission date26 January 1960
Owner(s)Government of India, (formerly Government of Bihar )
Operator(s)NTPC
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Units operational2X 250 MW + 2 X 110 MW
Nameplate capacity720 MW
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NTPC, Barauni Or Barauni Thermal Power Station is an existing 720 megawatt coal-fired power station earlier owned by Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB)and currently by NTPC Limited.[1] The power station is located at Barauni in Begusarai district, Bihar, India.[2] Barauni thermal power station in Bihar came into existence in association with the Russian collaboration and came into operation in the year 1962.[3] Bihar Government was mulling over the idea to hand over Barauni Thermal Power Station to NTPC Limited.[4][5] On 17 April 2018, Bihar state cabinet, headed by chief minister Nitish Kumar, gave its nod to handing over of Barauni Thermal Power Station to National Thermal Power Corporation.[6] On 15 May 2018, Bihar Government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to hand over the thermal plant to National Thermal Power Corporation for a 33- years lease.[7][8][9] East Central Railway will provide uninterrupted supply of coal to thermal power station.[10] NTPC completed the acquisition of 720 MW Barauni thermal power plant with effect from 15 December 2018.[11][12] The units of Barauni power station will be progressively put under commercial operation.

History

The Barauni Thermal Station was established with the technical help of Yugoslavia and Poland, while the USA helped finance the project. The foundation stone of the Barauni station was laid by late Dr. Krishna Singh, first Chief Minister of Bihar on January 26, 1960.

Unit No. 1, 2 & 3 of 15MW units at the plant, which were commissioned in the early to mid-1960s have been decommissioned.[13] Barauni Thermal power station was set up in 86.85 acres, ash yard was set up in 340 acres and Residential colony was set up in 139.25 acres.Unit III and II, supplied by a Yugoslavian company on a turnkey basis, was commissioned in 1963 while Unit I was commissioned by the end of 1966. All the three units were of 15MW.The total capital investment was Rs. 6.7 crore. Unit III was shut down in 1983 after 1,13,013 hours and 39 minutes of operation and Unit I and II was shut down in 1985 after operation of 64,658 hours and 52 minutes, and 94,752 hours and 54 minutes respectively.

Unit No. 4 & 5 of 50 MW each, which are Polish made, Total capital investment in construction of both the units ran to 20.69 crore. Both the units were shut down in 1995 after operation of 1,07,399 hours and 21 minutes, and 76,150 hours and 49 minutes respectively."[14] BSEB states that it proposed recommissioning the units but the Central Electricity Authority "declared revival/R&M of these units not Techno-economically viable." Thus these units stand retired.[15]

To meet the rising demand and rapid growth of industry in the region, further extension of the power station was contemplated by adding two units of 110 MW each. The foundation stone for which was laid in 1976 by the Chief Minister of Bihar, Dr. Jagannath Mishra. Unit VI was commissioned in 1983 and Unit VII in 1985.Unit No. 6 which was supplied by BHEL was renovated & modernized.[15]

Unit No. 7 which too was supplied by Bharat Heavy Electricals was also renovated.[16] Commercial generation of 110 MW electricity started from Unit 7 on 4 November 2016. The unit started generation after NTPC takeover from 23.05.2019. The tariff of Barauni Thermal power station will be determined by CERC.[17][18]

Commercial generation of 250 MW electricity started from Unit 8 in January 2018.[19] While commercial generation of 250 MW electricity started from Unit 9 in November 2021.

Capacity

Unit# Installed Capacity (MW) Date of Commissioning Status
1 15 1966 December Retired
2 15 1963 August Retired
3 15 1963 February Retired
4 50 1969 October Retired
5 50 1971 October Retired
6 110 1983 November Running
7 110 1985 Running
8 250 2018 January Running[19]
9 250 2021 June Running


See also

References

  1. ^ "Kanit, Barauni power plants to be ready by December". Business Standard. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Bihar to get 5k MW by 2015". Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Centre moots Barauni refinery expansion". Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Power plant transfer". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017.
  5. ^ "बरौनी थर्मल पावर स्टेशन को भी एनटीपीसी के हाथों सौंपने की तैयारी".
  6. ^ "Patna to hand over 3 power plants to NTPC".
  7. ^ "State happy with power deal". Archived from the original on 18 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Bihar transfers 3 power plants to NTPC on lease for 30 years".
  9. ^ "NTPC signs MoU with Government of Bihar; aims to improve performance of Power Sector in Bihar".
  10. ^ "Railways assures NTPC of uninterrupted coal supply".
  11. ^ "NTPC acquires 720 Mw (2x110+2x250) Barauni thermal power plant in Bihar".
  12. ^ "Uniform Pricing of Power Ruled Out, Says Power Minister RK Singh".
  13. ^ "Power Generation". bsphcl.bih.nic.in. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  14. ^ Pratim Ranjan Bose. "Barauni Thermal Power expansion hits funding hurdle | Business Line". Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  15. ^ a b "Barauni Thermal Power Station". Bihar State Power Generation Company Ltd. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Kanit, Barauni power plants to be ready by December". Business Standard News. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  17. ^ "State's power generation up to 330MW now". Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  18. ^ "The seventh unit of barauni begain [sic] production of thermal power, Bihar Patna Hindi News". Hindustan. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  19. ^ a b "BHEL Commissions 250 MW Thermal Power Unit In Bihar". Moneycontrol. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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