| Barauni Thermal Power Station | |
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| Country | India |
| Location | Bihar |
| Coordinates | 25°27′58″N 85°59′13″E / 25.466°N 85.987°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1962 |
| Operator(s) | NTPC |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation | |
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| Nameplate capacity | 470 MW ,(Upcoming) 250 MW |
Barauni Thermal Power Station is an existing 470 megawatt coal-fired power station earlier owned by Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB).[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
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 No. 4 & 5 of 50 MW each, which are Polish made, were shut down in 1995 and 1996 "due to pollution problem."[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.
Unit No. 6 which was supplied by BHEL was renovated & modernized.
Unit No. 7 which too was supplied by Bharat Heavy Electricals was also renovated.[15] 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.[16][17]
Commercial generation of 250 MW electricity started from Unit 8 in January 2018.[18] Unit 9 is in advanced stages of construction as of January 2018.
Capacity
| Unit# | Installed Capacity (MW) | Date of Commissioning | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 1977 May | Retired |
| 2 | 15 | 1978 August | Retired |
| 3 | 15 | 2012 February | Retired |
| 4 | 50 | 2013 October | Retired |
| 5 | 50 | 2013 October | Retired |
| 6 | 110 | 2016 November | Operational |
| 7 | 110 | 2018 | Operational |
| 8 | 250 | 2018 January | Operational[18] |
| 9 | 250 | Under Construction |
See also
References
- ↑ "Kanit, Barauni power plants to be ready by December". Business Standard. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ "Bihar to get 5k MW by 2015". Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ↑ "Centre moots Barauni refinery expansion". Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ↑ "Power plant transfer".
- ↑ "बरौनी थर्मल पावर स्टेशन को भी एनटीपीसी के हाथों सौंपने की तैयारी".
- ↑ "Patna to hand over 3 power plants to NTPC".
- ↑ "State happy with power deal".
- ↑ "Bihar transfers 3 power plants to NTPC on lease for 30 years".
- ↑ "NTPC signs MoU with Government of Bihar; aims to improve performance of Power Sector in Bihar".
- ↑ "Railways assures NTPC of uninterrupted coal supply".
- ↑ "NTPC acquires 720 Mw (2x110+2x250) Barauni thermal power plant in Bihar".
- ↑ "Uniform Pricing of Power Ruled Out, Says Power Minister RK Singh".
- ↑ "Power Generation". bsphcl.bih.nic.in. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ↑ Pratim Ranjan Bose. "Barauni Thermal Power expansion hits funding hurdle | Business Line". Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ "Kanit, Barauni power plants to be ready by December". Business Standard News. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ↑ "State's power generation up to 330MW now". Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ↑ "The seventh unit of barauni begain [sic] production of thermal power, Bihar Patna Hindi News". Hindustan. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "BHEL Commissions 250 MW Thermal Power Unit In Bihar". Moneycontrol. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
