Barauni Thermal Power Station
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. 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." 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.
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.
Unit No. 7 which too was supplied by Bharat Heavy Electricals was also renovated. 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.
Commercial generation of 250 MW electricity started from Unit 8 in January 2018. While commercial generation of 250 MW electricity started from Unit 9 in November 2021.
In line with the corporate disclosure requirement under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, operation of two Units (Unit 6 & 7) of 110 MW each permanently discontinued w.e.f. 31st March 2024.
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 | Retired |
7 | 110 | 1985 | Retired |
8 | 250 | 2018 January | Running |
9 | 250 | 2021 June | Running |
See also
References
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