Barauni Thermal Power Station
{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}}The Barauni power station is a 720-megawatt coal-fired power station owned by NTPC in Bihar, India.
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Location
The undated satellite photo below shows the power station in the village of Barauni in Begusarai district.
Background
Three 15MW units at the plant, which were commissioned in the early to mid-1960's have been decommissioned. BSPHCL states that Unit No. 4 & 5, both of which are Polish made 50MW units, were shut down in 1995 and 1996 "due to pollution problem." BSPHCL states that it proposed recommissioning the units but the Central Electricity Authority "declared revival/R&M of these units not Techno-economically viable."[1]
Units 6 and 7 are 110 MW each. They were built in 1983 and 1985, respectively, and were renovated and recommissioned in 2016.[2]
Units
The power station consists of the following units:[3]
| Unit | Installed Capacity (MW) | Date of Commissioning | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 1966 | Retired |
| 2 | 15 | 1963 | Retired |
| 3 | 15 | 1963 | Retired |
| 4 | 50 | 1969 | Retired |
| 5 | 50 | 1971 | Retired |
| 6 | 110 | 1983 | Recommissioned 2016 |
| 7 | 110 | 1985 | Recommissioned 2016 |
| 8 | 250 | 2018 | Operating |
| 9 | 250 | 2018 | Operating |
Expansion plans
BSPHCL has proposed a 500 megawatt (MW) coal-fired expansion to the plant, comprising two 250MW units referred to as Barauni 8 & 9. It is proposed that the new units at the existing power station be commissioned by June 2014, with the second 250MW unit commissioned four months later. BSPHCL states that it seeking to source an additional 2.65 million tonnes a year from a Ministry of Coal allocation over either the Rajmahal coal field or Urma Pahari Tola. BSPHCL states on its website that a "firm coal linkage still awaited."
The utility also states that 60 cusecs of water have been approved for the existing plant and the expansion by the Government of Bihar. However, the Central Water Commission (CWC) have only approved 45 Cusecs from the Ganga river.[4]
In 2014 it was reported that during India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Japan, an agreement was reached between the two countries to launch a feasibility study by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the setting up of a 250 MW supercritical thermal power plant (STPP) in Barauni. It was reported that the land, water, and coal (1.5 million tonnes per annum) requirements for the new plant were already met, and JICA had applied for environmental clearance in November 2013.[5]
Environmental clearance for two 250 MW units was granted in May 2014,[6] and the units were listed as under construction in 2015.[7]
The new units were proposed for commissioning in 2016,[8] later pushed to 2017.[9][10]
Unit 8 was synchronized on November 14, 2017, and is planned for commissioning in 2018. Unit 9 is also planned for 2018.[11]
Unit 8 was commissioned in January 2018 and unit 9 in March 2018.[12]
Coal supply
In March 2015 the new units were allocated a coal supply from Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand. Prior to this, the new units had been allocated the coal block at Urma Pahari, but that allocation was later annulled by the Supreme Court.[13]
In December 2018 it was reported that the project had coal linkage with the Badam coal block in Bihar, which would also be owned by NTPC.[14]
Ownership
The state government may make the Barauni Thermal Power Station (BTPS) a joint venture plant of the NTPC and BSPHCL.[8]
In May 2018, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Government of Bihar and NTPC for NTPC to assume full ownership of the Barauni Thermal Power Station, the Muzaffarpur power station, and the Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project. The MoU is to improve the performance of Bihar's power sector.[15] NTPC assumed full ownership of the Barauni plant in December 2018.[14]
Project Details for 500 MW Expansion
Sponsor: Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited (BSPHCL)
Parent company: NTPC
Location: Barauni village, Begusarai district, Bihar
Coordinates: 25.3913756, 86.0234883 (exact)
Status: Operating
Capacity: 500MW (Units 8 & 9: 250 MW)
Type:
Start year: 2018
Coal Type:
Coal Source: Badam coal block, Bihar
Estimated annual CO2:
Source of financing: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Permits and application:
- EIA, Bhagavathi Ana Labs Ltd.
- Environmental clearance, India MoEF, May 8, 2014
Resources and articles
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References
- ↑ Bihar State Electricity Board, "Power Generation Status", Bihar State Electricity Board website, accessed December 2011.
- ↑ "BHEL successfully renovates and modernizes 110 MW thermal set at Barauni," BHEL, Mar 14, 2016
- ↑ "Barauni Coal Power Station India," GEO, accessed May 2016
- ↑ Bihar State Electricity Board, "New Projects", Bihar State Electricity Board, accessed November 2011.
- ↑ Pranav Chaudhary, "Japan agency to study scope for supercritical thermal power plant at Barauni," TNN, Sep 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Environmental clearance," India MoEF, May 8, 2014
- ↑ "Broad Status Report," India Central Electrical Authority, May 29, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Pranav Chaudhary, "Barauni power plant may become a JV," Times of India, Dec 23, 2014
- ↑ "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country," Government of India Ministry of Power, March 2016
- ↑ "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country," Government of India Ministry of Power, July 2016
- ↑ "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country," Government of India Ministry of Power, November 2017
- ↑ "Installed capacity," India CEA, 31.03.2018
- ↑ "Sushil Modi hails coal block allocation to Barauni plant," Times of India, Mar 26, 2015
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "NTPC acquires 720 Mw Barauni thermal power plant in Bihar," ETEnergyWorld, December 16, 2018
- ↑ "NTPC set to take over one stressed, two under-construction power projects in Bihar," Hindu Business Line, May 15, 2018
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