Parli Thermal Power Station
{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}} Parli Thermal Power Station is a 1,170-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station owned by Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MSPGCL), a Maharashtra government owned company in India.[1]
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Location of old plant
The original plant (units 1-5) is located on the north side of Parli-Vaijnath, Beed district, Maharashtra state.
Location of plant expansion
The plant expansion (units 6-8) is located about 5 kilometers north of the old plant.
Background on units 1-5
The first five units were built from 1971 through 1987 on the north side of Parli-Vaijnath. Units 1-2 (30 MW each) were built 1971-1972 and retired in 2010. Units 3-5 are 210 MW each, and were completed from 1982 to 1987.[1] Unit 3 was retired in 2016.[2]
Units 6-8 expansion
The expansion of the plant began in 2007 with the addition of Unit 6 (250 MW). Unit 7 (250 MW) was completed in 2010.[3]
Unit 8 (250 MW) began construction in 2009,[3][4][5] and is projected for commissioning in October 2015.[6][7]
However, in October 2015 MahaGenco said it would defer commissioning of the new unit until the next monsoon season in mid-2016, due to water shortages.[8]
Unit 8 was commissioned in March 2016.[9]
Plant shuts after water crisis
In February 2013, the plant was shut down because of a severe water shortage in the Marathwada region. The plant normally receives water from the Khadka dam but the supply was stopped when the reservoir behind the dam nearly dried up.[10]
In October 2015 it was reported that five units at the Parli power station had been closed since July 2015 due to a lack of water.[8]
Project Details
Sponsor: Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MSPGCL)
Location: Parli-Vaijnath, Beed district, Maharashtra
Coordinates:
- Old plant (units 1-5): 18.8684504733, 76.5253684316 (exact)
- Plant expansion (units 6-8): 18.9075857, 76.5429497 (exact)
Status: Retired (Units 1-3); Operating (Units 4-8)
Capacity and year of commissioning:[11]
- Unit 1: 30 MW (1971) - Retired 2010
- Unit 2: 30 MW (1972) - Retired 2010
- Unit 3: 210 MW (1980) - Retired 2016
- Unit 4: 210 MW (1985)
- Unit 5: 210 MW (1987)
- Unit 6: 250 MW (2007)
- Unit 7: 250 MW (2010)
- Unit 8: 250 MW (2016)
Type: Subcritical
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Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maharashtra State Power Generation Company, "Installed Capacity", Maharashtra State Power Generation Company website, accessed November 2011.
- ↑ "Retirement of old & inefficient thermal units by supercritical units- Decommissioning & retirement of Mahagenco's 210MW units -3 of Parli TPS - regarding," India CEA, Oct 21, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ongoing Projects," Mahagenco website, accessed October 2013
- ↑ "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country" Government of India Ministry of Power, September 2013
- ↑ Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country, Central Electricity Authority, June 2014
- ↑ Broad Status Report, India Central Electrical Authority, February 2015
- ↑ "Supply of coal to Power Plants," India Ministry of Power, July 23, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Lack of rain in Marathwada to affect power plants," DNA, 5 October 2015
- ↑ "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country," Government of India Ministry of Power, March 2016
- ↑ "Parli power plant shuts down after water crisis," NDTV, February 17, 2013
- ↑ "Parli Coal Power Station India," Global Energy Observatory, accessed March 2012
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