Patratu JSEB power station
{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}} Patratu power station is a retired 840-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Jharkhand, India.
There are proposals for a new 4,000 MW coal plant at the location.
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Location
The undated satellite photo below shows the Patratu power station in Patratu village, Ramgarh district. The proposed 4,000 MW coal plant would be located within the boundaries of the now retired power station.
Background
The existing 880 MW power station consists of ten units: four 50 MW units commissioned 1966-1970, two units of 100 MW each in 1971-972, and four units of 110 MW each in 1977-86. The plant's load factor has steadily declined over time, and was under 10% in 2007.[1]
The 880 MW power station was shut off in January 2017, for economic reasons. It is planned to be replaced with the 4,000 MW coal plant proposed for the location.[2][3]
Description of expansion
In May 2015 the Jharkhand government signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the NTPC to form a joint venture company for 4,000 MW capacity expansion of the Patratu power station. The expansion would be completed in two phases - 3x800 MW and 2x800 MW - tentatively scheduled for completion in 2024-25.[4]
In April 2016 the joint venture, known as Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (PVUNL), was officially established.[5]
The phase I expansion (3 x 800 MW) received a terms of reference on June 7, 2016. An EIA for phase I (3 x 800 MW) was submitted in June 2017. It states a phase II of 2 x 800 MW will be established later if the resources are available. The plant would be supercritical, with coal sourced from the Banhardih captive coal block. According to the EIA, the new coal plant will be within the boundaries of the now retired power station; no additional land for the major facilities is proposed to be acquired.[6]
Environmental clearance was granted on November 7, 2017.[7]
In May 2018 Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the first phase (3 x 800 MW). NTPC has awarded the Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contract of the project to Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL). Its first unit is expected to be commissioned in 2022. The other two units will be commissioned later within a year.[8]
According to the India Ministry of Power in April 2019, chimney work had begun on unit 2. No work has begun on units 1 or 3.[9]
Project Details of expansion
- Sponsor: Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (PVUNL)
- Parent company: Jharkhand State Electricity Board, NTPC
- Location: Patratu village, Ramgarh district, Jharkhand
- Coordinates: 23.64, 85.2931 (exact)
- Status:
- Units 1&3: Permitted
- Unit 2: Construction
- Units 4-5: Announced
- Gross Capacity: 4,000 MW (Units 11-15: 800 MW)
- Type: Supercritical
- Projected in service:
- Coal Type:
- Coal Source: Banhardih captive coal block
- Source of financing:
- Permits and applications: Environmental clearance, India MoEF, June 7, 2017
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ "Patratu Coal Power Station India," GEO, accessed Jan 2016
- ↑ "Tenughat plant to power up second unit next month," Economic Times, Apr 21, 2017
- ↑ "Patratu switches off - Fiscal liability shuts oldest power plant," The Telegraph, Jan 25, 2017
- ↑ "J'khand govt and NTPC sign MoA to form JV for PTPS expansion," Business Standard, May 4, 2015
- ↑ "NTPC joint venture takes over Patratu power plant," Times of India, April 5, 2016
- ↑ EIA, Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (PVUNL), June 2017
- ↑ Environmental clearance, India MoEF, June 7, 2017
- ↑ "PM Modi inaugurates NTPC’s Rs 18,000 crore Patratu thermal power plant in Jharkhand," Economic Times, May 25, 2018
- ↑ "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country," Government of India Ministry of Power, April 2019
