Bhadradri Thermal Power Plant Explained

Bhadradri Thermal Power Station
Coordinates:17.9373°N 80.8185°W
Country:India
Location:Near Edulla Bayyaram, Manuguru, Khammam, Telangana
Status:Under construction
Owner:TSGENCO
Th Fuel Primary:Coal
Ps Electrical Capacity:1080 MW

Bhadradri Thermal Power Station is a proposed power plant project located near Edulla Bayyaram at Manuguru in the Indian state of Telangana.[1]

History

Chief Minister of Telangana Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao laid down foundation stone for this project on 28 March 2015. The project started to help resolve the power crisis in Telangana.[2] TS Govt is planning to make this plant operational within three years. Plant construction is by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited.

MoEF gave environment clearance to the project on 15 March 2017[3] and BHEL started EPC works on war footing to complete the first Unit by 2019. The first unit was synchronised on 19 September 2019, full load was achieved on 20 March 2020 and the trial run completed on 5 June 2020.

Capacity

Unit Capacity (In MW) Date of Commissioning status
1 270 09 Jun 2020 Commissioned[4]
2 270 Dec 2020 planned Under Erection
3 270 28 March 2021 COD completed
4 270 Dec 2020 planned Under Erection

Notes and References

  1. News: Chandrashekhar . B. . 2022-01-09 . TSGenco completes BTPS with commercial operation of fourth unit . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240625095147/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/tsgenco-completes-btps-with-commercial-operation-of-fourth-unit/article38206670.ece . 2024-06-25 . 2022-10-27 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  2. News: Kumar . V. Rishi . 24 January 2018 . Telangana CM lays foundation for Manuguru thermal power plant . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221127154617/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/telangana-cm-lays-foundation-for-manuguru-thermal-power-plant/article7043651.ece . 27 November 2022 . 28 March 2015.
  3. Web site: 2017-03-15 . 4x270 MW (1080 MW) Coal based Bhadradri Thermal Power Station (BTPS) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240125070539/https://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Form-1A/EC/031720171TSGENCOEC.PDF . 2024-01-25 . environmentclearance.nic.in.
  4. News: 9 June 2020 . BHEL commissions 270 MW thermal unit at Bhadradri Thermal Power Project . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230306072000/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/bhel-commissions-270-mw-thermal-unit-at-bhadradri-thermal-power-project-120060901064_1.html . 6 March 2023 . Business Standard India.