Bhusawal Thermal Power Station Explained

Bhusawal Thermal Power Station
Country:India
Location:Bhusawal, Jalgaon (district), Maharashtra (state).
Operator:Mahagenco
Th Fuel Primary:Coal
Ps Units Operational:3
Ps Electrical Capacity:1210.00 MW
Commissioned:1968
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Location Map Caption:Location within Maharashtra
Coordinates:21.0438°N 75.8466°W

The Bhusawal Thermal Power Station is situated 8 km away from Bhusawal city in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district. It's located in Deepnagar, which means City of Lights. This power plant runs on coal and is managed by Mahagenco.

Plant

Bhusawal thermal power station has an installed capacity of 1210 MW.[1] The first unit was commissioned in 1968. Mahagenco has further contracted BHEL for setting up of sixth unit of rated capacity 660 MW.[2]

Stage Unit Number Installed Capacity (MW) Date of Commissioning Status
Stage I 1 62.5 1968 JulyClosed
Stage II 2 210 1979 AugustRetired
Stage II 3 210 1982 September Running
Stage III 4 500 2012 November Running
Stage III 5 500 2014 January Running
Stage IV 6 660 Planned

Supply

Coal-based thermal power stations consume large quantities of coal.[3] For example, the Bhusawal Thermal Power Station consumed 2,400,000 tonnes of coal in 2006–07.[4] Around 80 per cent of the domestic coal supplies in India are meant for coal based thermal power plants and coal transportation forms 42 per cent of the total freight earnings of Indian railways.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bhusawal Thermal Power Plant. Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Ltd.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100908212331/http://www.bhusawaltps.in/about.html. 2010-09-08.
  2. Web site: BHEL wins Rs 2,800 cr order from MAHAGENCO. 17 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Diagram of a typical coal-fired thermal power station . 21 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140211074958/http://www.citizenscoalcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TypicalCoalFiredPowerPlant.pdf . 11 February 2014 . dead .
  4. Web site: Coal supply to various power stations . 21 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140531090331/http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/yearly/thermal_perfm_review_rep/0607/Section-9.pdf . 31 May 2014 .
  5. Web site: Indian Railways, CIL to collaborate for additional coal transport capacity. Mining weekly.com, 14 February 2013. 21 April 2013.