Bhusawal Thermal Power Station
21°02′38″N 75°50′48″E / 21.0438°N 75.8466°E / 21.0438; 75.8466
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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 July | Closed |
Stage II | 2 | 210 | 1979 August | Retired |
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]
References
- ^ "Bhusawal Thermal Power Plant". Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Ltd. Archived from the original on 8 September 2010.
- ^ "BHEL wins Rs 2,800 cr order from MAHAGENCO". 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Diagram of a typical coal-fired thermal power station" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Coal supply to various power stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Indian Railways, CIL to collaborate for additional coal transport capacity". Mining weekly.com, 14 February 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
External links
- Bhusawal Thermal Power Station at SourceWatch
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