Concrete efforts for energy conservation have been made by Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company and continuous efforts are made along with spreading awareness for conservation of energy, said Managing Director of Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co. ltd. (MPPGCl) AP Bhairve at the conclusion of National Energy Conservation Week on Wednesday.
Bhairve said that in the efforts to conserve and generate energy thermal and hydro power plants would be installed with solar plants. Based on the suggestions by Energy Audit Bureau regarding using of roof top and empty spaces for installing solar plants for generating power work plan has been made and which could help in reducing auxiliary power consumption.
Apart from installing solar plants modernization and renovation of power generating units at Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power plant Birsinghpur would be done to increase their production capacity, he added.
During the Energy Conservation Week, various activities were performed to spread awareness to achieve better production using the natural resources, coal, oil and water in the best possible manner at power generating plants.
Bhairve said that according to the guidelines of Energy Efficiency Bureau along with the less consumption of energy at the power generating plants and decrease in the production cost.
New units capable of generating more units of power would be established replacing the older units based on old technology and to achieve this super critical units have been established at Singhaji Thermal Power plant in Khandwa.
It will reduce the consumption of natural resources coal, oil and water which are limited in nature and would help in achieving targets of energy consumption.