Public Sector Bharat Heavy Electricals ltd (BHEl) is currently involved in the renovation and modernisation of Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company ltd’s (CGPGCl) 4x210 MW Korba (West), Hasdeo Thermal Power Station, officials informed.
As part of the modernisation programme, a large video screen system will be established at the plant while also bringing the entire plant under CCTV coverage among other key projects being undertaken at the plant.
It may also be recalled that the 500 MW unit-5 of the expansion project in the plant produced record 4003.139 million units of power in 2017 with 91.4% PlF. This was 799.229 million unit more that of the previous year.
Officials informed that the unit had produced 3203.910 million units of power in the 2016 with 72.95% PlF. There are four units of 210 MW and one of 500 MW in the HTPP, they informed.
Performances of all the units were exemplary, officials said. Apart from setting record the units also performed well in low consumption of specific oil and specific coal. The company is striving hard to increase the production consistently and therefore the production capacity of old units along with the new has increased to 3424.70 MW, officials said.