The Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company ltd (CSPGCl) will soon offer a contract for environmental pollution monitoring for Korba Thermal Power Station (KTPS) (Korba East).
CSPGCl is also in the process of upgrading Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs) to maintain the emission level limit of below 50mg/Nm3 at its power plants in the State.
The ESPs are being upgraded for 4X210 MW, Hasdeo Thermal Power Station (HTPS), Korba West and 2X120 MW, Korba Thermal Power Station, Korba East, officials stated.
It may be recalled that the company is also going for installation and commissioning of 'Continuous Effluent Quality Monitoring System' (CEQMS) for Hasdeo Thermal Power Station (HTPS) and also Korba Thermal Power Station in the State.
Notably, CSPGCl has not only established new power plants over the years but also made qualitative improvement in the existing plants to increase their capacity and PlF besides reduction in specific oil consumption, officials stated.
Overall, Chhattisgarh achieved actual cumulative power generation of 40,173.66 million units (MU) from conventional power stations based in the State of above 25 MW capacity between April-September, 2015, according to the monthly report of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).
This was compared to 38773.39 MU generated during the corresponding period of the previous year — a growth of 3.61 per cent, it stated.
Chhattisgarh would have 26,012 million units of power available during 2015-16 against the anticipated requirement of 24,980 million units during 2015-16, according to the CEA report.
The State would have 1032 million units (MU) of surplus power generated during 2015-16 and the peak requirement is anticipated at 3,825 MW against the anticipated availability of 3,857 MW- a surplus of 32MW, it stated.
As per CEA's actual power supply position versus load Generation Balance Report ( lGBR) for the year 2014-15, the actual energy shortage in the western region during 2014-15 was higher than the forecasted figure on account of higher energy requirement as compared to availability, the report pointed out.