The Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company ltd (CSPGCl) will be putting up rain water harvesting systems at the 2x500 MW Marwa Thermal Power Plant in the district, officials informed.
The company in November last year had sought consultancy for preparing Detailed Project Report (DPR) for installation of rain water Harvesting system in the plant as well as the residential area of 2x500 MW MTPP at Marwa. Notably, State Housing and Environment Minister Rajesh Munat had also directed officers to get installed rainwater harvesting system in all Government under construction projects by June 30, 2016.
The directive was issued in Raipur during a state-level workshop of officers heading different construction projects, townships and area development projects held.
The Minister had also asked the officers to submit sewerage treatment plan for their respective projects with the department within three months.
The Minister had told the gathering that the process for getting permissions for townships and area development projects will be simplified; however, prior to the beginning of construction works taking environmental clearances is a must. Stern action will be taken against government or non-governmental agencies violating the rules, he warned.
“The lay-outs of different construction projects will not be approved without environmental clearances,” Munat said.
Referring to continuously receding ground water level in Chhattisgarh he said that the dropping water level can be controlled through rain water harvesting system.
“We will have to think about ways to use the recycled water from water treatment plants; then only we could really solve water shortage problem in times ahead”, he said.
It may be recalled that public sector Bharat Heavy Electricals ltd (BHEl) had commissioned the second 500 MW thermal unit at Marwa Thermal Power Station in mineral-rich Chhattisgarh in August last year.
“BHEl has successfully commissioned the second 500 MW (megawatt) thermal unit at Marwa Thermal Power Station in Chhattisgarh,” the power equipment manufacturer said in a regulatory filing.
located in Janjgir-Champa district of Chhattisgarh, Marwa TPS has been set up by Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company (CSPGCl). The first unit of Marwa TPS was also commissioned earlier by BHEl. BHEl has been associated with power projects of CSPGCl, (the erstwhile Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board), from the time when the 120 MW Korba TPS extention-1 was commissioned in March 1976. Significantly, BHEl has a share of 94 per cent in the installed capacity of CSPGCl and has so far commissioned 11 thermal sets and three hydro sets for the state utility.
“In Chhattisgarh, BHEl has contributed a total of 12,500 MW to the state’s installed power generation, including central and private sector utilities,” it said.
BHEl further said its scope of work in the contract envisaged design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning of steam turbines, generators and boilers, along with associated auxiliaries and electricals, besides, state of the art controls & instrumentation and electrostatic precipitators.
Chhattisgarh is aiming to achieve one third of the national power generation target of 90,000 MW through commissioning of various projects during the 12th five year plan, officials informed.
Chhattisgarh will procure additional power from renewable energy sources to the tune of approximately 700 MW by FY 2018, officials informed.
With this the average power purchase cost for Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company ltd (CSPDCl) based on the above power availability will increase from 2.58 Rs/kWh in FY 2015-16 to 3.12 Rs/kWh in FY 2018, they informed.
The rates have been derived based on cost of power at existing rates and considering no escalation in power purchase cost since it is passing through for the distribution company.
Notably, Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) has invested Rs 400 crores during last 11 years in developing infrastructure for solar power generation which had resulted in 40 MW of electricity being generated from non conventional energy sources.
The agency will be installing a total of 10,000 submersible and surface solar photo voltaic (SPV) irrigation pumps in farm lands soon across the State.
The SPV Pumps shall be provided with lightening and over voltage protection. The principal aim in this protection is to reduce the over voltage to a tolerable value before it reaches the PV or other sub-systems components. The source of over voltage can be lightening or any other atmospheric disturbance, officials informed.
Notably, the State government has already commenced preparation for setting up 51,000 solar powered irrigation pumps in a span of two-and-half-years in the State. The government has set the target of setting up 11,000 solar pumps in the current financial year till March 2017 and the rest during the next two years.
Notably, Chhattisgarh government is also planning to add 2640 MW of additional renewable energy capacity by financial year 2018-19, officials informed.
The State currently has total renewable energy potential of 4,500 MW which includes solar (grid connected and roof top), wind biomass and small hydro.
The State has also planned to install solar powered pump sets for agriculture consumers which will benefit 16,000 consumers.
It may be recalled that there are significantly more number of villages which are to be electrified in Chhattisgarh using the off-grid (solar) mode than the grid-based (conventional power supply) mode.
As per the latest data available with the Union Ministry of Power, a total of 543 villages have to be electrified under ‘off-grid’ mode compared to 101 through the conventional power supply grid as on May 31, 2016.
The State will soon also launch a ‘Solar Community Irrigation Project’ for drawing water extracted using solar pumps for supplying to the agricultural land of farmers across the State.
The pipeline extension project to be executed by CREDA would be undertaken shortly, officials informed. Chhattisgarh is planning to add 2640 MW of additional renewable energy capacity by financial year 2018-19, officials informed.
The State currently has total renewable energy potential of 4,500 MW which includes solar (grid connected and roof top), wind biomass and small hydro.