DVC- owned power corporation BTPS-A unit achieved its full load of 500 MW on Friday, 68 days after its de-synchronisation. The rotor of the unit had got damaged on October 24last year and had resulted in its breakdown.
Sources said that the 500 MW unit of BTPS-A has been synchronised with power grid here on January 1,2019 after restoration of its rotor, which would boost the power production on the DVC as well as State. The generation so far was constrained due to inadequate evacuation capacity, which have been alleviated with the guidance, support and cooperation of local engineers and top officials of DVC Kolkata, the CE & Project head Kamlesh Kumar said in a statement. This unit will shortly be taken up in its full capacity of 500 MW.
“With a coal based unit of 500 MW of BTPS-A, totaling 710 MW has been added including unit no 3 of BTPS-B at DVC - BTPS project to meet the power requirement of Jharkhand and Eastern India”, said the CE, & Project head Kamlesh Kumar.
DVC is the largest power generating company of the country operating 5 power stations across the Bengal and Jharkhand. DVC has presently over 7557.2 MW capacity at 6 locations.