Bhusawal Thermal Power Station

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Bhusawal Thermal Power Station is an operating power station of at least 1210-megawatts (MW) in Pimpri-Sekam, Bhusawal, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Bhusawal-C Thermal Power Station Unit 1 (Unit C4), Bhusawal-A Thermal Power Station Unit 1 (Unit A1), Bhusawal-C Thermal Power Station Unit 2 (Unit C5), Bhusawal-B Thermal Power Station Unit 2 (Unit B3), Bhusawal-B Thermal Power Station Unit 1 (Unit B2).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bhusawal Thermal Power Station Pimpri-Sekam, Bhusawal, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India 21.04798, 75.85502 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 6, Unit A1, Unit B2, Unit B3, Unit C4, Unit C5: 21.04798, 75.85502

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 6 construction coal: bituminous 660 supercritical 2024 (planned)[1]
Unit A1 retired coal: bituminous 55 subcritical 1968 2010
Unit B2 retired coal: bituminous 210 subcritical 1979 2017
Unit B3 operating coal: bituminous 210 subcritical 1982
Unit C4 operating coal: bituminous 500 subcritical 2012
Unit C5 operating coal: bituminous 500 subcritical 2013

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 6 Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] MSEB Holding Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit A1 Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] MSEB Holding Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit B2 Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] MSEB Holding Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit B3 Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] MSEB Holding Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit C4 Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] MSEB Holding Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit C5 Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] MSEB Holding Co Ltd [100.0%]

Background on Units 1-3

The existing power station began as a 475 megawatt (MW) power station owned by Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MSPGCL), a Maharashtra government owned company. It comprised one 55MW unit, which was taken offline in 2010, and two 210 MW units built in 1979-1982.[2]

Unit 2 was retired in 2017.[3]

Units 4 and 5

Unit 4 (500 MW) was commissioned on March 7, 2012.[4]

Unit 5 (also 500 MW) was completed in June 2012.[5]

Unit 6

As of November 2011, the company reported that it had acquired land, fuel, and environmental clearance for Bhusawal TPS Unit 6, a 660 MW expansion.[6]

Environmental Clearance was obtained in November 2012.[7]

In April 2017, the company applied to extend the Environmental Clearance's validity.[8] The Expert Appraisal Committee recommended the extension for an additional three years on November 14, 2019, subject to a few additional conditions.[9]

In 2019, state-run engineering firm BHEL announced it "bagged" an order from Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (Mahagenco) for emission controls at the unit. The revised order value for the total project was now around ₹3,750 crore.[10]

In March 2020, plant sponsor MSPGCL submitted an amended application for environmental clearance that included plans for pollution controls.[11]

According to the government's November 2021 Broad Status report, boiler erection began on the unit in November 2019 and the boiler was 70% complete. The unit was expected by December 2022,[12] then pushed to June 2023.[13][14]

Planet satellite imagery from January 2019 to January 2022 showed progress at the site.

The May 2023 Broad Status report stated that the Unit 6 expansion was expected to enter commercial operation in October 2023.[15]

In June 2023, the Expert Appraisal Committee recommended the extension of the project's Environmental Clearance to the new unit for an additional year, i.e. until November 26, 2024. [16]

The November 2023 Broad status report pushed back the date of commercial operation to February 2024.[17]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240218232421/https://cea.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/thermal_broad/2023/11/BS_Nov_2023_V1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Maharashtra State Power Generation Company, "Installed Capacity", Maharashtra State Power Generation Company website, accessed November 2011.
  3. "CEA approval /clearance for retirement of old 210 MW Bhusawal Tharmal Power Unit No. 2," India CEA, Aug 31, 2017
  4. ALL INDIA REGIONWISE GENERATING INSTALLED CAPACITY (MW) OF POWER UTILITIES INCLUDING ALLOCATED SHARES IN JOINT AND CENTRAL SECTOR UTILITIES, Central Electricity Authority, March 31, 2012
  5. Maharashtra State Power Generation Company, "Information on Mahagenco's Power Projects: Ongoing Thermal Power Projects – 4730 MW", Maharashtra State Power Generation Company website, August 26, 2011.
  6. "Information on Mahagenco's Power Projects," November 19, 2011
  7. Environmental Clearance for unit 6, India MoEF, November 27, 2012
  8. "Application for Extension of validity of Environmental Clearance (Form-I) For The Proposed 1x660 MW Unit of Coal Based Thermal Power Plant at Bhusawal, District Jalgaon, Maharashtra State," MSPGCL, April 2017
  9. "Minutes of the 35th Meeting of the Re-Constituted Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Thermal Power Projects Held on 14th November, 2019" Expert Appraisal Committee, November 14, 2019
  10. "BHEL bags order for emission control equipment for 660-MW power unit in Maharashtra," Live Mint, January 23, 2019
  11. Amended EC, India MoEF, March 6, 2020
  12. “Broad Status Report,” Thermal Project Monitoring Division, Central Electricity Authority, November 2021
  13. “Broad Status Report of Under Construction Thermal Power Projects,” Central Electricity Authority, May 2022
  14. “Broad Status Report of Under Construction Thermal Power Projects,” India Central Electricity Authority, November 2022
  15. Broad Status Report of Under Construction Thermal Power Projects, Central Electricity Authority, Government of India, May 2023
  16. Minutes of Agenda of 43rd Meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, June 19, 2023
  17. "Broad Status Report of Under Construction Thermal Power Projects" (PDF). Central Electricity Authority. November 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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