Parichha power station
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Parichha power station is an operating power station of at least 920-megawatts (MW) in Parichha, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Parichha power station | Parichha, Jhansi, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India | 25.513571, 78.757918 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6: 25.513571, 78.757918
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | retired[1] | coal: subbituminous | 110 | subcritical | 1984 | 2023[1] |
| Unit 2 | retired[1] | coal: subbituminous | 110 | subcritical | 1985 | 2023[1] |
| Unit 3 | operating | coal: subbituminous | 210 | subcritical | 2006 | – |
| Unit 4 | operating | coal: subbituminous | 210 | subcritical | 2007 | – |
| Unit 5 | operating | coal: bituminous | 250 | subcritical | 2012 | – |
| Unit 6 | operating | coal: bituminous | 250 | subcritical | 2013 | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd [100%] | Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd [100%] | Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd [100%] | Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd [100%] | Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd [100.0%] |
| Unit 5 | Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd [100%] | Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd [100.0%] |
| Unit 6 | Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd [100%] | Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd [100.0%] |
Background
The current power station, which is owned and operated by Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut, includes two 110MW units installed in the mid-1980's and two 210MW units commissioned in 2006-2007.[2]
Expansion
An expansion of the power station to add two 250 MW units was completed in 2012 and 2013. The first 250 MW upgrade (Unit 5) was commissioned on May 24, 2012; the second 250 MW upgrade (Unit 6) was commissioned on March 11, 2013.[3][4]
Aging units' longterm outage and retirement
In August 2022, the Central Electricity Authority's (CEA) daily generation reports included the following note beside Units 1 and 2, which were not generating any power at the time: "VINTAGE UNIT WITHDRAWN AND CLOSED FOR OPERATION."[5] In the years prior, the two units appeared not to have been generating power and had been listed as under "planned outage" or "long duration outage" by the CEA's generation reports.[6][7] According to the reports, both units had been nonoperational due to ongoing "refurbishment works"; Unit 1 had been under a planned or long-term outage since July 2016, and Unit 2 had been under an outage since December 2019.[8]
In October 2023, the CEA's monthly Installed Capacity report stated that Units 1 and 2 had been retired from its records.[9] As of January 2024, the CEA's list of retired generating units listed the retirement dates of Units 1 and 2 as October 11, 2023.[10] In a letter uploaded to the CEA's website in early 2024, the CEA secretary confirmed that the retirement proposal for Units 1 and 2 had been granted approval by the UPRVUNL Board of Directors during meetings in both 2019 and 2021, and the Government of Uttar Pradesh had given final approval of the retirement in September 2022.[11]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240219024747/https://cea.nic.in/power-data-management-division/?lang=en. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut, "Pariccha Plant Thermal Power Station ", Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut website, accessed November 2011.
- ↑ "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country" Government of India Ministry of Power, September 2013.
- ↑ M Akbar, Indian Institute of Management, "Corporate Plan 2012-2017", Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut, 2011, page 19.
- ↑ Region wise, State wise, Sector wise, Type wise, Unit wise generation report for 31/08/2022, Central Electricity Authority, August 31, 2022
- ↑ Region wise, State wise, Sector wise, Type wise, Unit wise generation report for 01/01/2021, Central Electricity Authority, January 1, 2021
- ↑ Region wise, State wise, Sector wise, Type wise, Unit wise generation report for 01/08/2020, Central Electricity Authority, August 1, 2020
- ↑ Region wise, State wise, Sector wise, Type wise, Unit wise generation report for 31/12/2019, Central Electricity Authority, December 31, 2019
- ↑ All India Installed Capacity (in MW) of Power Stations, Central Electricity Authority, Government of India, October 31, 2023
- ↑ List of Retired Generating Units, Central Electricity Authority (India), Accessed: February 2024
- ↑ Subject: Retirement of Parichha Thermal Power Station Unit No. 1 (110 MW) and Unit No. 2 (110 MW), Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited - reg. Central Electricity Authority, Letter signed: October 11, 2023, Uploaded: February 2024
Additional data
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