Giral power station

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Giral power station is an operating power station of at least 250-megawatts (MW) in Giral, Sheo, Barmer, Rajasthan, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Giral power station Giral, Sheo, Barmer, Rajasthan, India 26.045717, 71.254096 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 26.045717, 71.254096

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating coal - lignite 125 subcritical 2007
Unit 2 operating coal - lignite 125 subcritical 2009

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (RRVUN) [100.0%]
Unit 2 Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (RRVUN) [100.0%]

Background

Giral Lignite Thermal Power Project is a 2 x 125 MW plant owned by Rajasthan RV Utpadan Nigam (RVUN), the publicly owned power generation company in Rajasthan.[1]

The fuel for the plant is from lignite mines near Giral.[2]

In May 2023, a study published in the journal Energy looked at water consumption by coal plants across India and found that about 30% of the country's 174 coal power plants are in regions of declining freshwater availability. The study, titled "Vulnerability assessment of thermal power plants in India under water stress conditions," reportedly found that the Giral power station was "extremely vulnerable to surface water availability."[3]

Expansion

RVUN reportedly received environmental clearance for a 2 x 125 MW expansion (units 3 and 4) in 2004, although the permit is not posted online, and as of 2014 the expansion is not mentioned on the company's website.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. Rajasthan RV Utpadan Nigam, "Present Installed capacity of Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam is 4097.35 MW", Rajasthan RV Utpadan Nigam website, accessed November 2011.
  2. "Giral Lignite Power Plant". Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd.
  3. "It is imperative to improve water efficiency in India’s coal-fired thermal power plants," Down to Earth, May 22, 2023

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