Parli Thermal Power Station

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Parli Thermal Power Station is an operating power station of at least 750-megawatts (MW) in Parli, Beed, Maharashtra, India with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Parli Thermal Power Station Parli, Parli, Beed, Maharashtra, India 18.9075857, 76.5429497 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8: 18.9075857, 76.5429497

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 3 retired coal - bituminous 210 subcritical 1982 2016
Unit 4 retired coal - bituminous 210 subcritical 1985 2020
Unit 5 retired coal - bituminous 210 subcritical 1987 2020
Unit 6 operating coal - bituminous 250 subcritical 2007
Unit 7 operating coal - bituminous 250 subcritical 2010
Unit 8 operating coal - bituminous 250 subcritical 2016

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 3 Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd (MAHAGENCO) [100.0%]
Unit 4 Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd (MAHAGENCO) [100.0%]
Unit 5 Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd (MAHAGENCO) [100.0%]
Unit 6 Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd (MAHAGENCO) [100.0%]
Unit 7 Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd (MAHAGENCO) [100.0%]
Unit 8 Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd (MAHAGENCO) [100.0%]

Location of old plant

The original plant (units 1-5) is located on the north side of Parli-Vaijnath, Beed district, Maharashtra state.

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Location of plant expansion

The plant expansion (units 6-8) is located about 5 kilometers north of the old plant.

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Background on units 1-5

The first five units were built from 1971 through 1987 on the north side of Parli-Vaijnath. Units 1-2 (20 MW each) were built 1971-1972 and retired in 2010-2011.[1] Units 3-5 had 210 MW of capacity each, and were completed from 1982 to 1987.[2]

Units 1-2 were retired in 2010 or 2011.[2] Unit 3 was retired in 2016.[3] Units 4-5 were retired in 2020.[4][5][6]

Units 6-8 expansion

The expansion of the plant began in 2007 with the addition of Unit 6 (250 MW). Unit 7 (250 MW) was completed in 2010.[7]

Unit 8 (250 MW) began construction in 2009,[7][8][9] and is projected for commissioning in October 2015.[10][11]

However, in October 2015 MahaGenco said it would defer commissioning of the new unit until the next monsoon season in mid-2016, due to water shortages.[12]

Unit 8 was commissioned in March 2016.[13]

Plant shuts after water crisis

In February 2013, the plant was shut down because of a severe water shortage in the Marathwada region. The plant normally receives water from the Khadka dam but the supply was stopped when the reservoir behind the dam nearly dried up.[14]

In October 2015 it was reported that five units at the Parli power station had been closed since July 2015 due to a lack of water.[12]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. List of Retired Generating Units, Central Electricity Authority (India), October 15, 2023
  2. 2.0 2.1 Maharashtra State Power Generation Company, "Installed Capacity", Maharashtra State Power Generation Company website, accessed November 2011
  3. "Retirement of old & inefficient thermal units by supercritical units- Decommissioning & retirement of Mahagenco's 210MW units -3 of Parli TPS - regarding," India CEA, Oct 21, 2016
  4. "Retirement of Parli Thermal Power Station Unit 4 & 5," CEA, 2020 (referencing 22.11.2019)
  5. "Installed capacity," India CEA, Jan. 31, 2020
  6. "Pollution from Coal-based Power Plants," LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2059, 2021
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Ongoing Projects," Mahagenco website, accessed October 2013
  8. "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country" Government of India Ministry of Power, September 2013
  9. Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country, Central Electricity Authority, June 2014
  10. Broad Status Report, India Central Electrical Authority, February 2015
  11. "Supply of coal to Power Plants," India Ministry of Power, July 23, 2015
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Lack of rain in Marathwada to affect power plants," DNA, 5 October 2015
  13. "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country," Government of India Ministry of Power, March 2016
  14. "Parli power plant shuts down after water crisis," NDTV, February 17, 2013

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