Sanjay Gandhi power station
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Sanjay Gandhi power station is an operating power station of at least 1340-megawatts (MW) in Maliyaguda, Pali, Umaria, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is also known as Birsingpur power station.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Sanjay Gandhi power station | Maliyaguda, Pali, Umaria, Madhya Pradesh, India | 23.305744, 81.064817 (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: 23.305744, 81.064817
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating | coal - bituminous | 210 | subcritical | 1993 | – |
| Unit 2 | operating | coal - bituminous | 210 | subcritical | 1994 | – |
| Unit 3 | operating | coal - bituminous | 210 | subcritical | 1999 | – |
| Unit 4 | operating | coal - bituminous | 210 | subcritical | 1999 | – |
| Unit 5 | operating | coal - bituminous | 500 | subcritical | 2007 | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd (MPPGCL) [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd (MPPGCL) [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd (MPPGCL) [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd (MPPGCL) [100.0%] |
| Unit 5 | Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd (MPPGCL) [100.0%] |
Background
The Sanjay Gandhi power station began operating in 1993, with one 210 MW unit. Three more 210 MW units were added in the following six years, adding to the total capacity of the plant, which supplies energy to the entire Madhya Pradesh province, as well as the tribal-dominated Shadol-Umaria regions.[1][2] Coal for the power station is transported domestically via railway; water to cool the station is provided by the nearby Johila Dam.[1]
In June 2007, a new 500 MW unit was commissioned, costing approximately 2,300-crore Rupees (approximately $309 million USD).[2] In 2007 the plant consumed 4.387 million tonnes of coal; in 2008, it emitted 7,926,131 tonnes of CO2.[3]
In 2010, 1,390-crore Rupees (approximately $187 million Rupees) was invested by the Madhya Pradesh government to upgrade, renovate and strengthen old thermal power generation plants, which included the Sanjay Gandhi power plant. Although the primary focus of the upgrades were to increase efficiency, it appears that some of the improvements were targeted to reduce pollutive emissions as well.[4]
In 2013, the power plant's coal supply was affected due to the rainy season, which caused load shedding for two to twelve hours for several days, following a power shortage at the facility.[5]
In 2014, the power plant underwent an energy audit to improve energy savings and efficiency.[6]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station - Wikipedia". en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shashikant Trivedi (2007-06-27). "Madhya Pradesh to get 500 Mw unit on June 28". Business Standard. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ↑ "Sanjay Gandhi (Birsinghpur) Coal Power Station (SGTPS) India - GEO". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Madhya Pradesh to renovate power generation system". Business Standard. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ↑ Press Trust of India (2013-01-20). "MP's biggest thermal power station in fuel crisis". Business Standard. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ↑ Talwar, Pooja (June 2014). "PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS FROM THE ENERGY AUDIT OF ATHERMAL POWER PLANT SGTPS" (PDF). International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Engineering & Technology. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
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Additional data
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