TG-Genco achieves all-time high thermal power generation of 6,088 MW on November 11
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Energy Department, TG-Genco, BHEL officials inspecting the coal handling plant at the Yadadri Thermal Power Station at Veerlapalem in Nalgonda district on Thursday. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement
The Telangana Power Generation Corporation Ltd (TG-Genco) has recorded an all-time high thermal power generation, 6,088 megawatt against its installed capacity of 7,180 MW, on Wednesday.
The milestone reflects the coordinated efforts of TG-Genco engineers and employees, improved plant availability, efficient operational management and enhanced readiness of the generating units, Viks Raj, Special Chief Secretary (Energy), said. The energy generation was 109.69 million units on Wednesday.
He along with Chairman and Managing Director of TG-Genco S. Harish, Executive Director (Power) of BHEL Tajinder Gupta along with senior officials of TG-Genco visited the Yadadri Thermal Power Station (YTPS) at Veerlapalem in Nalgonda district on Thursday and reviewed the overall performance of the station with a focus on the Coal Handling Plant (CHP), coal availability, coal quality and other operational issues.
At the meeting, Mr. Vikas Raj said effective coal management and a stronger fuel supply chain had contributed significantly to the unprecedented level of generation. The achievement demonstrated TG-Genco’s commitment to providing reliable, uninterrupted and quality power to meet the rapidly increasing electricity demand of the State.
At YTPS, generation had declined to about 1,700 MW against the available installed capacity of 3,200 MW three months back, primarily due to operational constraints in the CHP and the receipt of inferior-quality coal, including sticky and slurry coal, the Special Chief Secretary said.
Taking serious note of the situation, the State government and Genco had undertaken extensive reviews and camped at the project site to assess the issues first-hand and initiate corrective measures. Through coordination with BHEL officials, several critical issues in the CHP were addressed systematically in a phased manner. Measures were also initiated to improve coal handling efficiency, streamline coal transportation and ensure better coordination in coal receipt and supply.
He explained improvements such as modifications to Vibrating Grizzly Feeders (VGF), belt adjustments, pulleys replacement and lagging of worn out pulleys and skirt pad adjustments during the last three months. As a result of such sustained efforts, YTPS had achieved considerable improvement in operational performance. The operational improvements include operating the station at an average generation level of 2,000 MW to 2,100 MW, achievement of peak generation of about 2,700 MW against the installed capacity of 3,200 MW (4×800).
He said that the commission of Unit-5 (800 MW) at YTPS, taking the total installed capacity of the station to 4,000 MW, is targeted for the next month.
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