Barsingsar Thermal Power Station

Barsingar power station project is a 250-megawatt (MW) lignite based power station operated by NLC India Limited, formerly Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC), located at Barsingsar in Bikaner district, Rajasthan, India.

Barsingar power station
Location of the Barsingar power station
CountryIndia
LocationBarsingsar, Bikaner district, Rajasthan.
Coordinates27.850308°N 73.20116°E / 27.850308; 73.20116
StatusOperational
Commission dateUnit 1: December, 2011
Unit 2: January , 2012
Owner(s)Neyveli Lignite Corporation
Thermal power station
Primary fuelLignite
Power generation
Units operational2 X 125 MW
Nameplate capacity250 MW

Background

The first 125 MW was commissioned on 28 June 2010. The second 125 MW was commissioned on 25 January 2011.[1]

Lignite for the power project is being supplied from the Barsingsar Mine, which is owned and operated by NLC. The mine was commissioned in October 2009.[2]

Delays

The company was subject to a financial crunch as a result of delays in commissioning the plant. The first unit was commissioned in 2010,[2] but it was reported that as of October 2011 the unit had not reached its target output.[3] In its July 2010 annual report, NLC stated that the second unit was scheduled to be commissioned in September 2010,[2] but the second 125 MW was commissioned on 25 January 2011,[1] and a media report in late 2011 stated that "the modification works for the second unit are progressing very slowly." The media report also said the station contractor BHEL was "failing to keep its commitment that it will commence commercial operations of the Barsingar thermal power project by end of September 2011." the thermal plant declared for commercial operation during Jan. 2012, while Unit-I was declared during December 2011.[4]

References
  1. "Thermal Units Commissioned During 2010-11," Archived 24 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine Central Electricity Authority
  2. "Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd: Directors Report", July 2010.
  3. "MoC helps in speedy execution of Barsingar TPP works", AsianPower, 11 October 2011.
  4. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/neyveli-lignite-corporation-ltd/directorsreport/companyid-12317.cms

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