The Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Ltd (TS-Genco) is gearing up to conduct the boiler light up test for the 800 MW supercritical unit under construction at the Kothagudem Thermal Power Station (KTPS) in Palvancha town by this month-end.
Work on the KTPS’s unit 12 (1X800 MW) under Stage-VII has reached the final stages, KTPS sources said.
Nearly 80 % of the work has been completed and the remaining work relating to the coal plant, crusher unit and conveyor and other main components of the plant are expected to be completed in a few weeks.
It may be noted that the unit 11 of the KTPS was commissioned in 2011 as part of the capacity addition programme raising the installed capacity of the KTPS to 1720 MW.
Top priority
The TS-Genco has accorded top priority to complete work on the KTPS’s 800 MW unit-12, which is based on super-critical technology, by the year end, synchronise the unit with the power grid and start commercial operation by early 2018.
The power utility is contemplating to retire a few of its old generating units at the KTPS complex in a phased manner by 2019 to comply with the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)’s norms.
The early commissioning of the KTPS’s 12th unit has become paramount significance to augment the power generation and meet the burgeoning energy needs.
New generator
A generator weighing 480 tonnes is expected to arrive at the KTPS complex from the Krishnapatnam port in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh in a few days, said KTPS Chief Engineer (Electrical) Sammaiah.
The final phase of works on the supercritical unit are progressing at a brisk pace and plans are afoot to conduct the boiler light up test by this month-end, he said.
