Amarkantak Thermal Power Station Case Study

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1.1. PLANT OVERVIEW:- Amarkantak Thermal Power Station (ATPS) is located at Chachai in Anuppur District of Madhya Pradesh. The site is situated at a distance of 12 Kms from district Head Quarter Anuppur and the nearest railway station is Amlai at a distance of 8 Km on the Katni-Bilaspur section. Earlier ATPS had four units with total capacity of 290MW (1x30 + 1x20 + 2x120) out of which unit no. 1 & 2 (1x30MW & 1x20MW) have been decommissioned on completion of their useful life. 2x120 MW unit was commissioned by Government of Madhya Pradesh in 1977-78. Fair life of Thermal Power Station is 25 years. During this life span also, the performance of the plants gradually goes down unless required maintenance is carried out regularly. After completion of normal life, the plants are either to be retired or major Renovation and Modernization is to be done to bring their performance back to a reasonable level. The average age of thermal generating units of MPPGCL is around 20 years. Out of total 17 thermal generating units, 11 units having 47% of installed capacity have lived their life for more than 25 years [1]. …show more content…

The Company has taken over the generation activities of MPSEB. The company while operating and maintaining its existing Units is also constructing new power plants for increasing generating capacity in the State of Madhya Pradesh. The Company has been incorporated as part of implementation of the power sector reform in M.P., initiated by the Government of MP. The Company has taken over the generation activities of MPSEB. The company while operating and maintaining its existing Units is also constructing new power plants for increasing generating capacity in the State of Madhya Pradesh

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