Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant

Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant

Cooling towers and main water resource
Country India
Location Bathinda
Status active
Owner(s) Punjab Government Power corporation
Thermal power station
Primary fuel coal,
Type Thermal
a view of thermal plant from NH 15

The Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant ( ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ਥਰਮਲ ਪਲਾਂਟ )at Bathinda[1] is one of the three thermal power stations in Punjab (the other being at Lehra Mohabat and Ropar[2]). It is a medium-sized power station with four units that were begun to be built in early 1970s and completed in 1982. All total generate up to 460 MW (2x110+2x120 MW) of power that meets the mammoth irrigation needs of lower Punjab.[3]

At couple of years back the Thermal Plant's functioning, which some claim is not up to contemporary environment safety standards, has given birth to serious[4] health problems, not only in Bathinda itself, but also nearby towns and villages, especially fly ash problem.

Capacity

It has an installed capacity of 440 MW.

Unit No. Generating Capacity Commissioned on Status
1 110 MW 1974 September Running [5]
2 110 MW 1975 September Running
3 120 MW 1978 March Running
4 120 MW 1979 January Running

See also

References

  1. ↑ Guru Nanak Thermal Plant
  2. ↑ Power Problems
  3. ↑ Thermal Plant and Bathinda's History
  4. ↑ Ultra-mega thermal plants : Mega flyash problems
  5. ↑ http://www.pspcl.in/docs/gurunanak.htm

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