01-09-2014, 12:40 PM
Ever widening gap between the power and its availability in the state of Punjab was one of the basic reasons for envisaging the thermal plant at “LehraMohabbat” Distt. Bathinda. The other factors favouring the installation of this thermal were low initial cost and less generation period as compared to hydroelectric generating stations, its good connection for fast proximity to load center. Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant is Government undertaking (under P.S.E.B.) Initially it was going to set up at Bathinda under GNDTP but the air force personal restricted its set up at Bathinda hence plant site is shifted to LehraMohabbat about 22km from Bathinda city. Latrr this plant was approved as aseparate autonomous body with its name as Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant is the third and the latest of the thermal plants of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited and is located 23 km short of Bathinda on National High Way No. 64 and is situated opposite Village LehraMohabbat. Total plant area is 1025 Acres. Basic fuel is coal and furnace oil. Stage-I consists of two u
This plant loadfactor of 96.44% achieved during 2009-10 is even higher than the plant loadfactor of 95.99% which was achieved by GHTP Stage-I units and was the highestamongst all state sector power plants during 2008-09.The plant utilization factor of GHTP remained more than 100% at an ever highest value of 100.38% during 2009-10. The auxiliary consumption during this yearremained at its lowest ever value of 8.23% against a PSERC target of 9.00%, thussavingCrores of rupees, which speaks of high plant performance at which theplant is being operated. The oil consumption remained at 0.373 ml/ kWh againstthe set target of 1.0ml/kWh.GHTP has achieved the highest ever monthly generation of 7065 Lakh units at aplant load factor of 103.21% during March 2010 which is highest ever monthlyplant load factor at any plant of PSPCL.GHTP Unit 1 has run continuously from 28.02.2009 to 12.09.2009 (195.4 days)without any interruption. This is a new record of longest continuous run by any unitof PSPCL.The relentless pursuit of excellence has helped to make GHTP a trend-setter, leader and a light house in Punjab State Power Corporation Limited by achieving highplant performance and economy. GHTP has taken a lead in cutting down its capitaloverhauling period from traditional practice of 45 days to as low as 28.5 days andannual overhauling period from 20 days to less than 14 days resulting into savingsofCrores of rupees by PSPCL in terms of purchase of power. This had been possibledue to lust of excelling continuously prevailing amongst GHTP engineers and staff.In the year 2009-10, annual maintenances of unit no. 1 & 2 were carried out in lessthan 29 days against approved shut down period of 40 days. The units were broughton bar 11.12 days ahead of schedule; thereby an extra generation of 560 Lac unitssavingRs. 30 Crores approx. was done in terms of power purchase.
This plant loadfactor of 96.44% achieved during 2009-10 is even higher than the plant loadfactor of 95.99% which was achieved by GHTP Stage-I units and was the highestamongst all state sector power plants during 2008-09.The plant utilization factor of GHTP remained more than 100% at an ever highest value of 100.38% during 2009-10. The auxiliary consumption during this yearremained at its lowest ever value of 8.23% against a PSERC target of 9.00%, thussavingCrores of rupees, which speaks of high plant performance at which theplant is being operated. The oil consumption remained at 0.373 ml/ kWh againstthe set target of 1.0ml/kWh.GHTP has achieved the highest ever monthly generation of 7065 Lakh units at aplant load factor of 103.21% during March 2010 which is highest ever monthlyplant load factor at any plant of PSPCL.GHTP Unit 1 has run continuously from 28.02.2009 to 12.09.2009 (195.4 days)without any interruption. This is a new record of longest continuous run by any unitof PSPCL.The relentless pursuit of excellence has helped to make GHTP a trend-setter, leader and a light house in Punjab State Power Corporation Limited by achieving highplant performance and economy. GHTP has taken a lead in cutting down its capitaloverhauling period from traditional practice of 45 days to as low as 28.5 days andannual overhauling period from 20 days to less than 14 days resulting into savingsofCrores of rupees by PSPCL in terms of purchase of power. This had been possibledue to lust of excelling continuously prevailing amongst GHTP engineers and staff.In the year 2009-10, annual maintenances of unit no. 1 & 2 were carried out in lessthan 29 days against approved shut down period of 40 days. The units were broughton bar 11.12 days ahead of schedule; thereby an extra generation of 560 Lac unitssavingRs. 30 Crores approx. was done in terms of power purchase.