01-09-2014, 12:41 PM
Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Power Plant is a coal-based plant. The requirement of coal for four units based on specific fuel consumption of 0.60 kg /kWh . The conveying and crushing system will have the same capacity as that of the unloading system. The coal comes in as large pieces. This coal is fed to primary crushers, which reduce the size of coal pieces from 400mm to 150mm.Then the coal is sent to secondary crusher through forward conveyors where it is crushed from 150mm to 20mm as required at the mills. Then the coal is sent to boilers with the help of primary fans. The coal is burnt in the boiler. Boiler in clades the pipes carrying water through them; heat produced from the combustion of coal is used to convert water in pipes into steam. This steam generated is used to run the turbine. When turbine rotates, the shaft of generator, which is mechanically coupled to the shaft of turbine, gets rotated so, three phases electric supply is produced. The basic requirements are:- 1.Fuel (coal) 2. Boiler 3. Steam turbine 4. Generator 5. Ash handling system 6. Unit auxiliaries
Due to high rate of increasing population day by day, widening gap between power demand and its availability was one the basic reason for envisaging the G.N.D.T.P. for the state of Punjab. The other factors favoring the installation of the thermal power station were low initial cost and comparatively less gestation period as compared to hydroelectric generating stations. The foundation stone of G.N.D.T.P. at bathinda was laid on 19thNovember 1969,the auspicious occasion of 500th birth anniversary of great Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
The historic town of bathinda was selected for this first and prestigious thermal project of the state due to its good railway connections for fast transportations of coal, availability of canal water and proximity to load center. The total installed capacity of the power station 440MW with four units of 110MW each. The first unit of the plant was commissioned in September, 1974.Subsequently second, third and fourth units started generation in September1975, March 1978, January 1979 respectively. The power available from this plant gives spin to the wheels of industry and agricultural pumping sets.
Due to high rate of increasing population day by day, widening gap between power demand and its availability was one the basic reason for envisaging the G.N.D.T.P. for the state of Punjab. The other factors favoring the installation of the thermal power station were low initial cost and comparatively less gestation period as compared to hydroelectric generating stations. The foundation stone of G.N.D.T.P. at bathinda was laid on 19thNovember 1969,the auspicious occasion of 500th birth anniversary of great Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
The historic town of bathinda was selected for this first and prestigious thermal project of the state due to its good railway connections for fast transportations of coal, availability of canal water and proximity to load center. The total installed capacity of the power station 440MW with four units of 110MW each. The first unit of the plant was commissioned in September, 1974.Subsequently second, third and fourth units started generation in September1975, March 1978, January 1979 respectively. The power available from this plant gives spin to the wheels of industry and agricultural pumping sets.