Panipat, 3 more thermal plants set for makeover
Bandel, W Bengal n Koradi, Maharashtra
Manish Sirhindi
Tribune News Service

Panipat, December 18
With the Union Government signing an agreement with the World Bank under the Coal Fired Generation Rehabilitation Project, the Panipat thermal plant along with three other similar plants in the country are all set to be renovated and modernized.

The total cost of the project is US $ 303.4 million, out of which US $ 180 million would be International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) loan and US$ 45.4 million would be Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant.

The objective of the project is to improve the energy efficiency of selected coal-fired power generation units through renovation and modernisation as well as improved operations and maintenance.

A significant benefit of the project would be reduction of greenhouse gas emissions per kilowatt hour of electricity generated.

According to a statement issued by the Union Government, the power plants that would be renovated and modernised include Bandel Thermal Power Plant of West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) (210 MW), Koradi Thermal Power Plant of Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MSPGCL) (210 M