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Improved performance for Ropar and Lehra Mohabatt Thermal plants
Thermal plants at Ropar and Lehra Mohabbat have shown improved performance in year 2010-11 with RTP generated 9717.85 million units in financial year 2010-11 against assigned target of 9500 million units by CEA.
CJ: V K Gupta

Mon, Apr 04, 2011

THE PERFORMANCE of 1260 MW Ropar Thermal Plant and 920 MW Lehra Mohabbat thermal plant has been commendable as both plants improved station heat rate and other factors.

J S Dhodhi Chief Engineer of Ropar thermal plant said that the plant has recorded the most efficient and lowest-ever heat rate of 2,608 kilo calorie since inception of plant. RTP generated 9717.85 million units in financial year 2010-11 against assigned target of 9500 million units by CEA. The plant availability factor of plant was highest at 92.69 per cent.

The auxiliary consumption at 8.11 per cent was lowest in last decade. Total number of tripping for all the six units in a year is also an all time low of 42.DM water consumption during year was also recorded lowest at 1.29 against previous best of 1.68.The specific oil consumption was also lowest at 0.37 Ml per unit.

R P S Saini Chief Engineer Lehra Mohabbat informed that station heat rate, which measures heat energy used to generate one unit of electricity for Lehra Mohabbat, is 2,426 kilo calorie, which is much lower than the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission norm of 2,500 kilo calories.

Lehra Mohabatt Thermal plant created a record of 109 days simultaneous non stop running of Stage 1 units. Stage 2 units are also doing the similar record of 97 days as on March 31 and are still running. The previous record was of 96 days. Lehra Mohabbat units generated 230.84 lakh units which was an all-time high in a single day and this was 10 lakh units more than the full load capacity.

The plant generated 6833 million units against assigned target of 6629 million units. The auxiliary consumption was lowest at 8.07 per cent.