Badarpur Thermal power plant
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Badarpur Thermal Power Station is located at Badarpur
area in NCT Delhi. The power plant is one of the coal
based power plants of NTPC
. The National Power Training Institute
(NPTI) for North India
Region under Ministry of Power
, Government of India
was established at Badarpur in 1974, within the Badarpur Thermal power plant (BTPS) complex.
for the plant is derived from the Jharia Coal Fields.This was constructed under ownership of entral Electric Authority]. Latter it was transferred to NTPC. It supplies power to Delhi city.
It is one of the oldest plant in operation. Its 100 MW units capacity have been be to 95 MW.These units have indirectly fired boiler, while 210 MW units have directly fired boiler.
All the turbines are of Russian Design. Both turbine and boilers have been supplied by BHEL. Being an old plant, Badarpur Thermal Power Station (BTPS) has little automation. Its performance is deteriorating due to various reasons, like ageing, poor quantity and quality of cooling water etc.
It receive cooling water from Agra Canal, which is an irrigation canal
from river Yamuna. Due to rising water pollution , the water of Yamuna is highly polluted. This polluted water when goes into condenser, adversely affect life of condenser tubes, resulting in frequent tube leakages. This dirty water from tube leakages , gets mixed into feed water cycle causes numerous problems, like frequent boiler tube leakages, and silica deposition on turbine blades.
Apart from poor quality, the quantity of water supply is also erratic due to lack of co-ordination between NTPC and UP irrigation.
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Badarpur, Delhi
Badarpur is a historic town in South Delhi district in Delhi, at a distance of 17 km in south east. Situated close to its edge with Haryana state, Faridabad district, the area is commonly known as "Badarpur Border"...
area in NCT Delhi. The power plant is one of the coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
based power plants of NTPC
National Thermal Power Corporation
NTPC Limited is the largest Indian state-owned energy service provider based in New Delhi, India. It is listed in Forbes Global 2000 for 2010 ranked it 341st in the world...
. The National Power Training Institute
National Power Training Institute
The National Power Training Institute , an ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 organization, is a National Apex body in India for training and human resources development in the power sector with industry specific technical interface and is the only institution of its kind in India catering to the core power...
(NPTI) for North India
North India
North India, known natively as Uttar Bhārat or Shumālī Hindustān , is a loosely defined region in the northern part of India. The exact meaning of the term varies by usage...
Region under Ministry of Power
Ministry of Power (India)
The Ministry of Power is an Indian government ministry. The Minister of Power holds cabinet rank as a member of the Council of Ministers. The current minister is Sushilkumar Shinde....
, Government of India
Government of India
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was established at Badarpur in 1974, within the Badarpur Thermal power plant (BTPS) complex.
Power plant
Badarpur Thermal Power Station has an installed capacity of 705 MW. The First unit was commissioned in July 1973. The coalCoal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
for the plant is derived from the Jharia Coal Fields.This was constructed under ownership of entral Electric Authority]. Latter it was transferred to NTPC. It supplies power to Delhi city.
It is one of the oldest plant in operation. Its 100 MW units capacity have been be to 95 MW.These units have indirectly fired boiler, while 210 MW units have directly fired boiler.
All the turbines are of Russian Design. Both turbine and boilers have been supplied by BHEL. Being an old plant, Badarpur Thermal Power Station (BTPS) has little automation. Its performance is deteriorating due to various reasons, like ageing, poor quantity and quality of cooling water etc.
It receive cooling water from Agra Canal, which is an irrigation canal
from river Yamuna. Due to rising water pollution , the water of Yamuna is highly polluted. This polluted water when goes into condenser, adversely affect life of condenser tubes, resulting in frequent tube leakages. This dirty water from tube leakages , gets mixed into feed water cycle causes numerous problems, like frequent boiler tube leakages, and silica deposition on turbine blades.
Apart from poor quality, the quantity of water supply is also erratic due to lack of co-ordination between NTPC and UP irrigation.
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Installed capacity
| Stage | Unit Number | Installed Capacity (MW) | Date of Comisioning | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1 | 95 | July, 1973 | Running |
| First | 2 | 95 | August, 1974 | Running |
| First | 3 | 95 | March, 1975 | Running |
| First | 4 | 210 | December, 1978 | Running |
| First | 5 | 210 | Decebmber, 1981 | Running |