Damodar Valley Corporation is likely to add approximately 1,500 MW thermal power capacity over and above the accessible coal fired generation capacity of 3,070 MW, according to sources. The corporation has 144 MW hydro electric capacity. All the upcoming capacities were designated to supply to Delhi during the Common wealth Games in October 2010. DVC authorities were not available for comment. According to sources, one unit of 500 MW each at the Greenfield power plants at Durgapur in West Bengal and Kodarma in Jharkhand are expected to be operational at full load by March 2011.
On completion, both the plants will generate 1,000 MW (2 X 500 MW) each. The plants are scheduled to be fully operational by end 2012.According to sources, the first unit of 500 MW at Kodarma is a thermal power station already put in trial generation mode. Lighting of the boiler at the first unit of 500 MW at Durgapur Steel TPS is likely to be over in the next two weeks. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd is project contractor for both the plants. The second 500 MW unit at the second phase of the Mejia TPS in Bankura district of West Bengal is expected to be fully operational either by the end of this month or early February.
DVC had 1,340 MW thermal power capacity under the first phase. In the second phase, the corporation is adding two units of 500 MW. The first unit of the second phase development became operational in 2010.According to sources, though the project contractor BHEL has already completed work of the second 500 MW unit in Mejia Phase-II, the unit could not be run on full load due to non-availability of coal. As per regulatory guidelines, unless a unit is run on full load for a stipulated period of time, it cannot be declared as commercially operational.
On completion, both the plants will generate 1,000 MW (2 X 500 MW) each. The plants are scheduled to be fully operational by end 2012.According to sources, the first unit of 500 MW at Kodarma is a thermal power station already put in trial generation mode. Lighting of the boiler at the first unit of 500 MW at Durgapur Steel TPS is likely to be over in the next two weeks. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd is project contractor for both the plants. The second 500 MW unit at the second phase of the Mejia TPS in Bankura district of West Bengal is expected to be fully operational either by the end of this month or early February.
DVC had 1,340 MW thermal power capacity under the first phase. In the second phase, the corporation is adding two units of 500 MW. The first unit of the second phase development became operational in 2010.According to sources, though the project contractor BHEL has already completed work of the second 500 MW unit in Mejia Phase-II, the unit could not be run on full load due to non-availability of coal. As per regulatory guidelines, unless a unit is run on full load for a stipulated period of time, it cannot be declared as commercially operational.
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