GNDTP (Bathinda)

Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant is situated in Bathinda ( Punjab ) on Bathinda-Malout Road . The foundation stone of this prestigious Thermal Plant, comprising of four units of 110 MW each was laid on 19th November, 1969, the quincentenary year of the birth of the great Guru Nanak Dev Ji from whom it gets its present name.

The historic town of Bathinda was selected for this first and prestigious thermal power project of the state due to its good railway connections for fast transportation of coal, availability of canal water and proximity of load center. This project was completed in two phases at a total cost of about Rs 115 crore. The first unit was commissioned in September, 1974 and the others were subsequently commissioned in September, 1975, March, 1978 and last one in January, 1979. The commissioning of these units not only helped bridge the gap between supply and demand in Punjab but also solved the chronic problem of low voltage prevailing in the Malwa region. It is matter of pride that this plant is working successfully since its commissioning.

This plant has won many National Award like Meritorious Productivity Awards from Govt. of India. GNDTP, Bathinda has also been accredited with ISO: 9001:2000.

Each unit of GNDTP, Bathinda, when operated at full capacity is capable of generating 26.4 lac units of electricity a day. The coal consumption is about 1500 to 1600 MT per unit depending upon the quality of coal. The total daily coal requirement is about 6500 M .T. (about two rakes of 58 wagons each) when all the four units are in operation. The coal supplies are being received from Jharkhand /Madhya Pradesh which are more than 1500 KMs from this Power Station. Fly ash generated is being used by M/s Ambuja Cement factory and other different industries.

As these units have completed more than their designed life span of 25 years, the Renovation & Modernisation of the units have been started with the following objectives:

• To restore original rated capacity of the units. (Uprating of capacity from 110MW to 120 MW for units 3 & 4)

• To improve plant availability/load factor.

• To extend the life of the units by 15 to 20 years.

• To enhance operational efficiency and safety

• To remove ash pollution and to meet up environmental standards of Pollution Control Board

• Energy Conservation.

R&M of unit-1 & 2 has already been done which are now running at full capacity of 110 MW. Other two units' i.e. unit 3 &4 which are presently running at derated (85%) generating capacity are also being renovated. The process of R&M of the unit 3 &4 has been started and work order has been placed on M/s BHEL. R&M work is likely to be completed by year 2010 and their capacity will be uprated from 110 MW to 120 MW.

Main features

1)	Location	Bathinda (Punjab)
2)	Main Features	Highest Generation achievement in 2007-08 (3008MU) Highest PLF in March 1987 (88.14%) Lowest Ever yearly aux. consumption 2002-03 (9.32% without T&E Losses) Lowest DM Water make up in 2004-05 (2.02%) Lowest Oil Consumption in 2002-03 (1.35ml/Kwh)
3)	No. of Power House	ONE
4)	No. of Unit	FOUR
5)	Total generating capacity	4 x 110 MW = 440 MW
6)	Source of water supply	Canal water
7)	Fuel Used	Primary Fuel: Bituminous coal with calorific value 3500-4500 kcal/kg Secondary Fuel: Fuel oil/L.D.O./HPS/FO with calorific value of 9,000 to 10,000 K.Cal / liter.
8)	Turbine	Three casing type impulse turbines 110 MW capacity with 3000 rpm, 29 stages with exhaust pressure 0.08 kg/sq. cm
9)	Generator	BHEL make three phase synchronous type 110 MW,11000 V with H 2 cooling and DC/Static exciter ( 2 units with Static Exciter & 2 units with separate DC exciter)
10)	Commissioning	U-1 = 22.9.74 U-2 = 19.9.75 U-3 = 29.3.78 U-4 = 31.1.79 Date of commissioning after R&M : U-2 = 01.01.2006 U-1 = 15.04.2007
11)	Cost of Project	115 crores(Original),R&M Cost for U#1 & U#2=229 Crore

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

Sr	Parameter	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	Remarks
1	a)Generation b)Back down Loss(MUs) c)Deemed Gen(MUs)	2221.12 MUs 39.94.00 2261.06 MUs	3008 .00 MUs 24.65MUs 3032.65 MUs	2845.59 MUs 45.86MUs 2891.45 MUs	U-I remained under shut down for R&M works upto Jan,07 and Gen. from Feb'07 to April'07 when unit was under commissioning ,is included
2	a)PLF b)PLF (deemed)	57.63% 58.66%	77.23% 78.68%	73.83% 75.02%	-do-
3	Availability Factor	64.93%	87.53%	89.15%	Excluding figures of Unit-1(2006-07) during their commissioning.
4	Coal Consumption	1575873 MT 0.72 kg/Kwh	2184720MT 0.73 kg/Kwh	2101362MT 0.74 kg/Kwh	-do-
5	Fuel Oil Consumption	3318 KL 1.52 ml/Kwh	4138 KL 1.39 ml/Kwh	6785 KL 2.30ml/Kwh	-do-
6	Aux. Consumption	11.38% (including T&E losses)	11.41% (including T&E losses)	11.57% (including T&E losses)	-do-
7.	Tr. & Excitation losses	0.96%	0.95%	0.67%	-do-
8	Heat Rate	2841.25 (NCV) K.Cal/kwh	3047.79 K.Cal/kwh	3151.61 K.Cal/kwh	-do-
9	Cost of generation	220.06 Paisa/unit	206.98 Paisa/unit	229.18 paisa/unit	-do-
10	D.M. Water make-up	2.33%	2.55%	2. 32%	-do-

Important Telephone Number at GNDTP,Bathinda

Sr	Designation	Phone	Mobile
1.	General Manager / Chief Engineer Fax-0164-2271922 e-mail:- ce-gndtp@psebindia.org	0164-2271363	96461-17502
2.	Director/F&E	2270152	96461-17503
3.	SE/Head Quarters	2271025	96461-17504
4.	SE/Mech.Mtc.Circle	2271980	96461-17505
5.	SE/Operation	2271418	96461-17506
6.	SE/Electrical Mtc.	2270356	96461-17507
7.	SE/Civil Mtc	2270024	96461-17508
8.	Accounts & Finance Manager	2270160	96461-17509
9.	Procurement Cell	2270355	96461-15150
10.	Control Room Stage-I	2271030
11.	Control Room Stage-II	2270133
12.	Chief Labour Welfare Officer	2271298
13.	Public Relation Officer	2271298	96461-19064
14.	Fire Station	2270296	96461-15183