here we are going to discuss BARPUKURIA THERMAL(coal) power plant:
SITUATED IN: DURGAPUR, BARAPUKURIA , DINAJPUR
COMMISIONED IN : 2006
FUEL: COAL
POWER PLANT LOAD TYPE: BASE LOAD
FUEL GRADE: BITUMINOUS COAL
UNDER: BPDB
NO OF UNIT: 3
TOTAL CAPACITY: 525MW
1ST UNIT: 125MW
2ND UNIT: 125MW
3RD UNIT derated-275MW(ACTUAL 300MW)
CHIMNEY HEIGHT: 220m(3rd unit)
100m(1st & 2nd unit)
TURBINE ROTATION SPEED: 3000RPM
TRANSFORMER RATING: 156MVA(1ST,2ND UNIT)
GENERATING VOLTAGE OF 1ST & 2ND UNIT: 13.8KV
GENERATING VOLTAGE OF 3RD UNIT : 20KV
TRANSFORMER RATING OF 3RD UNIT: 3*125MVA
COAL NEEDED PER DAY: 5000 METRIC TONNE
COAL NEEDED TO PRODUCE 1 UNIT: 400gm
BOILER FIRING: 4 corner firing
BOILER TYPE: SUB-CRITICAL TYPE
HEIGHT OF BOILER BUILDING: 9 storyed
COAL ENERGY: 6100KCAL/KG
