RENOVATION OF INDRAPRASTHA POWER PLANT IN DELHI

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RAJYA SABHA

Indraprastha Power Generation Company Ltd. (IPGCL) has planned to carry out the Renovation & Modernization (R&M) work in all the four units of Indraprastha Power Plant (3x62.5 MW + 1x60 MW). The job of comprehensive study of R&M for the station has been entrusted to National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC). The cost of R&M as envisaged by NTPC will be around Rs. 1.5 crore to Rs. 2.0 crore per MW for which a provision has been made in the Plan funds of the IPGCL. At present the station is operating at an average PLF of about 40% for the last 4 years. The maximum available out put of all the four units is ranging from 45 MW to 50 MW. After R&M, the station will operate at the installed nameplate capacity of 247.5 MW with life extension of 10-15 years. The work is expected to be completed within 5 years.

This information was given by Smt. Jayawanti Mehta, Minister of State for Power in reply to a question by Shri B.J. Panda and Shri Kripal Parmar in the Rajya Sabha today.