Thermal power plants

Source: Ministry of Power

Thermal Power Plants in PAT - I
Total No of DCs = 144

Threshold limit to be DC = 30,000 tons of oil equivalent (TOE) per
annum.

Total Target Set = 3.1 MTOE

Thermal Power Plant Groups under PAT Scheme
Thermal Power Plants
[DC :144 Nos]
Coal/Lignite
[97]
Gas [40] Diesel [7]
Layout of thermal power plant
Parameter to be Considered for Target
Setting
Capacity of plant (MW) & PLF(%)
Design Gross Station Heat Rate (kcal/kWh)
Annual Operating Gross Station Heat Rate (kcal/kWh)
Annual Operating Auxiliary Power Consumption (%)
Quality of Coal i.e.
GCV (Kcal/Kg) of coal & Ash Content(%)
Or
GCV of Gas used
Annual Quantity of Coal Consumed in Tonnes (m of Gas in
case of Gas Plants)
Annual Quantity of Secondary Oil Consumed in Tonnes.

Target Setting for Reduction of NHR
Deviation in Net Station Heat
Rate from Design Net Heat
Rate

Reduction Target for
Deviation in Net Station Heat
Rate (%)

Up to 5 %

10 %
More than 5% and Up to 10 %

17 %
More than 10% and Up to 20%

21 %
More Than 20 % 24 %
Target Setting in TPPs
Net Design Heat Rate







Net Operative Heat Rate










Net Design Heat Rate= Gross Design Heat Rate
1- APC% operative

Net operative Heat Rate = Gross operative Heat
Rate
1- APC% operative

Target Setting in TPPs
Heat Rate Deviation (%)





Heat Rate Deviation







Heat Rate Deviation = (Operating Heat Rate Design Heat
Rate)
Heat Rate Deviation (%) = (Operating Heat Rate Design Heat Rate) x
100
Design Heat Rate
Calculations for Target Setting for Power
Station
1. Installed Capacity = 420 MW
2. Annual Plant Load Factor = 55.72 %
3. Station Gross Design Heat Rate (as reported) = 2450 kCal/kWh
4. Norms for Auxiliary Power Consumption (as reported) = 9.7%
5. Annual Production in MUs = 2050.28
Operating Station Heat Rate for each month is calculated as under:-
SHR = sp. Coal consumption(kg/kWh)*G.C.V of coal(kcal/kg) or
sp. Oil consumption(l/kWh)*G.C.V of oil(kcal/litre)

where,
sp. Coal consumption = total coal consumption in a year(kg)
Gross
generation in that year(kWh)

Calculations for Target Setting for Power
Station

6. Average Operating Station Heat Rate = 2650 kCal/kWh

7. Net Design Heat Rate = Gross Design Heat Rate
1- APC% operative
= 2650/(1-0.097) = 2934.66 kCal/kWh
8. Station Net operative Heat Rate = Gross operative Heat Rate
1- APC% operative
=2450/(1-0.097) = 2713.18 kCal/kWh
9. Deviation from Design NHR = 2934.66 - 2713.18 = 221.48 kCal/kWh

10. Percentage deviation = (221.48/2934.66) = 0.0753 = 7.5%


Calculation for Target Setting for Power
Station

11. Target (for deviation more than 5% in Net Station Heat Rate from Design
Heat Rate= 17% of deviation) = 17% of 221.48= 37.65

12. Target NHR Reduction : 37.65 kcal/kWh

13. Reduction Target in TOE = 7718.25


Targets in PAT -I