| Sr. No. |
Parameter |
Remarks |
| 1) |
Location |
Near Village Ghanauli on Chandigarh/Ropar Nangal Road 12 km from Ropar 55 km from Chandigarh. |
| 2) |
Main Features |
- Shield & excellent performance by Prime Minister of India during 1986-87 for achieving 78.08 % PLF against all India average of 53.2 %.
- Incentive award for reducing fuel oil consumption during 1999.
- Peak load hour generation award during 1999-2000.
|
| 3) |
No. of Power Houses |
6 |
| 4) |
No. of Units |
6 |
| 5) |
Total generating capacity |
6 x 210 MW = 1260 MW |
| 6) |
Source of water supply |
From Nangal Hydel Channel |
| 7) |
Fuel used |
Coal from coal fields of Bihar, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh from more than 50 sources called collieries. Distance of these sources is between 1417 km and 1560 km. |
| 8) |
Turbines |
210 MW 3 cylinder mixed flow tandem coupled 3000 rpm BHEL make. |
| 9) |
Generators |
247 MVA, 15.75 kV, 9050 A at 0.85 lag, 50 Hz, 3 phase, double star two pole. |
| 10) |
Commissioning |
U1 = 26.9.84 U2 = 29.3.85 U3 = 31.3.88U4 = 29.1.89 U5 = 29.3.92 U6 = 30.3.93 |
| 11) |
Cost of Project |
| ST – I |
Rs. 380 Crores |
| ST – II |
Rs. 438 Crores |
| ST – III |
Rs. 599 Crores |
|
| 12) |
Total energy contribution annually |
6942 MUs |
| 13) |
Cost per unit |
Rs. 1.84/- |