ET reported that West Bengal Power Development Corporation announced it has generated an all time record of 3,128 MW during evening peak hours, more than 90% of its total installed capacity.
A release said that "WBPDCL's capacity is about 3,400 MW. However, the achievement is despite 19 out of its 21 generating units being operational on Thursday. The company's 2x300 MW Sagardighi thermal power project, which has been reeling under various problems, generated a highest 642 MW around 107% of its installed capacity.”
The company's generation capacity had touched some 3,400 MW several months back, but it could never attain more than 80% of generating capacity due to various problems. At times, availability of coal has forced WBPDCL to generate at half its capacity, while during the monsoons it has been wet coal that added to the woes.
The newly installed capacities at Sagardighi also faced various teething problems restricting generation for several months. Both the plants at Sagardighi thermal power station, which were, shut for maintenance, is now up and running.
The release said that "Top management at WBPDCL took upon itself a challenge to cross the 3000 mw generation mark, during the Pujas. It has actually been increasing generation in steps from Monday when it generated 2942 mw which gradually touched 3128 MW. This has been achieved mainly through planning the maintenance schedules of all generating units so that of WBPDCL's units are running during the Puja time. All power generating units need to be shut at least once a year for maintenance. We managed to run 19 units out of our 21 units during this time. Additionally, we have been in constant dialogue with Coal India subsidiaries to make sure availability is not an issue during these period. The Railways have also supported us. We have also taken the unions into our confidence, so that they work round the clock to make sure all running units are generating smoothly. We hope to maintain this generation level, at least, during the pujas.”
(Sourced from http://www.steelguru.com/news/index/2009/09/29/MTEzNzA5/WBPDCL_generates_record_3%252C128_MW_of_power.html
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