Haryana to set up two power plants

Chandigarh: The Haryana government plans to set up a gas-based power plant in Faridabad and a coal-based supercritical unit in Yamuna Nagar district. The project is expected to be commissioned during the 13th five year plan (2017 onwards) after allocation of the required quantity of gas. It has also been decided to set up a 660 MW unit, based on supercritical technology, at Panipat in place of existing four units of 110 MW each.

The Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd (HPGCL) has purchased 91 acres of land for setting up of the 2X750 MW gas-based plant in village Mothuka/Arwa in district Faridabad, state Power Minister Capt. Ajay Singh Yadav said. He said the issue of providing coal linkage for setting up a 660 MW supercritical unit at Yamuna Nagar is being expedited. The Ministry of Coal has allocated Kalyanpur, Badalpara coal block in Jharkhand, which will partially meet the fuel requirement of the project, Yadav said. He added that the existing unit number 1 to 4 of 110 MW each at Panipat are old and the power generated by these units costs about Rs 5.25 per unit whereas cheaper electricity is available from other projects.

It has been decided to phase out these units and set up a 660 MW supercritical technology unit at Panipat for which the facilities like land and water have been made available, he added. Referring to the operation and maintenance of thermal units at Yamuna Nagar and Khedar (Hisar), he said it has been decided to engage the services of 14 specialised supervisory engineers from OEM Shanghai Electric Corporation, China, for improving the operation and maintenance practices at these power stations.